योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-8

नानैकत्वादतीतात्तु सर्वंगादमलात्मनः ।
द्वितीया कलना नास्ति काचिन्नेतरथा क्वचित् ॥ ८ ॥

nānaikatvādatītāttu sarvaṃgādamalātmanaḥ ,
dvitīyā kalanā nāsti kācinnetarathā kvacit 8

8. na an-ekatvāt atītāt tu sarva-aṅgāt amala-ātmanaḥ
dvitīyā kalanā na asti kācit na itarathā kvacit

8. tu an-ekatvāt atītāt sarva-aṅgāt amala-ātmanaḥ (eva) dvitīyā kācit kalanā na asti,
na ca itarathā kvacit (asti).

8. But from the stainless self (ātman), which is all-pervading and beyond any notion of multiplicity, no second conception (or dualistic notion) arises at all; nor is there any other way, anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्-एकत्वात् (an-ekatvāt) - from the quality of not being a multiplicity (implying unity or beyond it) (from multiplicity, from non-unity)

• अतीतात् (atītāt) - from what is beyond, from what has passed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• सर्व-अङ्गात् (sarva-aṅgāt) - from the all-pervading (self) (from the all-pervading, from that which has all parts)

• अमल-आत्मनः (amala-ātmanaḥ) - from the stainless self, from the pure spirit

• द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second, another

• कलना (kalanā) - dualistic notion or conception (conception, imagination, notion, apprehension)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine)

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरथा (itarathā) - otherwise, in any other way

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्-एकत्वात् (an-ekatvāt) - from the quality of not being a multiplicity (implying unity or beyond it) (from multiplicity, from non-unity)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of an-ekatva

an-ekatva - multiplicity, diversity, non-unity

Compound formed with 'an-' (not) and 'ekatva' (unity).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ekatva)

• an – not, non-
  prefix
• ekatva – unity, oneness, individuality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'eka' (one) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

अतीतात् (atītāt) - from what is beyond, from what has passed

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of atīta

atīta - past, gone, beyond, transcended

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सर्व-अङ्गात् (sarva-aṅgāt) - from the all-pervading (self) (from the all-pervading, from that which has all parts)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarva-aṅga

sarva-aṅga - all-pervading, omnipresent, having all parts/limbs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+aṅga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, part, body, constituent
  noun (neuter)

अमल-आत्मनः (amala-ātmanaḥ) - from the stainless self, from the pure spirit

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of amala-ātman

amala-ātman - stainless self, pure spirit, unblemished soul

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (amala+ātman)

• amala – stainless, pure, spotless, clean
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative particle 'a-' prefixed to 'mala' (dirt, impurity).
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second, another

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary, another

कलना (kalanā) - dualistic notion or conception (conception, imagination, notion, apprehension)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - conception, imagination, calculation, notion, appearance

Root: kal (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, which, what (as indefinite, 'any' or 'some')

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरथा (itarathā) - otherwise, in any other way

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

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