योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-69

लीलोवाच ।
एतावन्तं चिरं कालमेते देवि वयं वद ।
भ्रामिताः केन नामापि द्वैताद्वैतविकल्पनैः ॥ ६९ ॥

līlovāca ,
etāvantaṃ ciraṃ kālamete devi vayaṃ vada ,
bhrāmitāḥ kena nāmāpi dvaitādvaitavikalpanaiḥ 69

69. līlā uvāca etāvantam ciram kālam ete devi vayam vada
bhrāmitāḥ kena nāma api dvaitaadvaitavikalpanaiḥ

69. līlā uvāca.
devi,
vada,
etāvantam ciram kālam ete vayam kena dvaitaadvaitavikalpanaiḥ nāma api bhrāmitāḥ

69. Līlā said: 'O Goddess, please tell me, by whom have we been deluded for such a long time, even by these conceptual distinctions of duality and non-duality?'

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - for such a long, for so much

• चिरम् (ciram) - long, for a long time

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• एते (ete) - these (us, the speakers) (these)

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• भ्रामिताः (bhrāmitāḥ) - deluded, bewildered, caused to wander

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, as it were

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• द्वैतअद्वैतविकल्पनैः (dvaitaadvaitavikalpanaiḥ) - by the conceptual distinctions of duality and non-duality

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, ease; a female proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada, root vac (class 2), irregular perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - for such a long, for so much

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so large, such a long

Adjectival stem from 'eta' (this) + 'vat' (like)

Note: Modifies 'kālam'

चिरम् (ciram) - long, for a long time

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cira

cira - long, lasting, ancient

Note: Modifies 'kālam'

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

Note: Acts as an adverbial accusative for 'for a long time'.

एते (ete) - these (us, the speakers) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agreement with 'vayam' (we) in context. Can also be interpreted as a vocative particle or referring to 'us' (vayam).

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, parasmaipada, root vad (class 1)

Root: vad (class 1)

भ्रामिताः (bhrāmitāḥ) - deluded, bewildered, caused to wander

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrāmita

bhrāmita - deluded, bewildered, caused to wander

Causative Past Passive Participle

From causative of root 'bhram' (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a particle emphasizing 'api'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

द्वैतअद्वैतविकल्पनैः (dvaitaadvaitavikalpanaiḥ) - by the conceptual distinctions of duality and non-duality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dvaitaadvaitavikalpana

dvaitaadvaitavikalpana - conceptual distinction of duality and non-duality

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dvaitaadvaita+vikalpana)

• dvaitaadvaita – duality and non-duality
  noun (neuter)
• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dvi' (two)
• advaita – non-duality, monism
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of 'dvaita' (duality)
• vikalpana – conceptual distinction, imagination, alternative, doubt
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'ana'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)