योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-20, verse-3

बन्धुत्वे भावितो बन्धुः परत्वे भावितः परः ।
विषामृतदशेवेह स्थितिर्भावनिबन्धनी ॥ ३ ॥

bandhutve bhāvito bandhuḥ paratve bhāvitaḥ paraḥ ,
viṣāmṛtadaśeveha sthitirbhāvanibandhanī 3

3. bandhutve bhāvitaḥ bandhuḥ paratve bhāvitaḥ paraḥ
viṣāmṛtadaśā iva iha sthitiḥ bhāvanibandhanī

3. bandhuḥ bandhutve bhāvitaḥ,
paraḥ paratve bhāvitaḥ.
iha viṣāmṛtadaśā iva sthitiḥ bhāvanibandhanī.

3. A relative is conceived as a relative, and an outsider is conceived as an outsider. Here in this world, just like the state of poison and nectar, our situation (sthiti) is bound by (or determined by) our conceptualization (bhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• बन्धुत्वे (bandhutve) - in the state of kinship, in the condition of being a relative

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - conceived, imagined, regarded, thought of, made to be

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman

• परत्वे (paratve) - in the state of otherness, in the condition of being an outsider/enemy

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - conceived, imagined, regarded, thought of, made to be

• परः (paraḥ) - an outsider or enemy (other, alien, stranger, enemy, supreme)

• विषामृतदशा (viṣāmṛtadaśā) - state of poison and nectar, condition of poison and ambrosia

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, situation

• भावनिबन्धनी (bhāvanibandhanī) - bound by conception, dependent on thought/feeling/imagination

Words meanings and morphology

बन्धुत्वे (bandhutve) - in the state of kinship, in the condition of being a relative

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bandhutva

bandhutva - kinship, state of being a relative

From bandhu + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - conceived, imagined, regarded, thought of, made to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - conceived, imagined, regarded, caused to be

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become) in causative, then past passive participle.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bandhuḥ and paraḥ.

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

u-ending noun.

Note: Null verb implied (is).

परत्वे (paratve) - in the state of otherness, in the condition of being an outsider/enemy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paratva

paratva - otherness, state of being an outsider/enemy

From para + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - conceived, imagined, regarded, thought of, made to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - conceived, imagined, regarded, caused to be

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become) in causative, then past passive participle.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies paraḥ.

परः (paraḥ) - an outsider or enemy (other, alien, stranger, enemy, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, stranger, alien, enemy, supreme, ultimate

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Null verb implied (is).

विषामृतदशा (viṣāmṛtadaśā) - state of poison and nectar, condition of poison and ambrosia

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣāmṛtadaśā

viṣāmṛtadaśā - state of poison and nectar

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+amṛta+daśā)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• amṛta – nectar, ambrosia; immortal
  noun (neuter)
  a- (negation) + mṛta (dead).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)

Note: Part of a simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, situation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, existence, situation

From √sthā (to stand), feminine noun.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भावनिबन्धनी (bhāvanibandhanī) - bound by conception, dependent on thought/feeling/imagination

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanibandhanī

bhāvanibandhanī - bound by conception, dependent on thought/feeling/imagination

Feminine form of bhāvanibandhana.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+nibandhana)

• bhāva – state of being, condition, feeling, conception, thought (bhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• nibandhana – binding, tie, cause, reason, dependence
  noun (neuter)
  From ni- + √bandh (to bind)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies sthitiḥ.