योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-31

यथा तेजस्तिमिरयोर्न संबन्धो न तुल्यता ।
अत्यन्तभिन्नयो राम तथैवात्मशरीरयोः ॥ ३१ ॥

yathā tejastimirayorna saṃbandho na tulyatā ,
atyantabhinnayo rāma tathaivātmaśarīrayoḥ 31

31. yathā tejas-timirayoḥ na sambandhaḥ na tulyatā
atyanta-bhinnayoḥ rāma tathā eva ātma-śarīrayoḥ

31. rāma yathā atyanta-bhinnayoḥ
tejas-timirayoḥ na sambandhaḥ na tulyatā
(asti) tathā eva ātma-śarīrayoḥ
(sambandhaḥ ca tulyatā na asti)

31. O Rama, just as there is no connection or equality between light and darkness, being utterly distinct, so too is it between the Self (ātman) and the body.

31. כשם שבין אור לחשיכה אין שום קשר ואין שום דמיון מכיוון שהם שונים לחלוטין, רָאמָה, כך הדבר בדיוק בין הָעַצְמִי לבין הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• तेजस्-तिमिरयोः (tejas-timirayoḥ) - of light and darkness

• न (na) - not, no

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

• न (na) - not, nor

• तुल्यता (tulyatā) - equality, similarity, sameness

• अत्यन्त-भिन्नयोः (atyanta-bhinnayoḥ) - of two extremely different things, of things utterly distinct

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly, thus

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

• आत्म-शरीरयोः (ātma-śarīrayoḥ) - of the Self (ātman) and the body

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

तेजस्-तिमिरयोः (tejas-timirayoḥ) - of light and darkness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of tejas-timira

tejas-timira - light and darkness

Compound type : dvandva (tejas+timira)

• tejas – light, radiance, energy, vigor
  noun (neuter)
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, association, bond

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

तुल्यता (tulyatā) - equality, similarity, sameness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tulyatā

tulyatā - equality, similarity, likeness

Derived from tulya (equal) + -tā (feminine suffix)

अत्यन्त-भिन्नयोः (atyanta-bhinnayoḥ) - of two extremely different things, of things utterly distinct

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of atyanta-bhinna

atyanta-bhinna - extremely different, utterly distinct

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyanta+bhinna)

• atyanta – extremely, utterly, absolutely
  indeclinable
• bhinna – separated, distinct, different, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'tejas-timirayoḥ'

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Vishnu)

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

आत्म-शरीरयोः (ātma-śarīrayoḥ) - of the Self (ātman) and the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ātma-śarīra

ātma-śarīra - Self and body

Compound type : dvandva (ātman+śarīra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

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