योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-27

विवदन्ते ह्यसंबुद्धाः स्वविकल्पविजृम्भितैः ।
उपदेशादयं वादो ज्ञाते द्वैतं न विद्यते ॥ २७ ॥

vivadante hyasaṃbuddhāḥ svavikalpavijṛmbhitaiḥ ,
upadeśādayaṃ vādo jñāte dvaitaṃ na vidyate 27

27. vivadante hi asambuddhāḥ svavikalpavijṛmbhītaiḥ
upadeśāt ayam vādaḥ jñāte dvaitam na vidyate

27. hi asambuddhāḥ svavikalpavijṛmbhītaiḥ [eva] vivadante.
upadeśāt ayam vādaḥ (bhavati) [kintu] jñāte (sati) dvaitam na vidyate

27. Indeed, the unenlightened engage in disputes, fueled by the proliferation of their own conceptualizations. While this debate arises from instruction, once (the truth is) known, duality (dvaita) no longer exists.

Words meanings summery:

• विवदन्ते (vivadante) - they dispute, argue

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• असम्बुद्धाः (asambuddhāḥ) - the unenlightened, ignorant ones

• स्वविकल्पविजृम्भीतैः (svavikalpavijṛmbhītaiḥ) - by their own proliferated conceptualizations/imaginings

• उपदेशात् (upadeśāt) - from instruction, from teaching

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• वादः (vādaḥ) - debate, argument, discussion

• ज्ञाते (jñāte) - when known, when understood

• द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality, dualism

• न (na) - not

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

Words meanings and morphology

विवदन्ते (vivadante) - they dispute, argue

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vad

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

असम्बुद्धाः (asambuddhāḥ) - the unenlightened, ignorant ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asambuddha

asambuddha - unenlightened, ignorant, not awakened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root budh 'to awaken' with prefix 'sam-' and negation 'a-'.

Compound type : negative tatpurusha (a+sambuddha)

• a – not, negation
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sambuddha – awakened, enlightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root budh 'to awaken' with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: budh (class 1)

स्वविकल्पविजृम्भीतैः (svavikalpavijṛmbhītaiḥ) - by their own proliferated conceptualizations/imaginings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svavikalpavijṛmbhita

svavikalpavijṛmbhita - caused by the proliferation of one's own imaginings/conceptualizations

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+vikalpa+vijṛmbhita)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• vikalpa – conceptualization, imagination, doubt, option
  noun (masculine)
• vijṛmbhita – expanded, proliferated, manifested
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root jṛmbh 'to yawn, to open out, expand' with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

उपदेशात् (upadeśāt) - from instruction, from teaching

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, precept

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

वादः (vādaḥ) - debate, argument, discussion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - speech, discourse, argument, doctrine, debate

Root: vad (class 1)

ज्ञाते (jñāte) - when known, when understood

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root jñā 'to know'. Used here in locative absolute construction.

Root: jñā (class 9)

द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality, dualism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, state of being two, dualism

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 4)

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