योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-19

अत्यभिन्नपदे तस्मिंस्तन्वाना भेदमाततम् ।
संसारमाया येनासौ तेनासौ पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १९ ॥

atyabhinnapade tasmiṃstanvānā bhedamātatam ,
saṃsāramāyā yenāsau tenāsau puruṣottamaḥ 19

19. atyabhinnapade tasmin tanvānā bhedam ātatam
saṃsāramāyā yena asau tena asau puruṣottamaḥ

19. saṃsāramāyā tasmin atyabhinnapade ātatam bhedam
tanvānā yena asau tena asau puruṣottamaḥ

19. The illusion (māyā) of rebirth (saṃsāra), spreading vast difference, operates in that supremely non-dual state. By this very process, that (ultimate reality) is (understood as) the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यभिन्नपदे (atyabhinnapade) - in the supremely non-different state, in the utterly non-dual state

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (non-dual state) (in that, in him, in it)

• तन्वाना (tanvānā) - spreading, extending, stretching

• भेदम् (bhedam) - difference, distinction, division, duality

• आततम् (ātatam) - vast, extensive, stretched out, pervasive

• संसारमाया (saṁsāramāyā) - the illusion of saṃsāra, worldly illusion

• येन (yena) - by which (process of māyā) (by which, whereby)

• असौ (asau) - that (ultimate reality) (that one, this one)

• तेन (tena) - by that (same process) (by that, therefore)

• असौ (asau) - that (ultimate reality) (that one, this one)

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the supreme person, the best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यभिन्नपदे (atyabhinnapade) - in the supremely non-different state, in the utterly non-dual state

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of atyabhinnapada

atyabhinnapada - a state of supreme non-difference or non-duality

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (ati+abhinna+pada)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very, too much
  indeclinable
• abhinna – not different, non-dual, undivided, identical
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root bhid (to break) with prefix a- (negation)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• pada – foot, step, state, position, word
  noun (neuter)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (non-dual state) (in that, in him, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine or neuter locative singular. Here refers to 'pade' (neuter) but can also refer to an implicit Brahman (masculine).

तन्वाना (tanvānā) - spreading, extending, stretching

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanvāna

tanvāna - spreading, extending, stretching, performing, doing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root tan (to spread, extend)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'saṃsāramāyā' (feminine).

भेदम् (bhedam) - difference, distinction, division, duality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, piercing, division, separation, difference, distinction, duality

Root: bhid (class 7)

आततम् (ātatam) - vast, extensive, stretched out, pervasive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - stretched out, spread, extensive, vast, pervasive, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tan (to spread) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bhedam'.

संसारमाया (saṁsāramāyā) - the illusion of saṃsāra, worldly illusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsāramāyā

saṁsāramāyā - the illusion (māyā) that constitutes or causes the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+māyā)

• saṃsāra – the transmigration of the soul, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• māyā – illusion, delusion, fraud, trick, magical power, art, supernatural power, the cosmic illusion (māyā) that makes the phenomenal world appear real
  noun (feminine)

येन (yena) - by which (process of māyā) (by which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Could be neuter as well.

असौ (asau) - that (ultimate reality) (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder

तेन (tena) - by that (same process) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Could be neuter as well.

असौ (asau) - that (ultimate reality) (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the supreme person, the best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - the best of men, the supreme (puruṣa), an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, spirit, soul, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

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