योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-21

द्वित्वैकत्वदृशौ चित्तं तदेवाज्ञानमुच्यते ।
एतयोर्यो लयो दृष्टेस्तज्ज्ञानं सा परा गतिः ॥ २१ ॥

dvitvaikatvadṛśau cittaṃ tadevājñānamucyate ,
etayoryo layo dṛṣṭestajjñānaṃ sā parā gatiḥ 21

21. dvitvaikatvadṛśau cittam tat eva ajñānam ucyate
etayoḥ yaḥ layaḥ dṛṣṭeḥ tat jñānam sā parā gatiḥ

21. The perceptions of duality and unity, and the mind [that holds them]—that is indeed called ignorance (ajñāna). The dissolution of these two from [one's] vision (dṛṣṭi) is knowledge (jñāna); that is the supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वित्वैकत्वदृशौ (dvitvaikatvadṛśau) - the perceptions of duality and unity

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• लयः (layaḥ) - dissolution, merging, absorption

• दृष्टेः (dṛṣṭeḥ) - from [one's] vision (from vision, of perception)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• सा (sā) - she, that

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, goal, path

Words meanings and morphology

द्वित्वैकत्वदृशौ (dvitvaikatvadṛśau) - the perceptions of duality and unity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvitvaikatvadṛś

dvitvaikatvadṛś - perceiving duality and unity, vision of duality and unity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvitva+ekatva+dṛś)

• dvitva – duality, two-ness
  noun (neuter)
• ekatva – unity, one-ness
  noun (neuter)
• dṛś – seeing, perception, vision
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness (citta)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience (ajñāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

Root: vac (class 2)

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to duality (dvitva) and unity (ekatva).

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

लयः (layaḥ) - dissolution, merging, absorption

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolution, merging, absorption, end

दृष्टेः (dṛṣṭeḥ) - from [one's] vision (from vision, of perception)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - vision, sight, view, perception (dṛṣṭi)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)

Root: jñā (class 9)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent, other

गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, goal, path

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, path, destination, state, goal

Root: gam (class 1)