योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-24

असत्प्रायो हि संबन्धो यथा सलिलकाष्ठयोः ।
तथैव मिथ्यासंबन्धः शरीरपरमात्मनोः ॥ २४ ॥

asatprāyo hi saṃbandho yathā salilakāṣṭhayoḥ ,
tathaiva mithyāsaṃbandhaḥ śarīraparamātmanoḥ 24

24. asatprāyaḥ hi saṃbandhaḥ yathā salilakāṣṭhayoḥ
tathā eva mithyāsaṃbandhaḥ śarīraparamātmanoḥ

24. yathā salilakāṣṭhayoḥ asatprāyaḥ saṃbandhaḥ hi
tathā eva mithyāsaṃbandhaḥ śarīraparamātmanoḥ

24. Indeed, the connection is almost non-existent, just as between water and wood. Similarly, the connection between the body and the supreme Self (paramātman) is false.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्प्रायः (asatprāyaḥ) - almost non-existent, nearly unreal, mostly unreal

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, tie, bond

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like, in the manner that

• सलिलकाष्ठयोः (salilakāṣṭhayoḥ) - of water and wood, between water and wood

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

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

• मिथ्यासंबन्धः (mithyāsaṁbandhaḥ) - false connection, illusory relation, unreal bond

• शरीरपरमात्मनोः (śarīraparamātmanoḥ) - of the body and the supreme Self

Words meanings and morphology

असत्प्रायः (asatprāyaḥ) - almost non-existent, nearly unreal, mostly unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatprāya

asatprāya - almost non-existent, nearly unreal, mostly unreal, predominantly unreal

A Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+prāya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (Negative)
  Derived from root √as (to be) with negative prefix 'a'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• prāya – mostly, generally, abundant, common, near
  noun (masculine)
  Suffix used to indicate 'mostly' or 'almost'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, tie, bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, tie, bond, relationship

Derived from root √bandh (to bind) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

सलिलकाष्ठयोः (salilakāṣṭhayoḥ) - of water and wood, between water and wood

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of salilakāṣṭha

salilakāṣṭha - water and wood

A Dvandva compound meaning 'water and wood'.

Compound type : dvandva (salila+kāṣṭha)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• kāṣṭha – wood, log, timber
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मिथ्यासंबन्धः (mithyāsaṁbandhaḥ) - false connection, illusory relation, unreal bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāsaṃbandha

mithyāsaṁbandha - false connection, illusory relation, unreal bond

A Karmadhāraya compound where 'mithyā' (false) qualifies 'saṃbandha' (connection).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+saṃbandha)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, illusory, untrue
  indeclinable
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, tie, bond, relationship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bandh (to bind) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)

शरीरपरमात्मनोः (śarīraparamātmanoḥ) - of the body and the supreme Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śarīraparamātman

śarīraparamātman - body and supreme Self

A Dwandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (śarīra+paramātman)

• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)
• paramātman – supreme Self (ātman), supreme Spirit
  noun (masculine)
  A Karmadhāraya compound where 'parama' (supreme) qualifies 'ātman' (Self).