योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-53

एतयोरेकसंस्थाने मृतिरित्येव या कथा ।
सा व्योम्न्यया स्त्रिया भुक्ता धरेति कथया समा ॥ ५३ ॥

etayorekasaṃsthāne mṛtirityeva yā kathā ,
sā vyomnyayā striyā bhuktā dhareti kathayā samā 53

53. etayoḥ ekasaṃsthāne mṛtiḥ iti eva yā kathā sā
vyomni ayā striyā bhuktā dharā iti kathayā samā

53. etayoḥ ekasaṃsthāne mṛtiḥ iti eva yā kathā sā
vyomni ayā striyā bhuktā dharā iti kathayā samā

53. The notion that death results from the simultaneous presence of these two (attachment and aversion) is as baseless as the story of a woman consuming the sky and the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• एकसंस्थाने (ekasaṁsthāne) - in the single state, in one place/condition

• मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death, demise

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

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

• या (yā) - which, that which (feminine)

• कथा (kathā) - story, tale, narrative, statement

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• अया (ayā) - by this (feminine), by a certain (feminine)

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman

• भुक्ता (bhuktā) - eaten, enjoyed, experienced

• धरा (dharā) - earth, ground

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

• कथया (kathayā) - by a story, by a tale

• समा (samā) - equal, similar, like

Words meanings and morphology

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

एकसंस्थाने (ekasaṁsthāne) - in the single state, in one place/condition

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ekasaṃsthāna

ekasaṁsthāna - single state, one place, united condition

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+saṃsthāna)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral (masculine)
• saṃsthāna – state, condition, abiding, presence, shape, form
  noun (neuter)
  from 'sam-' + root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix '-ana'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मृतिः (mṛtiḥ) - death, demise

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying, decease

from root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, that which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

कथा (kathā) - story, tale, narrative, statement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech, conversation, statement

Root: kath (class 10)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

अया (ayā) - by this (feminine), by a certain (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

भुक्ता (bhuktā) - eaten, enjoyed, experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, consumed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat) with suffix '-kta'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

धरा (dharā) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, land, terrestrial globe

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

कथया (kathayā) - by a story, by a tale

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech, conversation, statement

Root: kath (class 10)

समा (samā) - equal, similar, like

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, like, even, impartial

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