योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-52

एकोऽपि द्वितयोदेति यथा द्विशशिदर्शने ।
दूरमभ्याशतां याति स्वप्ने स्वमरणं यथा ॥ ५२ ॥

eko'pi dvitayodeti yathā dviśaśidarśane ,
dūramabhyāśatāṃ yāti svapne svamaraṇaṃ yathā 52

52. ekaḥ api dvitayaḥ udeti yathā dviśaśidarśane
dūram abhyāśatām yāti svapne svamaraṇam yathā

52. ekaḥ api dvitayaḥ udeti,
yathā dviśaśidarśane.
dūram abhyāśatām yāti,
yathā svapne svamaraṇam.

52. Even one appears as two, just as in the perception of two moons. What is distant becomes near, just as one's own death in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• द्वितयः (dvitayaḥ) - as two (a pair, two, second)

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

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• द्विशशिदर्शने (dviśaśidarśane) - in the seeing of two moons, in the perception of two moons

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant (object)

• अभ्याशताम् (abhyāśatām) - to nearness, to proximity

• याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, attains

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• स्वमरणम् (svamaraṇam) - one's own death

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, principal

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

द्वितयः (dvitayaḥ) - as two (a pair, two, second)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitaya

dvitaya - a pair, two, second, dual

Derived from dvi (two) with -taya suffix.

उदेति (udeti) - rises, appears, comes forth

(verb)

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

present active

From root i (to go) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

द्विशशिदर्शने (dviśaśidarśane) - in the seeing of two moons, in the perception of two moons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dviśaśidarśana

dviśaśidarśana - the seeing of two moons, a double moon illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+śaśin+darśana)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śaś
• darśana – seeing, perception, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś + lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant (object)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - distant, far, remote

अभ्याशताम् (abhyāśatām) - to nearness, to proximity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhyāśatā

abhyāśatā - nearness, proximity, closeness

From abhyāśa + tā (abstract suffix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: aś

Note: Object of yāti.

याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, attains

(verb)

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

present active

From root yā, 2nd class.

Root: yā (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, illusion

Root: svap (class 2)

स्वमरणम् (svamaraṇam) - one's own death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svamaraṇa

svamaraṇa - one's own death, self-death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+maraṇa)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/neuter)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ + lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)