योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-78, verse-28

नाकाशमासीन्न दिगन्त आसीदधोऽपि नासीन्न तदूर्ध्वमासीत् ।
भूतं न आसीन्न च सर्ग आसीदासीत्परं केवलमेव वारि ॥ २८ ॥

nākāśamāsīnna diganta āsīdadho'pi nāsīnna tadūrdhvamāsīt ,
bhūtaṃ na āsīnna ca sarga āsīdāsītparaṃ kevalameva vāri 28

28. na ākāśam āsīt na digantaḥ āsīt
adhaḥ api na āsīt na tat ūrdhvam
āsīt bhūtam na āsīt na ca sargaḥ
āsīt āsīt param kevalam eva vāri

28. ākāśam na āsīt digantaḥ na āsīt
adhaḥ api na āsīt tat ūrdhvam na
āsīt bhūtam na āsīt ca sargaḥ na
āsīt param kevalam eva vāri āsīt

28. Neither was there space nor the ends of the directions; neither was there anything below nor anything above. No created being existed, nor was there any creation. Only the supreme, singular water (vari) truly was.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• न (na) - not, no

• दिगन्तः (digantaḥ) - horizon, end of a direction

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - anything, that thing (that, it)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, higher

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - a created being or entity (a created being, an element, the past)

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

• केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, sole, singular, pure

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• वारि (vāri) - the primordial cosmic waters (water, cosmic waters)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, the first of the five elements

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used here in neuter nominative, though often masculine. Also possible as accusative if implying something was to be created into space.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दिगन्तः (digantaḥ) - horizon, end of a direction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of diganta

diganta - end of a quarter or direction, horizon

Compound type : tatpurusha (diś+anta)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - anything, that thing (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, higher

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'above'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - a created being or entity (a created being, an element, the past)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, element, created being, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, chapter

Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, ultimate

Note: Modifies 'vāri'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, sole, singular, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, only, mere, exclusive, absolute, pure

Note: Modifies 'vāri'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

वारि (vāri) - the primordial cosmic waters (water, cosmic waters)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water, fluid, primordial cosmic waters