योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-21

अविनाभाविनोर्यस्तु संबन्धः कथमेतयोः ।
जडचेतनयोर्देहदेहिनोरनुभूयते ॥ २१ ॥

avinābhāvinoryastu saṃbandhaḥ kathametayoḥ ,
jaḍacetanayordehadehinoranubhūyate 21

21. avinābhāvinoḥ yaḥ tu saṃbandhaḥ katham etayoḥ
jaḍa-cetanayoḥ deha-dehinoḥ anubhūyate

21. tu yaḥ saṃbandhaḥ avinābhāvinoḥ jaḍa-cetanayoḥ
deha-dehinoḥ etayoḥ katham anubhūyate

21. But how then is a connection experienced between these two—the inert and the conscious, the body and the embodied soul (ātman)—which are (conventionally seen as) inseparable?

Words meanings summery:

• अविनाभाविनोः (avinābhāvinoḥ) - of those inseparable, of the non-separable

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, bond

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• जड-चेतनयोः (jaḍa-cetanayoḥ) - of the inert and the conscious

• देह-देहिनोः (deha-dehinoḥ) - of the body and the embodied soul (ātman) (of the body and the embodied one)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

अविनाभाविनोः (avinābhāvinoḥ) - of those inseparable, of the non-separable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of avinābhāvin

avinābhāvin - inseparable, non-separable

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'vinābhāvin' (existing separately) with 'a-' (negation). 'vinābhāvin' is from 'vinābhāva' (separation) with suffix 'in'. 'vinābhāva' is from 'vinā' (without) and 'bhāva' (being).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vinābhāvin)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vinābhāvin – existing separately, separable
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from 'vinābhāva' (separation) with suffix 'in'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

जड-चेतनयोः (jaḍa-cetanayoḥ) - of the inert and the conscious

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jaḍa-cetana

jaḍa-cetana - inert and conscious

Dvaṃdva compound of 'jaḍa' (inert) and 'cetana' (conscious).

Compound type : dvaṃdva (jaḍa+cetana)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, senseless
  adjective (masculine)
• cetana – conscious, animate, sentient
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, to be conscious).
  Root: cit (class 1)

देह-देहिनोः (deha-dehinoḥ) - of the body and the embodied soul (ātman) (of the body and the embodied one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of deha-dehin

deha-dehin - body and embodied one

Dvaṃdva compound of 'deha' (body) and 'dehin' (embodied one).

Compound type : dvaṃdva (deha+dehin)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• dehin – embodied one, soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'deha' with possessive suffix 'in'.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

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

Root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)