योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-40

बन्धमोक्षदशाहीना द्वित्वैकत्वविवर्जिता ।
सर्वैव ब्रह्मसत्तेयमित्येषा परमार्थता ॥ ४० ॥

bandhamokṣadaśāhīnā dvitvaikatvavivarjitā ,
sarvaiva brahmasatteyamityeṣā paramārthatā 40

40. bandha-mokṣa-daśā-hīnā dvitva-ekatva-vivarjitā
sarvā eva brahma-sattā iyam iti eṣā paramārthatā

40. iyam sarvā eva bandha-mokṣa-daśā-hīnā
dvitva-ekatva-vivarjitā brahma-sattā iti eṣā paramārthatā

40. Devoid of the states of bondage and liberation (mokṣa), and free from both duality and oneness, this entire existence is indeed the reality of brahman. Such is the ultimate truth.

Words meanings summery:

• बन्ध-मोक्ष-दशा-हीना (bandha-mokṣa-daśā-hīnā) - devoid of the states of bondage and liberation

• द्वित्व-एकत्व-विवर्जिता (dvitva-ekatva-vivarjitā) - free from duality and oneness

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire (feminine nominative singular)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• ब्रह्म-सत्ता (brahma-sattā) - the existence of brahman, the reality of brahman

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• परमार्थता (paramārthatā) - ultimate reality, supreme truth

Words meanings and morphology

बन्ध-मोक्ष-दशा-हीना (bandha-mokṣa-daśā-hīnā) - devoid of the states of bondage and liberation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bandhamokṣadaśāhīna

bandhamokṣadaśāhīna - devoid of the states of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)

Bahuvrihi compound. 'hīna' (devoid of) modifies 'bandhamokṣadaśā' (states of bondage and liberation).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bandha+mokṣa+daśā+hīna)

• bandha – bondage, fetter, binding, tie
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• mokṣa – liberation, freedom, salvation, release
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muc' (to release, free).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• daśā – state, condition, stage, period
  noun (feminine)
  Root: daś (class 1)
• hīna – devoid of, deprived of, inferior, abandoned
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hā' (to abandon, forsake, leave).
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'brahma-sattā'.

द्वित्व-एकत्व-विवर्जिता (dvitva-ekatva-vivarjitā) - free from duality and oneness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitvaikatvavivarjita

dvitvaikatvavivarjita - free from duality (twoness) and oneness, devoid of twoness and oneness

Bahuvrihi compound. 'vivarjita' (free from) modifies 'dvitva-ekatva' (duality and oneness).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvitva+ekatva+vivarjita)

• dvitva – duality, twoness, the state of being two
  noun (neuter)
  From 'dvi' (two) + '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun).
• ekatva – oneness, unity, singularity, the state of being one
  noun (neuter)
  From 'eka' (one) + '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun).
• vivarjita – abandoned, forsaken, devoid of, free from
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛj' (to avoid, exclude) with upasarga 'vi' (apart, away).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahma-sattā'.

सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'brahma-sattā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

Note: Emphasizes 'sarvā'.

ब्रह्म-सत्ता (brahma-sattā) - the existence of brahman, the reality of brahman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmasattā

brahmasattā - the existence of brahman, the reality of brahman, the being of brahman

Compound of 'brahman' (the Absolute) and 'sattā' (existence).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sattā)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'bṛh' (to grow, expand).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + '-tā' (suffix for abstract noun).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'brahma-sattā'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or conclusion.

Note: Introduces the concluding statement 'eṣā paramārthatā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the entire preceding statement.

परमार्थता (paramārthatā) - ultimate reality, supreme truth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramārthatā

paramārthatā - ultimate truth, supreme reality, highest meaning, ultimate goal

From 'paramārtha' (ultimate meaning/truth) + '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Predicate nominative.

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