योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-34, verse-1

ईश्वर उवाच ।
इत्थं स्थितमिदं विश्वं सदसद्देवरूपि च ।
द्वैतैक्यपदनिर्मुक्तं युक्तं द्वैतैक्यमप्यतः ॥ १ ॥

īśvara uvāca ,
itthaṃ sthitamidaṃ viśvaṃ sadasaddevarūpi ca ,
dvaitaikyapadanirmuktaṃ yuktaṃ dvaitaikyamapyataḥ 1

1. īśvara uvāca ittham sthitam idam viśvam sat-asat deva-rūpi
ca dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmuktam yuktam dvaita-aikyam api ataḥ

1. īśvara uvāca ittham sthitam idam viśvam sat-asat ca deva-rūpi
dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmuktam ataḥ api dvaita-aikyam yuktam

1. The Lord said: 'This universe (viśvam), thus established, is both existent and non-existent, and possesses a divine form. It is liberated from the categories of duality and non-duality, yet precisely for this reason, it is also connected to duality and non-duality.'

Words meanings summery:

• ईश्वर (īśvara) - Lord, ruler, controller

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing, firm

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the cosmos, all

• सत्-असत् (sat-asat) - existent and non-existent, real and unreal

• देव-रूपि (deva-rūpi) - having a divine form, embodying divinity

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्वैत-ऐक्य-पद-निर्मुक्तम् (dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmuktam) - liberated from the categories/states of duality and non-duality

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - joined, connected, endowed with

• द्वैत-ऐक्यम् (dvaita-aikyam) - duality and non-duality, unity

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

Words meanings and morphology

ईश्वर (īśvara) - Lord, ruler, controller

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, god, Shiva

Root: īś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter singular nominative/accusative)

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the cosmos, all

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, entire, universal, the universe, world

सत्-असत् (sat-asat) - existent and non-existent, real and unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-asat

sat-asat - existent and non-existent, real and unreal, being and non-being

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existing, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad
  adjective
  Present Active Participle, negative
  Negative of `sat`.
  Root: as (class 2)

देव-रूपि (deva-rūpi) - having a divine form, embodying divinity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deva-rūpin

deva-rūpin - having a divine form, divine in appearance, embodying god

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+rūpin)

• deva – god, deity, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
  From root `div` (to shine).
  Root: div (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, possessing beauty, composed of
  adjective
  From `rūpa` + suffix `in`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्वैत-ऐक्य-पद-निर्मुक्तम् (dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmuktam) - liberated from the categories/states of duality and non-duality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmukta

dvaita-aikya-pada-nirmukta - free from the state of duality and unity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaita-aikya-pada+nirmukta)

• dvaita-aikya-pada – state of duality and non-duality
  noun (neuter)
  `dvaita` (duality) + `aikya` (unity) + `pada` (state/term).
• nirmukta – liberated, released, free from, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `muc` (to release) with prefix `nir-`.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - joined, connected, endowed with

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, equipped, engaged, fit, proper, connected

Past Passive Participle

Root: yuj (class 7)

द्वैत-ऐक्यम् (dvaita-aikyam) - duality and non-duality, unity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita-aikya

dvaita-aikya - duality and non-duality, dual and non-dual nature

Compound type : dvandva (dvaita+aikya)

• dvaita – duality, dualism, twofold
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `dvi` (two).
• aikya – unity, oneness, identity, non-duality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `eka` (one).

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

(indeclinable)

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