योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-41

क्व चिद्वक्ता क्व वैदग्ध्यं क्व चेयं मोहवल्लरी ।
अचिन्तनीया नियतिर्यदियं द्वन्द्वमाहिता ॥ ४१ ॥

kva cidvaktā kva vaidagdhyaṃ kva ceyaṃ mohavallarī ,
acintanīyā niyatiryadiyaṃ dvandvamāhitā 41

41. kva cit vaktā kva vaidagdhyam kva ca iyam mohavallarī
acintanīyā niyatiḥ yat iyam dvandvam āhitā

41. kva cit vaktā kva vaidagdhyam kva ca iyam mohavallarī
niyatiḥ acintanīyā yat iyam dvandvam āhitā ॥

41. Where is the speaker? Where is the cleverness? And where is this creeper of delusion (māyā)? Destiny (niyati) is truly inconceivable, for this (creeper of delusion) is instilled with duality (dvandva).

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• चित् (cit) - indeed, even, any

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, narrator

• क्व (kva) - where?

• वैदग्ध्यम् (vaidagdhyam) - skill, cleverness, dexterity

• क्व (kva) - where?

• च (ca) - and

• इयम् (iyam) - this (creeper of delusion) (this)

• मोहवल्लरी (mohavallarī) - creeper of delusion (māyā) (creeper of delusion)

• अचिन्तनीया (acintanīyā) - inconceivable, unthinkable

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order

• यत् (yat) - that, because, since

• इयम् (iyam) - this (creeper of delusion) (this)

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - duality, pair, couple, conflict

• आहिता (āhitā) - instilled, constituted (placed, set, established)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - indeed, even, any

(indeclinable)

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, narrator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, narrator, declaimer

agent noun

derived from root vac (to speak) with -tṛ suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

वैदग्ध्यम् (vaidagdhyam) - skill, cleverness, dexterity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaidagdha

vaidagdha - cleverness, skill, dexterity, shrewdness

derived from vidagdha (clever) with suffix -ya (भावप्रत्यय)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (creeper of delusion) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Feminine singular nominative of 'idam', refers to 'mohavallarī'.

मोहवल्लरी (mohavallarī) - creeper of delusion (māyā) (creeper of delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohavallarī

mohavallarī - creeper of delusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+vallarī)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• vallarī – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

अचिन्तनीया (acintanīyā) - inconceivable, unthinkable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acintanīya

acintanīya - inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible

gerundive/potential passive participle

formed from a- (not) + cintanīya (to be thought, thinkable), from root cint (to think) with anīya suffix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cintanīya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cintanīya – to be thought, thinkable, conceivable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root cint (to think) with anīya suffix
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'niyatiḥ'.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, fixed order, necessity, divine will

from ni- (down, into) + root yam (to hold, control)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'niyatiḥ acintanīyā'.

यत् (yat) - that, because, since

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction introducing a clause explaining why fate is unthinkable.

इयम् (iyam) - this (creeper of delusion) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Feminine singular nominative of 'idam', referring to 'mohavallarī'.

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - duality, pair, couple, conflict

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - a pair, couple, duality, conflict, opposition

derived from dvi (two)

Note: Functions as a predicative nominative with 'āhitā'.

आहिता (āhitā) - instilled, constituted (placed, set, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhita

āhita - placed, set, established, deposited, connected with, constituted

Past Passive Participle

from ā- (upon) + root dhā (to place, put)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with 'iyam' (mohavallarī).