योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-12

द्वैतं यथा नास्ति चिदात्मजीवयोस्तथैव भेदोऽस्ति न जीवचित्तयोः ।
यथैव भेदोऽस्ति न जीवचित्तयोस्तथैव भेदोऽस्ति न देहकर्मणोः ॥ १२ ॥

dvaitaṃ yathā nāsti cidātmajīvayostathaiva bhedo'sti na jīvacittayoḥ ,
yathaiva bhedo'sti na jīvacittayostathaiva bhedo'sti na dehakarmaṇoḥ 12

12. dvaitam yathā na asti cidātmajīvayoḥ
tathā eva bhedaḥ asti na jīvacittayoḥ
yathā eva bhedaḥ asti na jīvacittayoḥ
tathā eva bhedaḥ asti na dehakarmaṇoḥ

12. yathā cidātmajīvayoḥ dvaitam na asti,
tathā eva jīvacittayoḥ bhedaḥ na asti.
yathā eva jīvacittayoḥ bhedaḥ na asti,
tathā eva dehakarmaṇoḥ bhedaḥ na asti.

12. Just as there is no duality (dvaita) between the conscious Self (ātman) and the individual soul (jīva), similarly there is no distinction between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta). And just as there is no distinction between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta), so too there is no difference between the body and action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality

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

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चिदात्मजीवयोः (cidātmajīvayoḥ) - between the conscious Self (ātman) and the individual soul (jīva)

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवचित्तयोः (jīvacittayoḥ) - between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta)

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवचित्तयोः (jīvacittayoḥ) - between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta)

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• देहकर्मणोः (dehakarmaṇoḥ) - between the body and action (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, the doctrine of dualism

Derived from 'dvi' (two) + 'ta' (suffix)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

चिदात्मजीवयोः (cidātmajīvayoḥ) - between the conscious Self (ātman) and the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

masculine, dual of cidātmajīva

cidātmajīva - the conscious Self (ātman) and the individual soul (jīva)

Compound type : dvandva (cidātman+jīva)

• cidātman – conscious Self, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jīva – individual soul, living entity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, species

Root: bhid (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवचित्तयोः (jīvacittayoḥ) - between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta)

(noun)

neuter, dual of jīvacitta

jīvacitta - individual soul (jīva) and mind (citta)

Compound type : dvandva (jīva+citta)

• jīva – individual soul, living entity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, species

Root: bhid (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवचित्तयोः (jīvacittayoḥ) - between the individual soul (jīva) and the mind (citta)

(noun)

neuter, dual of jīvacitta

jīvacitta - individual soul (jīva) and mind (citta)

Compound type : dvandva (jīva+citta)

• jīva – individual soul, living entity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, species

Root: bhid (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

देहकर्मणोः (dehakarmaṇoḥ) - between the body and action (karma)

(noun)

neuter, dual of dehakarma

dehakarma - body and action (karma)

Compound type : dvandva (deha+karma)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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