योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ।
यदा तदैव सुकरं वेदनावेदनं स्वयम् ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ,
yadā tadaiva sukaraṃ vedanāvedanaṃ svayam 2

2. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca na asataḥ vidyate bhāvaḥ na abhāvaḥ
vidyate sataḥ yadā tadā eva sukaram vedanāvedanam svayam

2. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca asataḥ bhāvaḥ na vidyate sataḥ abhāvaḥ
na vidyate yadā tadā eva vedanāvedanam svayam sukaram

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That which is non-existent has no being, and that which is existent has no non-being. When this is understood, then knowing and not-knowing become effortless by themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - Illustrious, venerable (as an honorific prefix) (illustrious, venerable, prosperous)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

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

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, reality (of something) (existence, being, state, nature)

• न (na) - not, no

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

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

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

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सुकरम् (sukaram) - easy to do, easy, feasible

• वेदनावेदनम् (vedanāvedanam) - the states of knowing and not-knowing (in a phenomenal sense) (knowing and not-knowing; perception and non-perception)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, automatically, spontaneously

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - Illustrious, venerable (as an honorific prefix) (illustrious, venerable, prosperous)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an honorific prefix for names.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven Ṛṣis

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root √vac, Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

present active participle

from 'a' (negation) + 'sat' (present participle of √as 'to be')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  present participle of √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

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

present tense

root √vid, Present, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, reality (of something) (existence, being, state, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, nature, disposition, feeling, sentiment

action noun

from √bhū (to be, exist) + -a suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, non-being, annihilation

from 'a' (negation) + 'bhāva' (existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+bhāva)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from √bhū (to be, exist) + -a suffix
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

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

present tense

root √vid, Present, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

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

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

present active participle

present participle of √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

सुकरम् (sukaram) - easy to do, easy, feasible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukara

sukara - easy to do, easily performed, feasible

from 'su' (good, well) + 'kara' (making, doing)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (su+kara)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• kara – making, doing, causing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √kṛ (to do, make) + -a suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वेदनावेदनम् (vedanāvedanam) - the states of knowing and not-knowing (in a phenomenal sense) (knowing and not-knowing; perception and non-perception)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedanāvedana

vedanāvedana - knowing and not-knowing, perception and non-perception

compound of 'vedana' and 'avedana'

Compound type : dvandva (vedana+avedana)

• vedana – knowing, perception, feeling, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from √vid (to know, perceive) + -ana suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)
• avedana – not knowing, non-perception, non-feeling
  noun (neuter)
  from 'a' (negation) + 'vedana' (knowing)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, automatically, spontaneously

(indeclinable)