योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-8

ब्रह्मण्यनन्योऽप्यन्याभो दुर्घुणः क्वचिदुत्थितः ।
तत्स्थः स एवास इवाप्यतत्स्थ इव सर्गकः ॥ ८ ॥

brahmaṇyananyo'pyanyābho durghuṇaḥ kvacidutthitaḥ ,
tatsthaḥ sa evāsa ivāpyatatstha iva sargakaḥ 8

8. brahmaṇi ananyaḥ api anya-ābhā durghūṇaḥ kvacit utthitaḥ
tat-sthaḥ saḥ eva āsa iva api a-tat-sthaḥ iva sargakaḥ

8. brahmaṇi ananyaḥ api,
anya-ābhā durghūṇaḥ kvacit utthitaḥ.
tat-sthaḥ saḥ eva āsa iva,
api atat-sthaḥ iva sargakaḥ.

8. Though not different from the ultimate reality (brahman), it (the individual soul) appears different, having arisen somewhere like a wood-boring creature (durghūṇa). It is as if it resides in that (brahman), and yet also as if it does not reside in that, being a creator.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, in the ultimate reality

• अनन्यः (ananyaḥ) - not other, non-different

• अपि (api) - introducing a concessive clause ('though') (also, even, though)

• अन्य-आभा (anya-ābhā) - appearing as other, having another appearance

• दुर्घूणः (durghūṇaḥ) - like a being that bores into something, becoming entangled; continued metaphor from previous verse (woodworm, wicked, corrupt)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, in some way

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, emerged

• तत्-स्थः (tat-sthaḥ) - residing in Brahman (residing in that)

• सः (saḥ) - refers to the individual soul (jīva) (he, that)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word or idea (indeed, only, just, even)

• आस (āsa) - was, existed

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अपि (api) - meaning 'and yet also' (also, even, though)

• अ-तत्-स्थः (a-tat-sthaḥ) - not residing in Brahman (not residing in that)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• सर्गकः (sargakaḥ) - the individual soul as a creator of its own illusory world (creator, producer)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, in the ultimate reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, the Absolute, the Supreme Spirit

अनन्यः (ananyaḥ) - not other, non-different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, non-different, unique

a- (not) + anya (other)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+anya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• anya – other, different
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).

अपि (api) - introducing a concessive clause ('though') (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

अन्य-आभा (anya-ābhā) - appearing as other, having another appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya-ābhā

anya-ābhā - having another appearance, seeming other

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anya+ābhā)

• anya – other, different
  adjective (masculine)
• ābhā – appearance, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).

दुर्घूणः (durghūṇaḥ) - like a being that bores into something, becoming entangled; continued metaphor from previous verse (woodworm, wicked, corrupt)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durghūṇa

durghūṇa - woodworm, wicked, corrupt, evil-minded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ghūṇa)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ghūṇa – revolving, turning, woodworm, insect
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, in some way

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, emerged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, emerged, standing up

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā- (to stand) with prefix ut- (up)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).

तत्-स्थः (tat-sthaḥ) - residing in Brahman (residing in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-stha

tat-stha - residing in that, contained in that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+stha)

• tad – that, referring to Brahman
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā- (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).

सः (saḥ) - refers to the individual soul (jīva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word or idea (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

आस (āsa) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - meaning 'and yet also' (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

अ-तत्-स्थः (a-tat-sthaḥ) - not residing in Brahman (not residing in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-tat-stha

a-tat-stha - not residing in that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tad+stha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā- (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

सर्गकः (sargakaḥ) - the individual soul as a creator of its own illusory world (creator, producer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargaka

sargaka - creator, producer, causing to flow

from root sṛj- (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the jīva (implied subject).