योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-22

अक्षीबक्षीवयोरैक्यं क्व किलेहाज्ञतज्ज्ञयोः ।
अन्धप्रकाशयोर्बोधे स्याच्छायातपयोरिव ॥ २२ ॥

akṣībakṣīvayoraikyaṃ kva kilehājñatajjñayoḥ ,
andhaprakāśayorbodhe syācchāyātapayoriva 22

22. akṣība-kṣīvayoḥ aikyam kva kila iha ajña-tajjñayoḥ
andha-prakāśayoḥ bodhe syāt chāyātapayayoḥ iva

22. iha akṣība-kṣīvayoḥ aikyam kva kila? ajña-tajjñayoḥ (aikyam kva kila)? bodhe andha-prakāśayoḥ chāyātapayayoḥ iva syāt.

22. Where indeed in this world could there be unity between the sober and the drunken, or between the ignorant and the knower of that truth? In understanding, it would be like expecting oneness between darkness and light, or between shade and sunshine.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्षीब-क्षीवयोः (akṣība-kṣīvayoḥ) - of the sober and the drunken

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

• क्व (kva) - where?

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• अज्ञ-तज्ज्ञयोः (ajña-tajjñayoḥ) - of the ignorant and the knower of that (truth)

• अन्ध-प्रकाशयोः (andha-prakāśayoḥ) - of darkness and light

• बोधे (bodhe) - in understanding, in knowledge, in awakening

• स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, let it be, may it be

• छायातपययोः (chāyātapayayoḥ) - of shade and sunshine

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षीब-क्षीवयोः (akṣība-kṣīvayoḥ) - of the sober and the drunken

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of akṣība-kṣīva

akṣība-kṣīva - sober and drunken

Compound type : dvandva (akṣība+kṣīva)

• akṣība – sober, not intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  na + kṣība (intoxicated)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣībh (class 4)
• kṣīva – drunken, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  from kṣībh (to be intoxicated)
  Root: kṣībh (class 4)

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity

from eka (one) + ṣyañ suffix

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'to be'.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अज्ञ-तज्ज्ञयोः (ajña-tajjñayoḥ) - of the ignorant and the knower of that (truth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ajña-tajjña

ajña-tajjña - the ignorant and the knower of that

Compound type : dvandva (ajña+tajjña)

• ajña – ignorant, foolish, an ignorant person
  adjective (masculine)
  na + jña (knower)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tajjña – knower of that
  adjective (masculine)
  tad (that) + jña (knower)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अन्ध-प्रकाशयोः (andha-prakāśayoḥ) - of darkness and light

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of andha-prakāśa

andha-prakāśa - darkness and light

Compound type : dvandva (andha+prakāśa)

• andha – blind, darkness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: andh (class 1)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-kāś (to shine forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used as an analogy.

बोधे (bodhe) - in understanding, in knowledge, in awakening

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, awakening

from budh (to know, perceive) + a suffix

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Denotes the sphere or context of comparison.

स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

optative, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Indicates possibility or hypothetical situation.

छायातपययोः (chāyātapayayoḥ) - of shade and sunshine

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of chāyātapa

chāyātapa - shade and sunshine

Compound type : dvandva (chāyā+ātapa)

• chāyā – shade, shadow
  noun (feminine)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-tap (to heat)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: The dual ending `yayoḥ` is part of the inflected form of the dvandva compound.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)