योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-33, verse-28

द्वित्वस्वसंविदा द्वित्वमेकस्यैव प्रवर्तते ।
पुंसो वेतालसंकल्पाद्वेताल इव भासुरः ॥ २८ ॥

dvitvasvasaṃvidā dvitvamekasyaiva pravartate ,
puṃso vetālasaṃkalpādvetāla iva bhāsuraḥ 28

28. dvitvasvasaṃvidā dvitvam ekasya eva pravartate
puṃsaḥ vetālasaṃkalpāt vetālaḥ iva bhāsuraḥ

28. ekasya eva dvitvam dvitvasvasaṃvidā pravartate
puṃsaḥ vetālasaṃkalpāt bhāsuraḥ vetālaḥ iva

28. Duality (dvitva) manifests for a singular entity through its own self-awareness of duality, much like a shining phantom appears due to a man's mental resolve (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• द्वित्वस्वसंविदा (dvitvasvasaṁvidā) - by the self-awareness of duality

• द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality, twoness

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of the one, of a single (entity)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, manifests, proceeds, occurs

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a man, of a person

• वेतालसंकल्पात् (vetālasaṁkalpāt) - from the imagination of a ghost, from the mental resolve concerning a phantom

• वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a ghost, phantom

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भासुरः (bhāsuraḥ) - shining, resplendent, radiant

Words meanings and morphology

द्वित्वस्वसंविदा (dvitvasvasaṁvidā) - by the self-awareness of duality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dvitvasvasaṃvid

dvitvasvasaṁvid - the self-awareness or direct perception of duality

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvitva+svasaṃvid)

• dvitva – duality, twoness, being two
  noun (neuter)
• svasaṃvid – self-knowledge, self-awareness, direct perception of oneself
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality, twoness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitva

dvitva - duality, twoness, being two

एकस्य (ekasya) - of the one, of a single (entity)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, manifests, proceeds, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a man, of a person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male, spirit, soul

वेतालसंकल्पात् (vetālasaṁkalpāt) - from the imagination of a ghost, from the mental resolve concerning a phantom

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vetālasaṃkalpa

vetālasaṁkalpa - mental resolve or imagination of a vetāla (phantom)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vetāla+saṃkalpa)

• vetāla – a ghost, demon, phantom
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, will, imagination, mental concept (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a ghost, phantom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - a ghost, demon, phantom

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भासुरः (bhāsuraḥ) - shining, resplendent, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, brilliant, splendid, radiant

Root: bhās (class 1)

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