योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-17

पयस्तरङ्गयोर्द्वित्वभावनादेव भिन्नता ।
विद्याविद्यादृशोर्भेदभावनादेव भिन्नता ॥ १७ ॥

payastaraṅgayordvitvabhāvanādeva bhinnatā ,
vidyāvidyādṛśorbhedabhāvanādeva bhinnatā 17

17. payas-taraṅgayoḥ dvitva-bhāvanāt eva bhinnatā
vidyā-avidyā-dṛśoḥ bheda-bhāvanāt eva bhinnatā

17. payas-taraṅgayoḥ dvitva-bhāvanāt eva bhinnatā [asti]
vidyā-avidyā-dṛśoḥ bheda-bhāvanāt eva bhinnatā [asti]

17. The distinction between water and its waves arises merely from the conceptualization of their duality. Similarly, the distinction between knowledge and ignorance (avidyā) arises merely from the conceptualization of their difference.

Words meanings summery:

• पयस्-तरङ्गयोः (payas-taraṅgayoḥ) - of water and waves

• द्वित्व-भावनात् (dvitva-bhāvanāt) - from the notion/conception of duality

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - distinctness, difference

• विद्या-अविद्या-दृशोः (vidyā-avidyā-dṛśoḥ) - of knowledge and ignorance, of the views of knowledge and ignorance

• भेद-भावनात् (bheda-bhāvanāt) - from the notion/conception of distinction

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - distinctness, difference

Words meanings and morphology

पयस्-तरङ्गयोः (payas-taraṅgayoḥ) - of water and waves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of payas-taraṅga

payas-taraṅga - water and wave

Compound type : dvandva (payas+taraṅga)

• payas – water, milk, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• taraṅga – wave, billow, surge
  noun (masculine)

द्वित्व-भावनात् (dvitva-bhāvanāt) - from the notion/conception of duality

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of dvitvabhāvanā

dvitvabhāvanā - the conceptualization or notion of duality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvitva+bhāvanā)

• dvitva – duality, twoness
  noun (neuter)
• bhāvanā – conception, notion, feeling, meditation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be) in causative sense
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - distinctness, difference

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinnatā

bhinnatā - distinctness, difference, separateness

Derived from 'bhinna' (separated, distinct) + suffix 'tā'.

विद्या-अविद्या-दृशोः (vidyā-avidyā-dṛśoḥ) - of knowledge and ignorance, of the views of knowledge and ignorance

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of vidyāvidyādṛś

vidyāvidyādṛś - the pair of knowledge and ignorance (or their views)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vidyā+avidyā+dṛś)

• vidyā – knowledge, true knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
• avidyā – ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience
  noun (feminine)
• dṛś – seeing, vision, understanding, eye, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √dṛś (to see)
  Root: √dṛś (class 1)

भेद-भावनात् (bheda-bhāvanāt) - from the notion/conception of distinction

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhedabhāvanā

bhedabhāvanā - the conceptualization or notion of difference/distinction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bheda+bhāvanā)

• bheda – division, distinction, difference, separation
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – conception, notion, feeling, meditation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be) in causative sense
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

भिन्नता (bhinnatā) - distinctness, difference

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinnatā

bhinnatā - distinctness, difference, separateness

Derived from 'bhinna' (separated, distinct) + suffix 'tā'.