योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-32

एकत्वमेतयोर्द्वित्वमेकाभावे द्वयोः क्षतिः ।
जगदन्यभवोद्भूतिर्न कदाचित्तदीदृशम् ॥ ३२ ॥

ekatvametayordvitvamekābhāve dvayoḥ kṣatiḥ ,
jagadanyabhavodbhūtirna kadācittadīdṛśam 32

32. ekatvam etayoḥ dvitvam eka-abhāve dvayoḥ kṣatiḥ
jagat anya-bhava-udbhūtiḥ na kadācit tat īdṛśam

32. ekatvam etayoḥ dvitvam eka-abhāve dvayoḥ kṣatiḥ
jagat anya-bhava-udbhūtiḥ na kadācit tat īdṛśam

32. The unity of these two [principles] and their [apparent] duality. In the absence of one, there is a loss of both. The world's manifestation as something other (anya-bhava) is never truly of such a distinct nature.

Words meanings summery:

• एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - the inherent non-dual nature (oneness, unity)

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two [principles/aspects, e.g., unity and duality or consciousness and world] (of these two)

• द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - the perceived duality (twoness, duality)

• एक-अभावे (eka-abhāve) - if the primary unity is lacking (in the absence of one)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two [aspects, unity and duality, or source and manifestation] (of the two, both)

• क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - collapse, invalidation (loss, destruction, injury)

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe)

• अन्य-भव-उद्भूतिः (anya-bhava-udbhūtiḥ) - the world's appearance as a distinct, separate existence (the arising of another state of being, manifestation as something else)

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when combined with 'na') (ever, at any time)

• तत् (tat) - that [state of being separate] (that)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - truly separate or distinct (such, of this kind)

Words meanings and morphology

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - the inherent non-dual nature (oneness, unity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness, unity

Derived from eka (one) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two [principles/aspects, e.g., unity and duality or consciousness and world] (of these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Possessive or relation.

द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - the perceived duality (twoness, duality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitva

dvitva - twoness, duality

Derived from dvi (two) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

एक-अभावे (eka-abhāve) - if the primary unity is lacking (in the absence of one)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka-abhāva

eka-abhāva - absence of one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+abhāva)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a condition 'when one is absent'.

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two [aspects, unity and duality, or source and manifestation] (of the two, both)

(numeral)

Note: Possessive with 'kṣatiḥ'.

क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - collapse, invalidation (loss, destruction, injury)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣati

kṣati - loss, destruction, injury

Derived from root 'kṣi' (to perish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the last clause.

अन्य-भव-उद्भूतिः (anya-bhava-udbhūtiḥ) - the world's appearance as a distinct, separate existence (the arising of another state of being, manifestation as something else)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya-bhava-udbhūti

anya-bhava-udbhūti - manifestation of another state of being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya-bhava+udbhūti)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun
• bhava – existence, state of being
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• udbhūti – origin, manifestation, production
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ud' (up) + root 'bhū' (to be, become) + suffix 'kti'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'jagat'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when combined with 'na') (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that [state of being separate] (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the preceding idea of 'loss of both' or true distinction.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - truly separate or distinct (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

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