योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-21

एकस्मिन्नेव सततं स्थिते सन्मात्रवस्तुनि ।
जातोऽयमयमुन्नष्ट इति तेषां तवेह धीः ॥ २१ ॥

ekasminneva satataṃ sthite sanmātravastuni ,
jāto'yamayamunnaṣṭa iti teṣāṃ taveha dhīḥ 21

21. ekasmin eva satatam sthite sanmātravastuni
jātaḥ ayam ayam unnaṣṭa iti teṣām tava iha dhīḥ

21. tava dhīḥ iha ekasmin eva satatam sthite
sanmātravastuni teṣām iti ayam jātaḥ ayam unnaṣṭa

21. While the one reality of pure existence (sat), which is the true object, remains continuously (satatam) established (sthite), your (tava) intellect (dhīḥ) here (iha) [nevertheless] perceives for those [who are deluded], 'this one is born, and this one is destroyed.'

Words meanings summery:

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the one (reality) (in one, in a single)

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

• सततम् (satatam) - continuously (constantly, perpetually, always)

• स्थिते (sthite) - established, existing (being situated, being present, established)

• सन्मात्रवस्तुनि (sanmātravastuni) - in the true object of pure existence (in the object that is pure existence/being)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to a perceived entity) (this, this one)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to another perceived entity) (this, this one)

• उन्नष्ट (unnaṣṭa) - destroyed (destroyed, perished, lost)

• इति (iti) - (marks quoted thought) (thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought))

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those (deluded individuals) (of them, for them)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context of perception) (here, in this world, in this case)

• धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, perception (intellect, thought, understanding, mind)

Words meanings and morphology

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the one (reality) (in one, in a single)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, identical

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

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - continuously (constantly, perpetually, always)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of adjective.

स्थिते (sthite) - established, existing (being situated, being present, established)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, fixed, firm, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, stay) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sanmātravastuni`.

सन्मात्रवस्तुनि (sanmātravastuni) - in the true object of pure existence (in the object that is pure existence/being)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sanmātravastu

sanmātravastu - object of pure being/existence, ultimate reality

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+mātra+vastu)

• sat – being, existence, reality, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: as (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring, extent
  adjective (neuter)
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

Note: The locative form `vastuni` for `vastu` (neuter noun ending in u).

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born, produce) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here, implying "is born".

अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to a perceived entity) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Masculine nominative singular of `idam`.

अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to another perceived entity) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Masculine nominative singular of `idam`.

उन्नष्ट (unnaṣṭa) - destroyed (destroyed, perished, lost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unnaṣṭa

unnaṣṭa - destroyed, perished, lost, ruined

Past Passive Participle

From root 'naś' (to perish, disappear) with prefix 'ud' (up, out)

Prefix: ud

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here, implying "is destroyed".

इति (iti) - (marks quoted thought) (thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those (deluded individuals) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be interpreted as dative here.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular of 'you'.

इह (iha) - here (in this context of perception) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, perception (intellect, thought, understanding, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, mind, wisdom