योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-7

यथा द्वित्वं शशाङ्कादौ पश्यत्यक्षिमलाविलम् ।
चिच्चेतनकलाक्रान्ता तथैव परमात्मनि ॥ ७ ॥

yathā dvitvaṃ śaśāṅkādau paśyatyakṣimalāvilam ,
ciccetanakalākrāntā tathaiva paramātmani 7

7. yathā dvitvam śaśāṅkādau paśyati akṣimalāvilam
cit cetanakalākrāntā tathā eva paramātmani

7. yathā akṣimalāvilam śaśāṅkādau dvitvam paśyati
tathā eva cetanakalākrāntā cit paramātmani

7. Just as one perceives a double image in the moon or other objects when the eyes are afflicted by impurity, so too Pure Consciousness (cit), when overcome by the activity of consciousness, perceives [duality or separateness] in the Supreme Self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality, double image (duality, state of being two, doubleness)

• शशाङ्कादौ (śaśāṅkādau) - in the moon or other objects (in the moon etc., in the moon and so on)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, beholds)

• अक्षिमलाविलम् (akṣimalāvilam) - clouded by impurity [of the eyes] (turbid/clouded by eye-impurity)

• चित् (cit) - Pure Consciousness (consciousness, pure awareness, intellect, understanding)

• चेतनाकलाक्रान्ता (cetanākalākrāntā) - overcome by the activity of consciousness (overcome/pervaded by the creative power/activity of consciousness)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - too, exactly (indeed, just, only, precisely)

• परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the Supreme Self (paramātman) (in the Supreme Self, in the ultimate reality (ātman))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality, double image (duality, state of being two, doubleness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitva

dvitva - duality, doubleness, the state of being two

Derived from 'dvi' (two) with suffix '-tva' for abstract noun

शशाङ्कादौ (śaśāṅkādau) - in the moon or other objects (in the moon etc., in the moon and so on)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaśāṅkādi

śaśāṅkādi - the moon and so forth

Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (śaśāṅka+ādi)

• śaśāṅka – moon (lit. 'marked with a hare')
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, beholds)

(verb)

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

Present Active

root dṛś (class 1, special present stem 'paśya-'), Parasmaipada ending 'ti'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अक्षिमलाविलम् (akṣimalāvilam) - clouded by impurity [of the eyes] (turbid/clouded by eye-impurity)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣimalāvila

akṣimalāvila - turbid/clouded by eye-impurity

Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣi+mala+āvila)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (masculine)
• āvila – turbid, muddy, foul, agitated, confused
  adjective

Note: Can be nominative or accusative neuter singular, modifying 'dvitvam'.

चित् (cit) - Pure Consciousness (consciousness, pure awareness, intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intellect, understanding

root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand)

Root: cit

चेतनाकलाक्रान्ता (cetanākalākrāntā) - overcome by the activity of consciousness (overcome/pervaded by the creative power/activity of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetanākalākrānta

cetanākalākrānta - overcome/pervaded by the creative power/activity of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetanā+kalā+ākrānta)

• cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root 'cit'
  Root: cit
• kalā – part, portion, art, skill, creative power, activity
  noun (feminine)
• ākrānta – overcome, attacked, pervaded, filled with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  root 'kram' (to step, to go) with 'ā' prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram

Note: Modifies 'cit'.

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - too, exactly (indeed, just, only, precisely)

(indeclinable)

परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the Supreme Self (paramātman) (in the Supreme Self, in the ultimate reality (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self, ultimate reality (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

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