योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-11

अनार्तोऽप्यार्तिमान्भाति च्छिन्नेऽङ्गे किंच ताम्यति ।
भेदाभेदविकारार्तिः काचिन्नात्मनि विद्यते ॥ ११ ॥

anārto'pyārtimānbhāti cchinne'ṅge kiṃca tāmyati ,
bhedābhedavikārārtiḥ kācinnātmani vidyate 11

11. anārtaḥ api ārtimān bhāti chinne aṅge kiṃca tāmyati
bhedābhedavikārārtiḥ kācit na ātmani vidyate

11. anārtaḥ api chinne aṅge kiṃca tāmyati (tathāpi saḥ) ārtimān bhāti.
kācit bhedābhedavikārārtiḥ ātmani na vidyate.

11. Even when a limb is cut and distressed, one who is not suffering (ārta) appears to be in pain. Yet, no suffering (ārti) whatsoever, whether from distinction (bheda), non-distinction (abheda), or transformation (vikāra), truly exists in the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अनार्तः (anārtaḥ) - one who is not (actually) suffering (not distressed, not suffering, healthy)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• आर्तिमान् (ārtimān) - appearing to be suffering (possessing suffering, distressed)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)

• छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut (cut, severed)

• अङ्गे (aṅge) - when a limb (is cut) (in a limb, on a limb)

• किंच (kiṁca) - and (and, moreover)

• ताम्यति (tāmyati) - becomes distressed (becomes distressed, languishes, tires)

• भेदाभेदविकारार्तिः (bhedābhedavikārārtiḥ) - suffering from distinction, non-distinction, or transformation (suffering arising from distinction, non-distinction, and change)

• काचित् (kācit) - any whatsoever (any, some (feminine nominative singular))

• न (na) - not

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

Words meanings and morphology

अनार्तः (anārtaḥ) - one who is not (actually) suffering (not distressed, not suffering, healthy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anārta

anārta - not distressed, not suffering, healthy

Formed with privative 'an' + ārta (Past Passive Participle of √ṛ - to suffer)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ārta)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• ārta – suffering, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ṛ (to go, to move; also to suffer/pain)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

आर्तिमान् (ārtimān) - appearing to be suffering (possessing suffering, distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārtimat

ārtimat - distressed, afflicted, suffering

Formed from ārti (noun) + suffix matup (possessing)

भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person singular, present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut (cut, severed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, divided

Past Passive Participle

From √chid (to cut, cleave)

Root: chid (class 7)

अङ्गे (aṅge) - when a limb (is cut) (in a limb, on a limb)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, component

किंच (kiṁca) - and (and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

ताम्यति (tāmyati) - becomes distressed (becomes distressed, languishes, tires)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person singular, present active

Root: tam (class 4)

भेदाभेदविकारार्तिः (bhedābhedavikārārtiḥ) - suffering from distinction, non-distinction, or transformation (suffering arising from distinction, non-distinction, and change)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhedābhedavikārārti

bhedābhedavikārārti - suffering (ārti) due to difference (bheda), non-difference (abheda), or change (vikāra)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (bheda+abheda+vikāra+ārti)

• bheda – distinction, difference
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhid (to split, break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• abheda – non-distinction, identity
  noun (masculine)
  nañ-tatpuruṣa of na + bheda
• vikāra – change, transformation, alteration, distortion
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√kṛ (to change, alter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ārti – pain, suffering, distress
  noun (feminine)
  From √ṛ (to go, to move; also to suffer/pain)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

काचित् (kācit) - any whatsoever (any, some (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, a certain

Compound of ka (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indeclinable particle)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person singular, present middle (or passive) of √vid (class 4 'to be, exist')

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: The root √vid has multiple classes and meanings; here it means 'to exist' (class 4, ātmanepada).

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