योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-44

यथात्मा दृश्यतामेति द्वित्वैक्यभ्रमदायिनीम् ।
श्रृणु तत्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि वक्ष्यमाणकथागमैः ॥ ४४ ॥

yathātmā dṛśyatāmeti dvitvaikyabhramadāyinīm ,
śrṛṇu tatte pravakṣyāmi vakṣyamāṇakathāgamaiḥ 44

44. yathā ātmā dṛśyatām eti dvitvaikyabhramadāyinīm
śṛṇu tat te pravakṣyāmi vakṣyamāṇakathāgamaiḥ

44. śṛṇu te tat pravakṣyāmi yathā ātmā
dvitvaikyabhramadāyinīm dṛśyatām eti vakṣyamāṇakathāgamaiḥ

44. Listen! I will explain to you, through the narratives that are about to be told, how the self (ātman) comes to be perceived in a way that gives rise to the illusion of both duality and unity.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the supreme self (ātman) (the self)

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - perceivability, visibility

• एति (eti) - attains the state of, comes to be (goes, attains, comes)

• द्वित्वैक्यभ्रमदायिनीम् (dvitvaikyabhramadāyinīm) - giving the illusion of duality and unity

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• तत् (tat) - that matter, referring to how the self appears (that)

• ते (te) - to you

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will tell

• वक्ष्यमाणकथागमैः (vakṣyamāṇakathāgamaiḥ) - by means of the upcoming stories/narratives

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the supreme self (ātman) (the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an

Note: Subject of the `yathā` clause.

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - perceivability, visibility

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - perceivability, visibility, state of being seen

From `dṛśya` (visible) + `tā` (abstract noun suffix).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of `eti`, indicating a state attained.

एति (eti) - attains the state of, comes to be (goes, attains, comes)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root `i` (class 2)

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate for `ātmā`.

द्वित्वैक्यभ्रमदायिनीम् (dvitvaikyabhramadāyinīm) - giving the illusion of duality and unity

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvitvaikyabhramadāyinī

dvitvaikyabhramadāyinī - causing the illusion of duality and unity

Compound adjective describing `dṛśyatām`. Tatpurusha + Upapada compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvitvaikya+bhrama+dāyinī)

• dvitvaikya – duality and unity
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of `dvitva` (duality) and `aikya` (unity).
• bhrama – error, delusion, illusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• dāyinī – giving, bestowing, causing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Primary nominal derivative
  From root `dā` (to give) + suffix `ṇini` (P. 3.2.139). Feminine form.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `dṛśyatām`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Root `śru` (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to the listener.

तत् (tat) - that matter, referring to how the self appears (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `pravakṣyāmi`.

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Dative/Genitive singular of 2nd person pronoun.

Note: Indirect object of `pravakṣyāmi`.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Active Indicative

From root `vac` (class 2) with prefix `pra`. Future stem `vakṣya-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate.

वक्ष्यमाणकथागमैः (vakṣyamāṇakathāgamaiḥ) - by means of the upcoming stories/narratives

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vakṣyamāṇakathāgama

vakṣyamāṇakathāgama - forthcoming stories, narratives that are to be told

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vakṣyamāṇa+kathāgama)

• vakṣyamāṇa – that which is to be said/told, being told
  adjective (masculine)
  Future Passive Participle (karmaṇi)
  From root `vac` with suffix `śānac` (P. 3.3.116) in future tense (lṛṭ).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kathāgama – occurrence/arrival of stories, collection of stories
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of `kathā` (story) + `āgama` (arrival/collection).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the explanation will be given.

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