1.1.23

असच्चसदसच्चैव यद् विश्वं सदसत्परम्। परावराणां स्रष्टारं पुराणं परमव्ययम्॥२३॥
  • असत् = non-existing
  • च = and
  • सत् = existing
  • असत् = non-existing
  • च एव = and
  • यत् = which
  • विश्वम् = univers
  • सत् = existig
  • असत् = non-existing
  • परम् = distrinct
  • परावराणाम् = both high and low
  • स्रष्टारम् = originator
  • पुराणम् = ancient
  • परम् = great
  • अव्ययम् = undecaying

Who is both non-existing and existing, who is the (existing) universe and still distinct from both the existing and the non-existing world, who is the originator of all, both high and low, who is ancient, great and undecaying. 

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