योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-79

तेनात्मनाऽद्वितीयेनैव द्वित्वमिवाततं
यथासलिलेन तरंगकल्पनया सुवर्णेन
कटककल्पनयैवमिति अतस्तेन
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मान्य इव चेत्यते ॥ ७९ ॥

tenātmanā'dvitīyenaiva dvitvamivātataṃ
yathāsalilena taraṃgakalpanayā
suvarṇena kaṭakakalpanayaivamiti atastena
svayamevātmanātmānya iva cetyate 79

79. tena ātmanā advitīyena eva dvitvam iva
ātatam yathā salilena taraṅgakalpanayā
suvarṇena kaṭakakalpanayā eva iti ataḥ tena
svayam eva ātmanā ātmā anyaḥ iva cetyate

79. tena advitīyena ātmanā eva dvitvam iva
ātatam yathā salilena taraṅgakalpanayā
suvarṇena kaṭakakalpanayā eva iti ataḥ tena
svayam eva ātmanā ātmā anyaḥ iva cetyate

79. By that non-dual self (ātman) itself, duality is, as it were, expanded, just as by water there is the imagination of a wave, or by gold, the imagination of a bracelet. Thus, by the self (ātman) itself, the self (ātman) is perceived as if it were another.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (referring to ātman) (by that, with that)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

• अद्वितीयेन (advitīyena) - by the non-dual (ātman) (by the non-dual, by the one without a second)

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing the preceding word) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality (duality, twoness)

• इव (iva) - as it were (as if, like, as, in a manner)

• आततम् (ātatam) - expanded, spread out (extended, spread, diffused, stretched)

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

• सलिलेन (salilena) - by water

• तरङ्गकल्पनया (taraṅgakalpanayā) - by the imagination of a wave (by the imagination of a wave, by conceiving a wave)

• सुवर्णेन (suvarṇena) - by gold

• कटककल्पनया (kaṭakakalpanayā) - by the imagination of a bracelet (by the imagination of a bracelet, by conceiving a bracelet)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just so (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• इति (iti) - thus (concluding the analogy) (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• अतः (ataḥ) - thus, therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• तेन (tena) - by that (ātman) (by that, with that)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (by the self itself) (by oneself, personally, automatically)

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing 'svayam' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, spirit)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (as if another entity) (other, another, different)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as, in a manner)

• चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is cognized, is understood)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (referring to ātman) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

अद्वितीयेन (advitīyena) - by the non-dual (ātman) (by the non-dual, by the one without a second)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of advitīya

advitīya - non-dual, without a second

Negative compound of 'dvitīya' (second)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dvitīya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dvitīya – second
  adjective (masculine)

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing the preceding word) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality (duality, twoness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitva

dvitva - duality, twoness

From dvi (two) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

इव (iva) - as it were (as if, like, as, in a manner)

(indeclinable)

आततम् (ātatam) - expanded, spread out (extended, spread, diffused, stretched)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, spread, diffused, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix ā (to, thoroughly)

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

सलिलेन (salilena) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

तरङ्गकल्पनया (taraṅgakalpanayā) - by the imagination of a wave (by the imagination of a wave, by conceiving a wave)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of taraṅgakalpanā

taraṅgakalpanā - imagination of a wave

Tatpuruṣa compound: taraṅga (wave) + kalpanā (imagination)

Compound type : tatpurusha (taraṅga+kalpanā)

• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
• kalpanā – imagination, conception
  noun (feminine)
  From root kḷp (to form, imagine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

सुवर्णेन (suvarṇena) - by gold

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, beautiful color

कटककल्पनया (kaṭakakalpanayā) - by the imagination of a bracelet (by the imagination of a bracelet, by conceiving a bracelet)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kaṭakakalpanā

kaṭakakalpanā - imagination of a bracelet

Tatpuruṣa compound: kaṭaka (bracelet) + kalpanā (imagination)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭaka+kalpanā)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, anklet
  noun (masculine)
• kalpanā – imagination, conception
  noun (feminine)
  From root kḷp (to form, imagine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just so (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (concluding the analogy) (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - thus, therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that (ātman) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (by the self itself) (by oneself, personally, automatically)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing 'svayam' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (as if another entity) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as, in a manner)

(indeclinable)

चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is cognized, is understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of cit

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Here in passive voice with middle endings.