योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-12

अच्छेदादेकसत्ताया न भेदः फलबीजयोः ।
चिच्चेत्ययोश्च वार्यूर्म्योरिव वस्तुनि कश्चन ॥ १२ ॥

acchedādekasattāyā na bhedaḥ phalabījayoḥ ,
ciccetyayośca vāryūrmyoriva vastuni kaścana 12

12. acchedāt ekasattāyāḥ na bhedaḥ phala-bījayoḥ
cit-cetyayoḥ ca vāri-ūrmyoḥ iva vastuni kaścana

12. acchedāt ekasattāyāḥ phala-bījayoḥ na bhedaḥ,
ca cit-cetyayoḥ vāri-ūrmyoḥ iva vastuni kaścana na (bhedaḥ)

12. Due to the non-severability of their singular existence, there is no difference between the fruit and the seed. Similarly, there is no difference between pure consciousness (cit) and its objects (cetya), just as there is none between water and its waves, in reality (vastuni).

Words meanings summery:

• अच्छेदात् (acchedāt) - due to the non-severability (due to non-severability, from non-cutting)

• एकसत्तायाः (ekasattāyāḥ) - of their singular existence (of one existence, of single reality)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference (difference, distinction, division, breach)

• फल-बीजयोः (phala-bījayoḥ) - between the fruit and the seed (of the fruit and the seed)

• चित्-चेत्ययोः (cit-cetyayoḥ) - between pure consciousness (cit) and its objects (cetya) (of consciousness and its object)

• च (ca) - and, similarly (and, also)

• वारि-ऊर्म्योः (vāri-ūrmyoḥ) - between water and its waves (of water and waves)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality (in reality, in substance, in the thing itself)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (at all) (anyone, anything, any, whatsoever)

Words meanings and morphology

अच्छेदात् (acchedāt) - due to the non-severability (due to non-severability, from non-cutting)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of accheda

accheda - non-severability, impossibility of being cut, indivisibility

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ccheda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ccheda – cutting, division, severability
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'chid' with suffix 'a'
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Expresses the reason

एकसत्तायाः (ekasattāyāḥ) - of their singular existence (of one existence, of single reality)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ekasattā

ekasattā - single existence, one reality

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (eka+sattā)

• eka – one, single, united
  numeral
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies the entities (fruit/seed, cit/cetya)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference (difference, distinction, division, breach)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, separation, breach

Derived from root 'bhid' (to split, break)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Subject of the negative clause

फल-बीजयोः (phala-bījayoḥ) - between the fruit and the seed (of the fruit and the seed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of phala-bīja

phala-bīja - fruit and seed

Compound type : dvandva (phala+bīja)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• bīja – seed, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Expresses the relationship of "between"

चित्-चेत्ययोः (cit-cetyayoḥ) - between pure consciousness (cit) and its objects (cetya) (of consciousness and its object)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of cit-cetya

cit-cetya - consciousness and its object

Compound type : dvandva (cit+cetya)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• cetya – object of consciousness, knowable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'cit'
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Parallel to 'phala-bījayoḥ'

च (ca) - and, similarly (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two comparisons

वारि-ऊर्म्योः (vāri-ūrmyoḥ) - between water and its waves (of water and waves)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vāri-ūrmi

vāri-ūrmi - water and waves

Compound type : dvandva (vāri+ūrmi)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• ūrmi – wave, surge
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality (in reality, in substance, in the thing itself)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality

Note: Specifies the domain of the statement

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (at all) (anyone, anything, any, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, any, whatsoever (emphatic indefinite pronoun)

Compound of 'ka' (who) + 'cana' (a particle forming indefinites)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cana)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun
• cana – a particle used to form indefinite pronouns or emphasize negation
  indeclinable

Note: Used with 'na' to mean "no... whatsoever"

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