योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-64

अवश्यं खलु यन्नास्ति निर्बीजं तन्मतिभ्रमः ।
द्वीन्दुत्वमरुभूम्यम्बुवन्ध्यापुत्रदशासमम् ॥ ६४ ॥

avaśyaṃ khalu yannāsti nirbījaṃ tanmatibhramaḥ ,
dvīndutvamarubhūmyambuvandhyāputradaśāsamam 64

64. avaśyam khalu yat na asti nirbījam tat matibhramaḥ
| dvīndutvam marubhūmyambu vandhyāputradaśāsamam ||

64. khalu avaśyam yat nirbījam na asti,
tat matibhramaḥ dvīndutvam marubhūmyambu vandhyāputradaśāsamam

64. Certainly, that which necessarily does not exist, being without a seed, is a delusion of the mind. It is comparable to the phenomena of seeing two moons, water in a desert mirage, and the impossible state of a barren woman's son.

64. מה שאין לו זרע אינו קיים בהכרח, ותפיסתו היא רק תעתוע של החשיבה, כמו מראה של שני ירחים, מים במדבר או מצבו של בן לאישה עקרה.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily (certainly, necessarily, inevitably)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - does not exist (is, exists)

• निर्बीजम् (nirbījam) - being without a seed (without a seed, seedless)

• तत् (tat) - that (non-existent thing) (that, it)

• मतिभ्रमः (matibhramaḥ) - a delusion of the mind (delusion of mind, error of intellect)

• द्वीन्दुत्वम् (dvīndutvam) - the phenomena of seeing two moons (the state of having two moons, seeing two moons)

• मरुभूम्यम्बु (marubhūmyambu) - water in a desert mirage (desert-land water (mirage water in a desert))

• वन्ध्यापुत्रदशासमम् (vandhyāputradaśāsamam) - the impossible state of a barren woman's son (similar to the state of a barren woman's son)

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily (certainly, necessarily, inevitably)

(indeclinable)

Gerundive

Negation of vaśya (dependent, obedient), so 'independent, not to be avoided'.

Prefix: a

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter nominative/accusative singular.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - does not exist (is, exists)

(verb)

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

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

निर्बीजम् (nirbījam) - being without a seed (without a seed, seedless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirbīja

nirbīja - seedless, without origin, groundless

Compound formed with 'nir' (without) and 'bīja' (seed).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+bīja)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that (non-existent thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मतिभ्रमः (matibhramaḥ) - a delusion of the mind (delusion of mind, error of intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matibhrama

matibhrama - mental error, delusion, confusion of mind, illusion of intellect

Compound type : tatpurusha (mati+bhrama)

• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• bhrama – wandering, error, delusion, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander, to err)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

द्वीन्दुत्वम् (dvīndutvam) - the phenomena of seeing two moons (the state of having two moons, seeing two moons)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvīndutva

dvīndutva - the state of being two moons, duality of the moon (an optical illusion)

From dvīndu (two moons) + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+indu+tva)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• indu – moon, drop
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

मरुभूम्यम्बु (marubhūmyambu) - water in a desert mirage (desert-land water (mirage water in a desert))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of marubhūmyambu

marubhūmyambu - water of a desert land, mirage water

Compound type : tatpurusha (marubhūmi+ambu)

• marubhūmi – desert land, desert
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: A long compound (shashṭhī tatpuruṣa followed by another shashṭhī tatpuruṣa or similar structure).

वन्ध्यापुत्रदशासमम् (vandhyāputradaśāsamam) - the impossible state of a barren woman's son (similar to the state of a barren woman's son)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vandhyāputradaśāsama

vandhyāputradaśāsama - similar to the state of a barren woman's son (an impossibility)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vandhyāputra+daśā+sama)

• vandhyāputra – son of a barren woman
  noun (masculine)
• daśā – state, condition, plight, period
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: This adjective qualifies the implicit 'delusion' by similarity with these impossible states.

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