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?

21. כיצד ייתכן שייחוו קשרי גומלין בלתי ניתנים להפרדה בין השניים הללו – החומר הדומם והיש המודע, הגוף והשוכן בו?

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)

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