योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-31

अयमन्योऽयमन्योऽयं भाग इत्यम्बरात्मनि ।
मिथ्याज्ञानविकल्पोक्तिर्वाचि सत्यार्थतात्र का ॥ ३१ ॥

ayamanyo'yamanyo'yaṃ bhāga ityambarātmani ,
mithyājñānavikalpoktirvāci satyārthatātra kā 31

31. ayam anyaḥ ayam anyaḥ ayam bhāgaḥ iti ambara ātmani
mithyājñānavikalpa uktiḥ vāci satyārthatā atra kā

31. ayam anyaḥ,
ayam anyaḥ,
ayam bhāgaḥ iti (yā) uktiḥ sā ambara ātmani mithyājñānavikalpa (bhavati).
vāci atra kā satyārthatā?

31. To say 'this is different, this is different, this is a part' when referring to the Self (ātman) which is like space (ambara) – such a declaration (ukti) is merely a conceptualization (vikalpa) arising from false knowledge (mithyājñāna). What truth (satyārthatā) can there be in such a statement (vāci)?

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• अम्बर (ambara) - like space (referring to the pervasiveness of ātman) (sky, space, atmosphere)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul

• मिथ्याज्ञानविकल्प (mithyājñānavikalpa) - conceptualization/fabrication of false knowledge

• उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - utterance, statement, declaration

• वाचि (vāci) - in speech, in words, in a statement

• सत्यार्थता (satyārthatā) - truth (truthfulness, true meaning, reality)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter/case)

• का (kā) - what? what kind of?

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division, lot, fate

Root: bhaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the quoted statement.

अम्बर (ambara) - like space (referring to the pervasiveness of ātman) (sky, space, atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, heaven; cloth, garment

Note: Forms a descriptive phrase 'ambara ātmani' (in the space-like Self).

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, the Supreme Soul (Brahman)

मिथ्याज्ञानविकल्प (mithyājñānavikalpa) - conceptualization/fabrication of false knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyājñānavikalpa

mithyājñānavikalpa - conceptualization or fabrication arising from false knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (mithyājñāna+vikalpa)

• mithyājñāna – false knowledge, ignorance, erroneous conception
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of mithyā (false) and jñāna (knowledge).
• vikalpa – conceptualization, imagination, mental construction, doubt, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'vi-' and root 'kḷp' (to arrange, form).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - utterance, statement, declaration

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukti

ukti - utterance, statement, speech, word, declaration

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

वाचि (vāci) - in speech, in words, in a statement

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यार्थता (satyārthatā) - truth (truthfulness, true meaning, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyārthatā

satyārthatā - truthfulness, true meaning, reality, genuineness

Compound type : tatpurusha (satyārtha+tā)

• satyārtha – true meaning, real sense
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of satya (true) and artha (meaning).
• tā – suffix for abstract nouns, '-ness', '-hood'
  suffix (feminine)
  A common suffix to form abstract feminine nouns.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter/case)

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what? what kind of?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which?