योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-29

रूपादीनां तु सत्तैषा चित एवामलैव चित् ।
द्वित्वैकत्वे त्वबोधोत्थे बोधेन विलयं गते ॥ २९ ॥

rūpādīnāṃ tu sattaiṣā cita evāmalaiva cit ,
dvitvaikatve tvabodhotthe bodhena vilayaṃ gate 29

29. rūpādīnām tu sattā eṣā cit eva amalā eva cit |
dvitvaikatve tu abodhautthe bodhena vilayam gate ||

29. rūpādīnām tu eṣā sattā amalā cit eva cit eva.
dvitvaikatve tu abodhautthe bodhena vilayam gate.

29. This existence of forms and other phenomena is indeed pure consciousness (cit), spotless consciousness itself. Duality and oneness, however, arise from non-awareness and are dissolved by true knowledge (bodha).

Words meanings summery:

• रूपादीनाम् (rūpādīnām) - of forms and others, of appearances and so on

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• अमला (amalā) - spotless, pure, untainted

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought

• द्वित्वैकत्वे (dvitvaikatve) - duality and oneness, the state of being two and one

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अबोधौत्थे (abodhautthe) - arisen from non-awareness/ignorance

• बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by awareness, by understanding

• विलयम् (vilayam) - to dissolution, to absorption, to disappearance

• गते (gate) - gone, having gone, reached

Words meanings and morphology

रूपादीनाम् (rūpādīnām) - of forms and others, of appearances and so on

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rūpādi

rūpādi - form and so on, beginning with form

Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+ādi)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from √as (to be) + suffix -tā.

Root: as (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intellect, thought, pure intelligence

Derived from √cit (to perceive, observe, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

अमला (amalā) - spotless, pure, untainted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, untainted

From a- (negation) + mala (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `cit` (feminine).

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intellect, thought, pure intelligence

Derived from √cit (to perceive, observe, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

द्वित्वैकत्वे (dvitvaikatve) - duality and oneness, the state of being two and one

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvitvaikatva

dvitvaikatva - duality and oneness

dvandva compound of dvitva (duality) and ekatva (oneness).

Compound type : dvandva (dvitva+ekatva)

• dvitva – duality, twoness
  noun (neuter)
  From dvi (two) + suffix -tva.
• ekatva – oneness, unity
  noun (neuter)
  From eka (one) + suffix -tva.

Note: The ending `-e` for a neuter dual nominative.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अबोधौत्थे (abodhautthe) - arisen from non-awareness/ignorance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of abodhauttha

abodhauttha - arisen from ignorance, born of non-awareness

From abodha (non-awareness, ignorance) + uttha (arisen).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abodha+uttha)

• abodha – non-awareness, ignorance, unconsciousness
  noun (masculine)
  From a- (negation) + bodha (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
• uttha – risen, produced, sprung from
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ud-√sthā (to stand up, arise).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dvitvaikatve` (neuter dual nominative).

बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by awareness, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, awareness, understanding, awakening

Derived from √budh (to know, understand, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

विलयम् (vilayam) - to dissolution, to absorption, to disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya

vilaya - dissolution, absorption, disappearance, merging

From vi-√lī (to dissolve, melt away).

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Indicates the destination of the action.

गते (gate) - gone, having gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here in a nominative dual sense, as in "they (duality and oneness) having gone to dissolution".

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