योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-48

तावदेतद्विकल्पोत्थमिदं यावद्बहिर्ग्रहः ।
प्रतिकूलोऽब्धिरुल्लोले केवलं निश्चले जले ॥ ४८ ॥

tāvadetadvikalpotthamidaṃ yāvadbahirgrahaḥ ,
pratikūlo'bdhirullole kevalaṃ niścale jale 48

48. tāvat etat vikalpottham idam yāvat bahirgrahaḥ
pratikūlaḥ abdhiḥ ullole kevalam niścale jale

48. yāvat bahirgrahaḥ tāvat idam etat vikalpottham
abdhiḥ kevalam ullole pratikūlaḥ niścale jale

48. This (illusion of separateness) arising from mental constructs and external grasping exists only as long as (the mind is agitated), just as the ocean appears hostile only when its waters are turbulent, but in tranquil water, it is merely still.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, only so much

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• विकल्पोत्थम् (vikalpottham) - arisen from mental constructs/duality

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• बहिर्ग्रहः (bahirgrahaḥ) - external grasping, outward perception

• प्रतिकूलः (pratikūlaḥ) - adverse, hostile, contrary

• अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• उल्लोले (ullole) - in the agitated/turbulent (waters)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely

• निश्चले (niścale) - in the motionless/tranquil (waters)

• जले (jale) - in the water

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, only so much

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (near speaker)

विकल्पोत्थम् (vikalpottham) - arisen from mental constructs/duality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikalpottha

vikalpottha - arising from vikalpa (mental constructs, imagination, doubt, duality, false notion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+uttha)

• vikalpa – doubt, uncertainty, mental construct, imagination, alternative, duality
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vi-' (apart) + 'kḷp' (to arrange, form).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• uttha – arisen, produced from, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near speaker)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

बहिर्ग्रहः (bahirgrahaḥ) - external grasping, outward perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahirgraha

bahirgraha - external apprehension, outward grasping, object of the senses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+graha)

• bahis – outside, outward, external
  indeclinable
• graha – grasping, seizing, taking, perception, planet
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'grah' (to seize, perceive).
  Root: grah (class 9)

प्रतिकूलः (pratikūlaḥ) - adverse, hostile, contrary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratikūla

pratikūla - adverse, contrary, hostile, unfavorable, reversed

Compound of 'prati' (against) and 'kūla' (bank, shore).

अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally 'recipient of waters')

Compound of 'ap' (water) and 'dhā' (to hold/receive).

उल्लोले (ullole) - in the agitated/turbulent (waters)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ullola

ullola - agitated, turbulent, billowy, having high waves

Derived from 'ud-' (up) + 'lol' (to swing, roll, agitate).

Prefix: ud

Root: lul (class 10)

Note: Used here with 'jale' (in water).

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

निश्चले (niścale) - in the motionless/tranquil (waters)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of niścala

niścala - motionless, still, tranquil, steady, firm

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'cala' (moving).

Compound type : privative bahuvrihi (nis+cala)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, unsteady, quick
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'cal' (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Used here with 'jale' (in water).

जले (jale) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water