योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-13

अविचारात्कुतो भेदो नैतयोरुपपद्यते ।
यतःकुतश्चिदुदितः स विचारेण नश्यति ॥ १३ ॥

avicārātkuto bhedo naitayorupapadyate ,
yataḥkutaściduditaḥ sa vicāreṇa naśyati 13

13. avicārāt kutaḥ bhedaḥ na etayoḥ upapadyate
yataḥ kutaścit uditaḥ sa vicāreṇa naśyati

13. avicārāt kutaḥ bhedaḥ etayoḥ na upapadyate,
yataḥ kutaścit uditaḥ sa vicāreṇa naśyati

13. From the absence of inquiry, how can difference (bheda) arise? It is not possible for these two (pure consciousness (cit) and its objects (cetya)). Any difference that has somehow arisen is destroyed by proper inquiry (vicāra).

Words meanings summery:

• अविचारात् (avicārāt) - from the absence of inquiry (from non-inquiry, from lack of discrimination)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can it arise) (whence, from where, why, how)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - in these two (cit and cetya) (of these two)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - occurs, is possible (is fitting, is suitable, arises, occurs, is established)

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where (anywhere) (from which, whence, because)

• कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere, somehow (from somewhere, from any cause, somehow)

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

• स (sa) - that (difference) (that, he)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by proper inquiry (vicāra) (by inquiry, by discrimination)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed, disappears (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

अविचारात् (avicārāt) - from the absence of inquiry (from non-inquiry, from lack of discrimination)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avicāra

avicāra - non-inquiry, lack of discrimination, absence of reflection

Derived from 'vicāra' (inquiry, discrimination) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicāra – inquiry, investigation, discrimination, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'vi' + root 'car' (to move, consider)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Expresses the cause

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can it arise) (whence, from where, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference (bheda) (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

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - in these two (cit and cetya) (of these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'cit' and 'cetya' from the previous verse

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - occurs, is possible (is fitting, is suitable, arises, occurs, is established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upapad

From prefix 'upa' + root 'pad'

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate for 'bhedaḥ'

यतः (yataḥ) - from where (anywhere) (from which, whence, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Relative adverb

कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere, somehow (from somewhere, from any cause, somehow)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kutaḥ' (whence) + 'cit' (a particle forming indefinites)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kutaḥ+cit)

• kutaḥ – whence, from where
  indeclinable
• cit – a particle used to form indefinite pronouns or adverbs
  indeclinable

Note: Indefinite adverb

उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, uttered, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go) or 'vad' (to speak)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (that difference)

स (sa) - that (difference) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'bhedaḥ'

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by proper inquiry (vicāra) (by inquiry, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, discrimination, reflection

From prefix 'vi' + root 'car' (to move, consider)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Instrument of destruction

नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed, disappears (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate for 'sa'

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