योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-17

देहो देहविधौ सत्यो ह्यसत्य इतरद्विधौ ।
प्रतिभासविधौ तावज्जलं सदसदन्यदा ॥ १७ ॥

deho dehavidhau satyo hyasatya itaradvidhau ,
pratibhāsavidhau tāvajjalaṃ sadasadanyadā 17

17. dehaḥ dehavidhau satyaḥ hi asatyaḥ itaradvidhau
pratibhāsavidhau tāvat jalam sat asat anyadā

17. dehaḥ dehavidhau satyaḥ hi itaradvidhau asatyaḥ
pratibhāsavidhau tāvat jalam anyadā sat asat

17. Indeed, the body (deha) is considered real in the context of its bodily functions, but unreal in other respects. Similarly, in the mode of manifestation, water is sometimes existent and sometimes non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

• देहविधौ (dehavidhau) - in the context of the body, in bodily function, in bodily respects

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real, true, existent

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false, non-existent

• इतरद्विधौ (itaradvidhau) - in other contexts, in other respects

• प्रतिभासविधौ (pratibhāsavidhau) - in the context of appearance, in the mode of manifestation

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, thus, meanwhile, in that respect

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• अन्यदा (anyadā) - at other times, sometimes

Words meanings and morphology

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

देहविधौ (dehavidhau) - in the context of the body, in bodily function, in bodily respects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dehavidhi

dehavidhi - rule concerning the body, bodily function, context of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+vidhi)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
• vidhi – rule, method, function, context, manner
  noun (masculine)

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real, true, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent; truth, reality

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, unreal, false, non-existent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – negation, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

इतरद्विधौ (itaradvidhau) - in other contexts, in other respects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of itaravidhi

itaravidhi - other rule/method/context

Compound type : tatpurusha (itara+vidhi)

• itara – other, another, different
  pronoun
• vidhi – rule, method, function, context, manner
  noun (masculine)

प्रतिभासविधौ (pratibhāsavidhau) - in the context of appearance, in the mode of manifestation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsavidhi

pratibhāsavidhi - rule/method/context of appearance/manifestation

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratibhāsa+vidhi)

• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, glimmer
  noun (masculine)
• vidhi – rule, method, function, context, manner
  noun (masculine)

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, thus, meanwhile, in that respect

(indeclinable)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, good; being, reality, truth

present active participle

from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false; non-being, unreality

negated present active participle

negated form of present active participle from root 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – negation, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real, true
  adjective
  present active participle
  from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

अन्यदा (anyadā) - at other times, sometimes

(indeclinable)