योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-8

एवं विभागेनैतेऽत्र चत्वारः समवस्थिताः ।
कृष्यन्ते द्वावविद्यार्थमन्यो मुक्तो मृगोऽपरः ॥ ८ ॥

evaṃ vibhāgenaite'tra catvāraḥ samavasthitāḥ ,
kṛṣyante dvāvavidyārthamanyo mukto mṛgo'paraḥ 8

8. evam vibhāgena ete atra catvāraḥ samavasthitāḥ
kṛṣyante dvau avidyārtham anyaḥ muktaḥ mṛgaḥ aparaḥ

8. evam vibhāgena atra ete catvāraḥ samavasthitāḥ dvau avidyārtham kṛṣyante,
anyaḥ muktaḥ,
aparaḥ mṛgaḥ

8. In this way, these four are established here through division. Two are drawn towards nescience (avidyā), one is liberated (mokṣa), and the remaining one is like a trapped animal.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विभागेन (vibhāgena) - by division, by classification, by separation

• एते (ete) - these

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• समवस्थिताः (samavasthitāḥ) - situated, established, existing

• कृष्यन्ते (kṛṣyante) - are drawn, are pulled, are attracted

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• अविद्यार्थम् (avidyārtham) - for the purpose of nescience

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, one (of them)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mokṣa) (liberated, released, free)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - like a trapped animal (implied status of being caught or hunted) (deer, animal, wild animal, game)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विभागेन (vibhāgena) - by division, by classification, by separation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, separation, classification, portion

Derived from prefix 'vi-' and root '√bhaj' (to divide).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

समवस्थिताः (samavasthitāḥ) - situated, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samavasthita

samavasthita - well-situated, established, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

Compound of prefixes 'sam-' and 'ava-' with root '√sthā' (to stand).

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृष्यन्ते (kṛṣyante) - are drawn, are pulled, are attracted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of √kṛṣ

Present passive indicative

From root √kṛṣ (class 1), present stem 'kṛṣya-'.

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

अविद्यार्थम् (avidyārtham) - for the purpose of nescience

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avidyārtha

avidyārtha - purpose of ignorance (avidyā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (avidyā+artha)

• avidyā – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, false knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Negative prefix 'a-' with 'vidyā' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of ignorance'.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, one (of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mokṣa) (liberated, released, free)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free, delivered

Past Passive Participle

From root √muc (to release, to free).

Root: muc (class 6)

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - like a trapped animal (implied status of being caught or hunted) (deer, animal, wild animal, game)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal, beast, game

अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other, remaining

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, remaining

Note: Refers to the fourth of the four mentioned.