योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-28

न भाति न च तत्किंचिन्न च तत्किंचिदेव सत् ।
तच्चिदाकाशकचनं के तत्र सदसदृशौ ॥ २८ ॥

na bhāti na ca tatkiṃcinna ca tatkiṃcideva sat ,
taccidākāśakacanaṃ ke tatra sadasadṛśau 28

28. na bhāti na ca tat kiṃcit na ca tat kiṃcit eva
sat tat citākāśakacanam ke tatra sat asat dṛśau

28. na bhāti (tat jagat),
ca na tat kiṃcit,
ca na tat kiṃcit eva sat.
tat (hi) citākāśakacanam.
tatra sat-asat-dṛśau ke (syātām)?

28. It (the world) does not shine, nor is it anything at all, nor is it even existent (sat) in any way. It is the mere shining of the space of consciousness (cit-ākāśa). Who are there (then) to distinguish between existence and non-existence?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being, reality

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• चिताकाशकचनम् (citākāśakacanam) - the mere shining of the space of consciousness, manifestation of the ether of consciousness

• के (ke) - who (two individuals) (who (dual/plural masculine/feminine nominative))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, non-being

• दृशौ (dṛśau) - two individuals or modes of discernment (of sat and asat) (two discernments, two views, two persons distinguishing)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the world (jagat) from the previous verse.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the world (jagat).

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, whatever

neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'kiṃcit', from kim + cit

Note: Used here adverbially as 'anything at all'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the world (jagat).

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, whatever

neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'kiṃcit', from kim + cit

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'not even sat'.

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being, reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, being, reality, good

Present Active Participle

from root as 'to be', neuter nominative singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here, referring to 'existence' or 'the existent'.

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the world/phenomenon.

चिताकाशकचनम् (citākāśakacanam) - the mere shining of the space of consciousness, manifestation of the ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citākāśakacana

citākāśakacana - the shining/manifestation of the space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa+kacana)

• cit – consciousness, pure consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  feminine base, here used in compound
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• kacana – shining, appearing, manifestation
  noun (neuter)
  from root kac 'to shine'
  Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Compound 'cit-ākāśa-kacana'.

के (ke) - who (two individuals) (who (dual/plural masculine/feminine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

masculine/feminine nominative dual, or masculine nominative plural

Note: Used as 'who (two individuals)'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

(indeclinable)

from tad + tra

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, being, reality, good

Present Active Participle

from root as 'to be', neuter nominative singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: First part of 'sat-asat'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, non-being

Present Active Participle

from na + as 'to be', neuter nominative singular

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, being, reality, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as 'to be', neuter nominative singular
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Second part of 'sat-asat'.

दृशौ (dṛśau) - two individuals or modes of discernment (of sat and asat) (two discernments, two views, two persons distinguishing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛś

dṛś - seeing, discerning, perceiving

from root dṛś 'to see', masculine nominative/accusative dual

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Usually 'dṛś' is a feminine noun meaning sight, vision, but here it is likely referring to a person who 'sees/discerns' (like 'draṣṭṛ') and is used in a dual form, referring to two such discerners (or modes of discernment).