योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-62

अपि विश्लिष्टयो राम नित्यमेवात्मचित्तयोः ।
द्यावापृथिव्योरिव कः संबन्धः प्रकटान्धयोः ॥ ६२ ॥

api viśliṣṭayo rāma nityamevātmacittayoḥ ,
dyāvāpṛthivyoriva kaḥ saṃbandhaḥ prakaṭāndhayoḥ 62

62. api viśliṣṭayoḥ rāma nityam eva ātmacittayoḥ
dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ iva kaḥ saṃbandhaḥ prakaṭāndhayoḥ

62. rāma nityam eva viśliṣṭayoḥ ātmacittayoḥ
prakaṭāndhayoḥ dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ iva api kaḥ saṃbandhaḥ

62. O Rāma, what connection can there be between the self (ātman) and the mind, which are eternally separated, just as there is no connection between heaven and earth, which are manifestly distinct?

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, too, also

• विश्लिष्टयोः (viśliṣṭayoḥ) - of the two separated

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आत्मचित्तयोः (ātmacittayoḥ) - of the self (ātman) and the mind

• द्यावापृथिव्योः (dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ) - of heaven and earth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कः (kaḥ) - what (connection) (who, what)

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, bond

• प्रकटान्धयोः (prakaṭāndhayoḥ) - of the two that are manifestly distinct (of the two manifestly blind/obscured/distinct)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, too, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves as an emphatic particle here.

विश्लिष्टयोः (viśliṣṭayoḥ) - of the two separated

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of viśliṣṭa

viśliṣṭa - separated, detached, disjoined

Past Passive Participle

From vi + √śliṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to ātmacittayoḥ.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Address to Rāma.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies viśliṣṭayoḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आत्मचित्तयोः (ātmacittayoḥ) - of the self (ātman) and the mind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ātmacitta

ātmacitta - self (ātman) and mind

Compound type : dvandva (ātman+citta)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ātman and citta.

द्यावापृथिव्योः (dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ) - of heaven and earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of dyāvāpṛthivī

dyāvāpṛthivī - heaven and earth (dual deity or pair)

Vedic dual form, representing the pair Dyaus (heaven) and Pṛthivī (earth).

Compound type : dvandva (dyaus+pṛthivī)

• dyaus – heaven, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth (class 6)

Note: Used in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - what (connection) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun asking about saṃbandhaḥ.

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond, association

From sam + √bandh

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of the question.

प्रकटान्धयोः (prakaṭāndhayoḥ) - of the two that are manifestly distinct (of the two manifestly blind/obscured/distinct)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, dual of prakaṭāndha

prakaṭāndha - manifestly blind, clearly obscured, distinctly separate

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prakaṭa+andha)

• prakaṭa – manifest, evident, obvious
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)
• andha – blind, dark
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: andh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ.

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