योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-37

यथा दामादयस्तद्वदेवमभ्युदिता वयम् ।
सत्यासत्याः किमत्राङ्ग तान्प्रत्यपि विकल्पना ॥ ३७ ॥

yathā dāmādayastadvadevamabhyuditā vayam ,
satyāsatyāḥ kimatrāṅga tānpratyapi vikalpanā 37

37. yathā dāmādayaḥ tadvat evam abhyuditāḥ vayam
satyāsatyāḥ kim atra aṅga tān prati api vikalpanā

37. yathā dāmādayaḥ evam vayam tadvat abhyuditāḥ aṅga,
atra kim? satyāsatyāḥ tān prati api vikalpanā

37. Just as ropes and similar (illusory appearances manifest), in that same way, we have arisen. Are we real or unreal? What (distinction can be made) here, O dear one? Even regarding such appearances, there is merely conceptualization (vikalpanā).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• दामादयः (dāmādayaḥ) - ropes and so forth, such as ropes (referring to illusory appearances)

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, likewise

• अभ्युदिताः (abhyuditāḥ) - arisen, appeared, manifested

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सत्यासत्याः (satyāsatyāḥ) - real and unreal, true and untrue

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend (vocative particle)

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• विकल्पना (vikalpanā) - conceptualization, mental construct, distinction, doubt

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

दामादयः (dāmādayaḥ) - ropes and so forth, such as ropes (referring to illusory appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāmādi

dāmādi - rope and so on; beginning with rope

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāma+ādi)

• dāma – rope, cord, garland
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

(indeclinable)

derived from 'tad' with suffix '-vat'

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

अभ्युदिताः (abhyuditāḥ) - arisen, appeared, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, appeared, manifested, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ud'

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

सत्यासत्याः (satyāsatyāḥ) - real and unreal, true and untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyāsatya

satyāsatya - real and unreal, true and false

Compound type : dvandva (satya+asatya)

• satya – real, true, truth, reality
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• asatya – unreal, untrue, false, non-existent
  adjective/noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?, why?

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

विकल्पना (vikalpanā) - conceptualization, mental construct, distinction, doubt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikalpanā

vikalpanā - conceptualization, imagination, mental construct, doubt, distinction, difference

from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 10)