योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-51

सत्तासत्ते द्वयैक्ये च निर्णीते नेह केनचित् ।
उपाय एकः शास्त्रार्थो द्वितीयो ज्ञसमागमः ॥ ५१ ॥

sattāsatte dvayaikye ca nirṇīte neha kenacit ,
upāya ekaḥ śāstrārtho dvitīyo jñasamāgamaḥ 51

51. sattā asatte dvayaikye ca nirṇīte na iha kenacit
upāyaḥ ekaḥ śāstrārthaḥ dvitīyaḥ jñasamāgamaḥ

51. sattā asatte dvayaikye ca iha kenacit na nirṇīte
ekaḥ upāyaḥ śāstrārthaḥ dvitīyaḥ jñasamāgamaḥ

51. The matters of existence and non-existence, and even the unity of duality (dvayaikya), have not been definitively settled here by anyone. One means (upāya) is the understanding of scriptures (śāstrārtha); the second is the association (samāgama) with enlightened ones.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• असत्ते (asatte) - non-existence, unreality, non-being

• द्वयैक्ये (dvayaikye) - in the oneness of duality, in the unity of a pair

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• निर्णीते (nirṇīte) - determined, settled, ascertained, decided

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by anything

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, resource, stratagem

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

• शास्त्रार्थः (śāstrārthaḥ) - understanding of scripture (meaning of scripture, purpose of treatises)

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

• ज्ञसमागमः (jñasamāgamaḥ) - association with knowers, gathering of wise persons

Words meanings and morphology

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with 'tal' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

असत्ते (asatte) - non-existence, unreality, non-being

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of asattā

asattā - non-existence, non-being, unreality

Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'sattā' (existence).

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here, 'sattā asatte' (existence and non-existence) is treated as a dual subject for 'nirṇīte'.

द्वयैक्ये (dvayaikye) - in the oneness of duality, in the unity of a pair

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvayaikya

dvayaikya - oneness of duality, unity of a pair

Compound of 'dvaya' (duality) and 'aikya' (oneness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaya+aikya)

• dvaya – pair, couple, duality, two-fold
  noun (neuter)
• aikya – oneness, unity, identity, agreement
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'eka' (one) with 'ṣyañ' suffix.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

निर्णीते (nirṇīte) - determined, settled, ascertained, decided

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of nirṇīta

nirṇīta - determined, ascertained, settled, decided, judged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'nir' and 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sattā asatte'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by anything

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, anyone, something, anything

Compound of 'kim' (what/who) and 'cid' (an emphatic particle).

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, resource, stratagem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, approach, resource, stratagem, spiritual means

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

(numeral)

शास्त्रार्थः (śāstrārthaḥ) - understanding of scripture (meaning of scripture, purpose of treatises)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstrārtha

śāstrārtha - meaning of a śāstra (scripture), subject matter of a treatise, purpose of doctrine

Compound of 'śāstra' and 'artha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+artha)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, doctrine, science
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing
  noun (masculine)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

(numeral)

ज्ञसमागमः (jñasamāgamaḥ) - association with knowers, gathering of wise persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñasamāgama

jñasamāgama - association with knowers/wise persons, assembly of knowers

Compound of 'jña' and 'samāgama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jña+samāgama)

• jña – knower, knowing, wise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• samāgama – coming together, meeting, assembly, association
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)