योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-11

गुरुरुवाच ।
न विनश्यत एवेदं ततः पुत्र न विद्यते ।
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ॥ ११ ॥

gururuvāca ,
na vinaśyata evedaṃ tataḥ putra na vidyate ,
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ 11

11. guruḥ uvāca na vinaśyate eva idam tataḥ putra na vidyate
na asataḥ vidyate bhāvaḥ na abhāvaḥ vidyate sataḥ

11. guruḥ uvāca.
idam eva na vinaśyate.
tataḥ putra,
na vidyate.
asataḥ bhāvaḥ na vidyate.
sataḥ abhāvaḥ na vidyate.

11. The guru said: This (true reality) certainly does not perish. Therefore, son, it is not found (in the realm of perishable things). For the non-existent never comes into being, and the existent never ceases to be.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor, guru

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• विनश्यते (vinaśyate) - perishes, is destroyed

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the true reality or underlying nature. (this, this one)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, then

• पुत्र (putra) - Null (vocative, addressing the student). (son)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• विद्यते (vidyate) - Is not found (in the realm of perishable things), does not truly exist (in a transient sense). (exists, is found, occurs)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature, becoming

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-being, non-existence, absence

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

Words meanings and morphology

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor, guru

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide (guru)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root vac, perfect (lit) form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root 'vac' (to speak).

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

विनश्यते (vinaśyate) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vināś

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From root naś (to perish) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Interpreted from `विनश्यत` in the devanagari.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the true reality or underlying nature. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Often used to refer to something present or just mentioned.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, then

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - Null (vocative, addressing the student). (son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - Is not found (in the realm of perishable things), does not truly exist (in a transient sense). (exists, is found, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu vid (to be, exist) Class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with a nominative subject.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Negated form of 'sat' (existent), which is a participle of 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'asat' (non-existent).

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu vid (to be, exist) Class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with a nominative subject.

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature, becoming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, becoming, emotion

From root bhū (to be) + a (suffix)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-being, non-existence, absence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-being, non-existence, absence, negation

Negated form of 'bhāva'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) + a (suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu vid (to be, exist) Class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with a nominative subject.

सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'sat' (existent).