योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-51

अनिच्छमपि संबन्धो यथा दर्पणबिम्बयोः ।
तथैवेहात्मजगतोर्भेदाभेदौ व्यवस्थितौ ॥ ५१ ॥

anicchamapi saṃbandho yathā darpaṇabimbayoḥ ,
tathaivehātmajagatorbhedābhedau vyavasthitau 51

51. aniccham api saṃbandhaḥ yathā darpaṇa-bimbayoḥ tatha
eva iha ātma-jagatayoḥ bheda-abhedau vyavasthitau

51. yathā aniccham api darpaṇa-bimbayoḥ saṃbandhaḥ,
tatha eva iha ātma-jagatayoḥ bheda-abhedau vyavasthitau.

51. Just as there is a connection (saṃbandha) between a mirror and its reflection, even if unintended, so too, in this context, are both difference and non-difference established between the self (ātman) and the world.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिच्छम् (aniccham) - unintended (without desire, unwillingly, unintended)

• अपि (api) - even, although (also, even, although)

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - a connection (saṃbandha) (connection, relation, relationship)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• दर्पण-बिम्बयोः (darpaṇa-bimbayoḥ) - between a mirror and its reflection (between a mirror and a reflection, of a mirror and a reflection)

• तथ (tatha) - so too (so, thus, in the same way)

• एव (eva) - too, indeed (just, only, indeed, even)

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

• आत्म-जगतयोः (ātma-jagatayoḥ) - between the self (ātman) and the world (between the self and the world, of the self and the world)

• भेद-अभेदौ (bheda-abhedau) - both difference and non-difference (difference and non-difference)

• व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - are established (established, fixed, settled)

Words meanings and morphology

अनिच्छम् (aniccham) - unintended (without desire, unwillingly, unintended)

(indeclinable)

From 'an-' (not) + 'icchā' (desire).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (an+icchā)

• an – not, non
  indeclinable
• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'saṃbandhaḥ', meaning the connection exists even if not desired or intended by the entities.

अपि (api) - even, although (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - a connection (saṃbandha) (connection, relation, relationship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, union, tie, bond

From 'sam-' + 'bandh' (to bind).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

दर्पण-बिम्बयोः (darpaṇa-bimbayoḥ) - between a mirror and its reflection (between a mirror and a reflection, of a mirror and a reflection)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of darpaṇa-bimba

darpaṇa-bimba - mirror and reflection (dvandva compound), or reflection of a mirror (tatpuruṣa)

Compound of 'darpaṇa' (mirror) and 'bimba' (reflection).

Compound type : dvandva (darpaṇa+bimba)

• darpaṇa – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• bimba – reflection, image, disc (of sun/moon)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the two entities in the comparison.

तथ (tatha) - so too (so, thus, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to 'yathā'.

एव (eva) - too, indeed (just, only, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tathā'.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Refers to the current discussion/situation.

आत्म-जगतयोः (ātma-jagatayoḥ) - between the self (ātman) and the world (between the self and the world, of the self and the world)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ātma-jagat

ātma-jagat - self and world (dvandva compound)

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'jagat' (world).

Compound type : dvandva (ātman+jagat)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  From present active participle of 'gam' used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the two entities between which difference/non-difference holds.

भेद-अभेदौ (bheda-abhedau) - both difference and non-difference (difference and non-difference)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bheda-abheda

bheda-abheda - difference and non-difference

Dvandva compound of 'bheda' (difference) and 'abheda' (non-difference).

Compound type : dvandva (bheda+abheda)

• bheda – difference, distinction, breaking, splitting
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• abheda – non-difference, identity, sameness
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a-' (not) + 'bheda'.

Note: Subject of 'vyavasthitau'.

व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - are established (established, fixed, settled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - established, fixed, settled, determined

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi-ava-sthā' (to stand, fix).

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective. Implies 'are established' without an explicit verb.