योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-52

संविन्मात्रविनिर्णेयं कान्यता नान्यता कथा ।
यथासंवेदनं भाते वस्त्वौघे क्व द्वितैकते ॥ ५२ ॥

saṃvinmātravinirṇeyaṃ kānyatā nānyatā kathā ,
yathāsaṃvedanaṃ bhāte vastvaughe kva dvitaikate 52

52. saṃvinmātravinirṇeyam kā anyathā na anyathā kathā
yathāsaṃvedanam bhāte vastu oghe kva dvitaikate

52. saṃvinmātravinirṇeyam kā anyathā na anyathā kathā
vastu oghe yathāsaṃvedanam bhāte kva dvitaikate

52. Since reality is to be determined solely by consciousness (saṃvid), what discussion can there be of 'otherwise' or 'not otherwise'? When a multitude of objects appears according to perception, where is there any (fixed) duality or unity?

Words meanings summery:

• संविन्मात्रविनिर्णेयम् (saṁvinmātravinirṇeyam) - to be determined solely by consciousness, ascertainable only through awareness

• का (kā) - what?, which?

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

• कथा (kathā) - point of discussion, what is to be discussed (story, tale, discussion, discourse, matter)

• यथासंवेदनम् (yathāsaṁvedanam) - according to perception, as perceived, as experienced

• भाते (bhāte) - appears, shines, manifests

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

• ओघे (oghe) - in the multitude, in the stream, in the collection

• क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

• द्वितैकते (dvitaikate) - duality and unity

Words meanings and morphology

संविन्मात्रविनिर्णेयम् (saṁvinmātravinirṇeyam) - to be determined solely by consciousness, ascertainable only through awareness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātravinirṇeya

saṁvinmātravinirṇeya - to be determined solely by consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+mātra+vinirṇeya)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
• vinirṇeya – to be determined, ascertainable
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive/future passive participle
  from root nī with vi and nir
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: ṇī (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'rūpam' (form/nature) from the previous verse.

का (kā) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'kathā'.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for contrast, 'otherwise' and 'not otherwise'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for contrast, 'otherwise' and 'not otherwise'.

कथा (kathā) - point of discussion, what is to be discussed (story, tale, discussion, discourse, matter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discussion, discourse, talk, topic

Root: kath (class 10)

यथासंवेदनम् (yathāsaṁvedanam) - according to perception, as perceived, as experienced

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+saṃvedana)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• saṃvedana – perception, experience, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root vid with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Adverbial compound.

भाते (bhāte) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

present indicative

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Conjugated verb, implies a subject like 'vastuoghe'.

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality, existent

Note: Acts as a noun qualifying 'oghe' or as part of the combined subject.

ओघे (oghe) - in the multitude, in the stream, in the collection

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ogha

ogha - multitude, stream, current, flood, collection

Note: Refers to the flow or multitude of objects.

क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

द्वितैकते (dvitaikate) - duality and unity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvitaikatā

dvitaikatā - duality and unity

Compound type : dvandva (dvita+ekatā)

• dvita – duality, the state of being two
  noun (neuter)
• ekatā – unity, oneness
  noun (feminine)