योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-60

एवं मिथो दुःखदयोः श्लिष्टयोः कः सुखागमः ।
एतयोर्देहमनसोर्जात्यैवातिविरुद्धयोः ॥ ६० ॥

evaṃ mitho duḥkhadayoḥ śliṣṭayoḥ kaḥ sukhāgamaḥ ,
etayordehamanasorjātyaivātiviruddhayoḥ 60

60. evam mithaḥ duḥkhadayoḥ śliṣṭayoḥ kaḥ sukhāgamaḥ
etayoḥ dehamanayoḥ jātyā eva ativiruddhayoh

60. evam,
mithaḥ duḥkhadayoḥ śliṣṭayoḥ jātyā eva ativiruddhayoh etayoḥ dehamanayoḥ kaḥ sukhāgamaḥ (asti)?

60. Thus, for these two, the body and the mind, which inherently are extremely contradictory and are closely connected, causing misery to each other – what source of happiness can there be?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, to each other

• दुःखदयोः (duḥkhadayoḥ) - causing misery, bringing suffering

• श्लिष्टयोः (śliṣṭayoḥ) - closely intertwined or connected (embraced, joined, connected, adhering)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• सुखागमः (sukhāgamaḥ) - arrival of happiness, source of happiness

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• देहमनयोः (dehamanayoḥ) - of the body and the mind

• जात्या (jātyā) - inherently (by nature, by birth, by origin)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'jātyā' (inherently/by nature itself) (just, only, indeed)

• अतिविरुद्धयोह् (ativiruddhayoh) - extremely contradictory, very opposite

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, to each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkhadayoḥ'

दुःखदयोः (duḥkhadayoḥ) - causing misery, bringing suffering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of duḥkhada

duḥkhada - causing pain/misery/sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+da)

• duḥkha – misery, pain, sorrow, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'etayoḥ dehamanayoḥ'

श्लिष्टयोः (śliṣṭayoḥ) - closely intertwined or connected (embraced, joined, connected, adhering)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śliṣṭa

śliṣṭa - embraced, joined, attached, connected, complicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śliṣ (to cling, embrace)

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'etayoḥ dehamanayoḥ'

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of implicit 'asti'

सुखागमः (sukhāgamaḥ) - arrival of happiness, source of happiness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhāgama

sukhāgama - arrival of happiness, source of happiness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+āgama)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• āgama – arrival, coming, source, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to deha and manas.

देहमनयोः (dehamanayoḥ) - of the body and the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of dehamanas

dehamanas - body and mind

Compound type : dvandva (deha+manas)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

जात्या (jātyā) - inherently (by nature, by birth, by origin)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, origin, nature, species, class

Root: jan (class 4)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'jātyā' (inherently/by nature itself) (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अतिविरुद्धयोह् (ativiruddhayoh) - extremely contradictory, very opposite

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ativiruddha

ativiruddha - extremely contradictory, very opposite

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+viruddha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
• viruddha – opposed, contradictory, obstructed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rudh with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'etayoḥ dehamanayoḥ'

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