योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-62, verse-22

भेदः केन समाधेर्मे जन्यते कथमेव वा ।
आत्मनोऽव्यतिरेकेण नित्यमेव सदात्मता ॥ २२ ॥

bhedaḥ kena samādherme janyate kathameva vā ,
ātmano'vyatirekeṇa nityameva sadātmatā 22

22. bhedaḥ kena samādheḥ me janyate katham eva vā
| ātmanaḥ avyatirekeṇa nityam eva sadātmatā

22. me samādheḥ bhedaḥ kena vā katham eva janyate
ātmanaḥ avyatirekeṇa nityam eva sadātmatā

22. How indeed, or by what (means), can any distinction (bheda) be created in my state of deep concentration (samādhi)? For, owing to the non-distinction from the (supreme) self (ātman), there is always indeed an eternal self-identity.

Words meanings summery:

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference, division, breaking

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• समाधेः (samādheḥ) - of concentration, of deep meditation

• मे (me) - my, to me

• जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is created, arises

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, from the self

• अव्यतिरेकेण (avyatirekeṇa) - by non-distinction, by non-separation

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, always

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सदात्मता (sadātmatā) - eternal self-identity, being the true self

Words meanings and morphology

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference, division, breaking

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - distinction, difference, division, word_base_type: noun

Derived from root bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Instrumental singular of the interrogative pronoun kim

समाधेः (samādheḥ) - of concentration, of deep meditation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samādhi

samādhi - concentration, deep meditation, trance

Derived from root dhā with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Genitive/Dative singular of the pronoun aham

Note: Also possible as dative

जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is created, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular present passive indicative of root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, from the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit

Genitive/Ablative singular of ātman

Note: Also possible as ablative

अव्यतिरेकेण (avyatirekeṇa) - by non-distinction, by non-separation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avyatireka

avyatireka - non-distinction, non-separation

Compound formed from a (negation) and vyatireka (distinction)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyatireka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• vyatireka – distinction, difference, exclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ric with prefix vi and ati
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative singular of nitya

Note: Used adverbially

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सदात्मता (sadātmatā) - eternal self-identity, being the true self

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadātmatā

sadātmatā - eternal self-identity, being the true self

Compound of sat (true/eternal), ātman (self), and the suffix -tā (abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+ātman+tā)

• sat – being, existence, reality, good, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• tā – -ness, -hood (forms abstract nouns)
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix for forming abstract feminine nouns

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