योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-61

विवदन्ते तथा ह्यत्र विवदन्तो यथा भ्रमैः ।
भ्रमयन्तो वयं त्वेते जाता विगतविभ्रमाः ॥ ६१ ॥

vivadante tathā hyatra vivadanto yathā bhramaiḥ ,
bhramayanto vayaṃ tvete jātā vigatavibhramāḥ 61

61. vivadante tathā hi atra vivadantaḥ yathā bhramaiḥ
bhramayantaḥ vayam tu ete jātāḥ vigatavibhramāḥ

61. yathā hi atra vivadantaḥ bhramaiḥ tathā vivadante.
vayam tu ete bhramayantaḥ vigatavibhramāḥ jātāḥ

61. Just as some dispute here with illusions, we, who were ourselves causing confusion, have now become free from illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• विवदन्ते (vivadante) - they (others) dispute, argue (they dispute, they contend, they argue)

• तथा (tathā) - just so, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner, in the same way)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this context or world) (here, in this matter, in this world)

• विवदन्तः (vivadantaḥ) - those who dispute, the disputants (disputing, arguing)

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

• भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by means of illusions (by illusions, by errors, by confusions)

• भ्रमयन्तः (bhramayantaḥ) - causing confusion or illusion (to ourselves or others previously) (causing to wander, causing illusion, confusing)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the enlightened speakers) (we)

• तु (tu) - on the other hand, but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to 'we') (these)

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - have become (born, become, happened)

• विगतविभ्रमाः (vigatavibhramāḥ) - free from illusion (free from illusion, whose confusions have vanished)

Words meanings and morphology

विवदन्ते (vivadante) - they (others) dispute, argue (they dispute, they contend, they argue)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vad

Present Active

3rd person plural, present indicative, middle voice. From root 'vad' with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to those who engage in disputation.

तथा (tathā) - just so, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with 'yathā'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes or explains.

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context or world) (here, in this matter, in this world)

(indeclinable)

विवदन्तः (vivadantaḥ) - those who dispute, the disputants (disputing, arguing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vivadat

vivadat - disputing, arguing

Present Active Participle

From 'vi-vad' (to dispute) + 'śatṛ' (PAP suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implicit subject of 'vivadante'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with 'tathā'.

भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by means of illusions (by illusions, by errors, by confusions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrama

bhrama - illusion, error, confusion, wandering

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which disputation occurs.

भ्रमयन्तः (bhramayantaḥ) - causing confusion or illusion (to ourselves or others previously) (causing to wander, causing illusion, confusing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramayat

bhramayat - causing to wander, confusing, deceiving

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From causative stem of root 'bhram' (to wander) + 'śatṛ' (PAP suffix).

Root: bhram (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we (the enlightened speakers) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - on the other hand, but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a contrast.

एते (ete) - these (referring to 'we') (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to 'vayam'.

जाताः (jātāḥ) - have become (born, become, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied verb 'are'.

विगतविभ्रमाः (vigatavibhramāḥ) - free from illusion (free from illusion, whose confusions have vanished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vigatavibhrama

vigatavibhrama - free from illusion, whose confusions have vanished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+vibhrama)

• vigata – gone away, departed, removed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-gam' (to go away) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vibhrama – error, illusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, describing 'vayam'.