योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-32

यथा शीतोष्णयोरैक्यं कथास्वपि न दृश्यते ।
जडप्रकाशयोः श्लेषो न तथात्मशरीरयोः ॥ ३२ ॥

yathā śītoṣṇayoraikyaṃ kathāsvapi na dṛśyate ,
jaḍaprakāśayoḥ śleṣo na tathātmaśarīrayoḥ 32

32. yathā śītoṣṇayoḥ aikyam kathāsu api na dṛśyate |
jaḍaprakāśayoḥ śleṣaḥ na tathā ātmaśarīrayoḥ ||

32. yathā śītoṣṇayoḥ aikyam kathāsu api na dṛśyate,
jaḍaprakāśayoḥ śleṣaḥ na (dṛśyate),
tathā ātmaśarīrayoḥ (api śleṣaḥ na dṛśyate)

32. Just as a unity between cold and heat is never observed, even in narratives, and just as there is no conjunction between the inert and consciousness, similarly, there is no such conjunction between the self (ātman) and the body.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• शीतोष्णयोः (śītoṣṇayoḥ) - of cold and heat

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

• कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narratives, in discussions

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• जडप्रकाशयोः (jaḍaprakāśayoḥ) - of the inert and consciousness/light

• श्लेषः (śleṣaḥ) - conjunction, union, embrace, connection

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• आत्मशरीरयोः (ātmaśarīrayoḥ) - of the self and the body

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

शीतोष्णयोः (śītoṣṇayoḥ) - of cold and heat

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of śītoṣṇa

śītoṣṇa - cold and heat, cold and hot

Compound type : dvandva (śīta+uṣṇa)

• śīta – cold, cool
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śī (to cool)
  Root: śī (class 4)
• uṣṇa – hot, warm, heat
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root uṣ (to burn)
  Root: uṣ (class 1)

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity, sameness

Derived from eka (one) with suffix -ya

कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narratives, in discussions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discussion, talk

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जडप्रकाशयोः (jaḍaprakāśayoḥ) - of the inert and consciousness/light

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jaḍaprakāśa

jaḍaprakāśa - the inert and the luminous/conscious

Compound type : dvandva (jaḍa+prakāśa)

• jaḍa – inert, insentient, dull, cold
  adjective (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, luster, brightness, manifestation, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

श्लेषः (śleṣaḥ) - conjunction, union, embrace, connection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣa

śleṣa - union, conjunction, embrace, connection, cohesion

Root: śliṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

आत्मशरीरयोः (ātmaśarīrayoḥ) - of the self and the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ātmaśarīra

ātmaśarīra - self and body

Compound type : dvandva (ātman+śarīra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)

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