योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-20

स्थितिर्देहमयो ज्ञानविभ्रमो लयमेति च ।
देहदेहवतोर्ज्ञानाद्यथाभूतार्थयोः स्थितिः ॥ २० ॥

sthitirdehamayo jñānavibhramo layameti ca ,
dehadehavatorjñānādyathābhūtārthayoḥ sthitiḥ 20

20. sthitiḥ dehamayaḥ jñānavibhramaḥ layam eti ca
deha-dehavatoḥ jñānāt yathābhūtārthayoḥ sthitiḥ

20. The bodily existence, which is a delusion (jñānavibhrama) of knowledge, also dissolves. The true state of objects (artha) as they truly are arises from the knowledge of the body (deha) and the embodied one (dehavat).

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - bodily existence or identification with the body (state, condition, existence, stability)

• देहमयः (dehamayaḥ) - consisting of the body, bodily

• ज्ञानविभ्रमः (jñānavibhramaḥ) - delusion of knowledge, error in understanding

• लयम् (layam) - to dissolution, absorption, merging

• एति (eti) - dissolves, comes to an end (goes, comes, attains)

• च (ca) - and, also

• देह-देहवतोः (deha-dehavatoḥ) - of the body and the embodied one

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, due to knowledge

• यथाभूतार्थयोः (yathābhūtārthayoḥ) - of the objects as they truly are

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - the established true state (state, condition, existence)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - bodily existence or identification with the body (state, condition, existence, stability)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, stability, existence

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

देहमयः (dehamayaḥ) - consisting of the body, bodily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehamaya

dehamaya - consisting of the body, bodily, made of body

Derived from deha (body) + -maya (consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+maya)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)

ज्ञानविभ्रमः (jñānavibhramaḥ) - delusion of knowledge, error in understanding

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānavibhrama

jñānavibhrama - delusion of knowledge, error in cognition, perversion of understanding

Compound of jñāna (knowledge) and vibhrama (error, delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+vibhrama)

• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vibhrama – error, delusion, confusion, bewildered state
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + bhram (to wander, to err).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

लयम् (layam) - to dissolution, absorption, merging

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolution, absorption, merging, repose, trance

Derived from root lī (to dissolve, cling).

Root: lī (class 4)

एति (eti) - dissolves, comes to an end (goes, comes, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root verb.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used with `layam` to mean "dissolves".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

देह-देहवतोः (deha-dehavatoḥ) - of the body and the embodied one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of deha-dehavat

deha-dehavat - the body and the embodied one

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (deha+dehavat)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• dehavat – possessing a body, embodied, the embodied soul
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from deha (body) + -vat (possessing).

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, due to knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, understanding, spiritual insight

Derived from root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

यथाभूतार्थयोः (yathābhūtārthayoḥ) - of the objects as they truly are

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yathābhūtārtha

yathābhūtārtha - an object as it truly is, a true entity

Compound of yathābhūta (as it truly is) + artha (object/reality).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathābhūta+artha)

• yathābhūta – as it has happened, as it truly is, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound: yathā (as) + bhūta (become, truly existing).
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - the established true state (state, condition, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, stability, existence

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: This `sthitiḥ` is the subject of an implied verb "is established."

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