योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-79, verse-15

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द्वैताद्वेतसमुद्भूतैर्जरामरणविभ्रमैः ।
स्फुरत्यात्मभिरात्मैव चित्रैरम्ब्विव वीचिभिः ॥ १५ ॥

dvaitādvetasamudbhūtairjarāmaraṇavibhramaiḥ ,
sphuratyātmabhirātmaiva citrairambviva vīcibhiḥ 15

15. dvaitādvaitasamudbhūtaiḥ jarāmaraṇavibhramaiḥ
sphurati ātmabhiḥ ātmā eva citraiḥ ambu iva vīcibhiḥ

15. ātmā eva citraiḥ dvaitādvaitasamudbhūtaiḥ jarāmaraṇavibhramaiḥ ātmabhiḥ sphurati,
ambu iva vīcibhiḥ

15. The Self (ātman) itself shines forth, just like water with its waves, through diverse individual selves (ātman), which are characterized by the delusions of old age and death, and which arise from the concepts of both duality and non-duality.

Words meanings summery:

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द्वैताद्वैतसमुद्भूतैः (dvaitādvaitasamudbhūtaiḥ) - arising from the concepts of both duality and non-duality (by those arisen from duality and non-duality)

जरामरणविभ्रमैः (jarāmaraṇavibhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of old age and death

स्फुरति (sphurati) - shines forth, manifests (shines forth, throbs, manifests, trembles)

आत्मभिः (ātmabhiḥ) - through individual selves (ātman) (by the selves, by the souls)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self (ātman) (the Self, the soul)

एव (eva) - itself, indeed (indeed, only, just, truly)

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by diverse (by variegated, by diverse, by wonderful)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

वीचिभिः (vīcibhiḥ) - with its waves (by waves, by billows)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वैताद्वैतसमुद्भूतैः (dvaitādvaitasamudbhūtaiḥ) - arising from the concepts of both duality and non-duality (by those arisen from duality and non-duality)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvaitādvaitasamudbhūta

dvaitādvaitasamudbhūta - arisen from duality and non-duality

Past Passive Participle

Compound: dvaita (duality) + advaita (non-duality) + samudbhūta (arisen). samudbhūta from sam + ud + bhū + kta.

Compound type : Dvandva/Tatpurusha (dvaita+advaita+samudbhūta)

dvaita – duality, dualism
noun (neuter)
From dvi (two) + ta suffix.
advaita – non-duality, monism
noun (neuter)
From a (negation) + dvaita.
Prefix: a
samudbhūta – arisen, produced, manifested
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From sam + ud + bhū + kta.
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to ātmabhiḥ or vibhramaiḥ.

जरामरणविभ्रमैः (jarāmaraṇavibhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of old age and death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jarāmaraṇavibhrama

jarāmaraṇavibhrama - delusions of old age and death

Compound of jarā (old age), maraṇa (death), and vibhrama (delusion).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jarā+maraṇa+vibhrama)

jarā – old age, decrepitude
noun (feminine)
From root jṝ (to age) + a suffix.
Root: jṝ (class 9)
maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
From root mṛ (to die) + ana suffix.
Root: mṛ (class 6)
vibhrama – delusion, error, illusion, perplexity, agitation
noun (masculine)
From vi + bhram (to wander) + a suffix.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: These delusions are the instrumental cause of manifestation.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - shines forth, manifests (shines forth, throbs, manifests, trembles)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Present active indicative

Root sphur in present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: sphur (class 6)

आत्मभिः (ātmabhiḥ) - through individual selves (ātman) (by the selves, by the souls)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, vital breath

Root: an (class 2)