योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-24

परमात्मा तु नोदेति नास्तं याति कदाचन ।
न चास्मादन्यदस्तीति को भावोऽभाव एव वा ॥ २४ ॥

paramātmā tu nodeti nāstaṃ yāti kadācana ,
na cāsmādanyadastīti ko bhāvo'bhāva eva vā 24

24. paramātmā tu na udeti na astam yāti kadācana na
ca asmāt anyat asti iti kaḥ bhāvaḥ abhāvaḥ eva vā

24. paramātmā tu kadācana na udeti na astam yāti ca
asmāt anyat na asti iti kaḥ bhāvaḥ eva vā abhāvaḥ

24. The Supreme Self (ātman) neither rises nor sets at any time. And since there is nothing else apart from it, what (kind of) existence or non-existence can there be?

Words meanings summery:

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self, the highest Self

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• न (na) - not, no

• उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth, appears

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्तम् (astam) - disappearance, setting (to a place of disappearance)

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this, from it

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

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

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

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self, the highest Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Self (ātman), the highest spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (para+ātman)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

root √i with preverb ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अस्तम् (astam) - disappearance, setting (to a place of disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - disappearance, setting, home, western mountain

Often used in astam gam or astam yā meaning 'to set, disappear'.

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative, indicating the state or destination of going.

याति (yāti) - goes, moves

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Indefinite particle derived from kadā (when) + cana.

Note: Used with na to mean 'never'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this, from it

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

Note: Ablative of idam (this).

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

particle

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

interrogative pronoun

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

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

From root √bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

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

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and bhāva (existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• bhāva – existence, being, state, nature, reality
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

conjunction