योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-8

संविद्द्वितयकोशस्थे मिश्रिते अप्यमिश्रिते ।
ते उभे जगती भाते समे क्षीरजले यथा ॥ ८ ॥

saṃviddvitayakośasthe miśrite apyamiśrite ,
te ubhe jagatī bhāte same kṣīrajale yathā 8

8. saṃvitdvitayakośasthe miśrite api amiśrite
te ubhe jagatī bhāte same kṣīrajale yathā

8. yathā kṣīrajale same tathā te ubhe jagatī
saṃvitdvitayakośasthe miśrite api amiśrite bhāte

8. Those two worlds (jagat), residing within the sheath of dual consciousness (saṃvit), appear simultaneously mixed and unmixed, just as milk and water do when combined.

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्द्वितयकोशस्थे (saṁvitdvitayakośasthe) - situated in the sheath of dual consciousness

• मिश्रिते (miśrite) - mixed, mingled, blended

• अपि (api) - though (mixed) (also, even, though)

• अमिश्रिते (amiśrite) - unmixed, unmingled, distinct

• ते (te) - those

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• जगती (jagatī) - the two worlds (worlds)

• भाते (bhāte) - they appear, they shine

• समे (same) - similar, equal, same

• क्षीरजले (kṣīrajale) - milk and water (as a pair)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्द्वितयकोशस्थे (saṁvitdvitayakośasthe) - situated in the sheath of dual consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of saṃvitdvitayakośastha

saṁvitdvitayakośastha - situated in the sheath of the duality of consciousness

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+dvitaya+kośa+stha)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• dvitaya – duality, pair, group of two
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, casing, body, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in, abiding in
  adjective
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मिश्रिते (miśrite) - mixed, mingled, blended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of miśrita

miśrita - mixed, mingled, blended, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'miśr' (to mix).

Root: miśr (class 10)

अपि (api) - though (mixed) (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

अमिश्रिते (amiśrite) - unmixed, unmingled, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of amiśrita

amiśrita - unmixed, unmingled, separate, pure

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Formed by adding negative prefix 'a-' to 'miśrita'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+miśrita)

• a – not, un-, without
  prefix
• miśrita – mixed, mingled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'miśr' (to mix).
  Root: miśr (class 10)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

जगती (jagatī) - the two worlds (worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Derived from root 'gam' with suffix 'at'.

Root: gam (class 1)

भाते (bhāte) - they appear, they shine

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (lat) of bhā

Present Indicative

Root verb, ātmanepada, 3rd person dual.

Root: bhā (class 2)

समे (same) - similar, equal, same

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, even, alike

क्षीरजले (kṣīrajale) - milk and water (as a pair)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of kṣīrajala

kṣīrajala - milk and water

Compound type : dvandva (kṣīra+jala)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

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