योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-32

नाद्यन्तमन्तःकलनाः काश्चित्सन्ति परे पदे ।
तद्रूपमेवाविद्येयं नाविद्या त्विह विद्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

nādyantamantaḥkalanāḥ kāścitsanti pare pade ,
tadrūpamevāvidyeyaṃ nāvidyā tviha vidyate 32

32. na ādyantam antaḥkalanaḥ kāścit santi pare pade
tat rūpam eva avidyā iyam na avidyā tu iha vidyate

32. pare pade ādyantam antaḥkalanaḥ kāścit na santi.
iyam avidyā tat rūpam eva.
tu iha avidyā na vidyate

32. In the supreme state (para pada), there are no internal distinctions (antaḥkalana) of beginning or end whatsoever. Indeed, this (appearance of such distinctions) is nothing but ignorance (avidyā), yet here (in the supreme state), ignorance (avidyā) itself does not truly exist.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आद्यन्तम् (ādyantam) - pertaining to temporal limits (beginning and end)

• अन्तःकलनः (antaḥkalanaḥ) - internal distinctions, inner conceptions

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - any whatsoever (any, some (feminine plural))

• सन्ति (santi) - they exist, they are

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

• पदे (pade) - in the supreme (para pada) (in the state, in the abode, in the condition)

• तत् (tat) - that (appearance of distinctions) (that)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - the form or nature (of those distinctions) (form, nature, appearance)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed, merely

• अविद्या (avidyā) - this (appearance of distinctions) is merely ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to avidyā and the distinctions) (this (feminine singular))

• न (na) - not, no

• अविद्या (avidyā) - true ignorance (avidyā) as a real entity (ignorance, nescience)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• इह (iha) - here, in the supreme state (para pada) (here, in this (world/state))

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आद्यन्तम् (ādyantam) - pertaining to temporal limits (beginning and end)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādyanta

ādyanta - beginning and end; first and last

Compound type : dvandva (ādi+anta)

• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'with respect to beginning and end' or 'having beginning and end'.

अन्तःकलनः (antaḥkalanaḥ) - internal distinctions, inner conceptions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥkalana

antaḥkalana - internal distinction; inner conception; mental calculation

Compound type : tatpurusha (antas+kalana)

• antas – within, interior, inner
  indeclinable
• kalana – calculating, conceiving, distinguishing, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kal (to count, to know)
  Root: kal (class 10)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - any whatsoever (any, some (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, anything, some, any

सन्ति (santi) - they exist, they are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with 'pade'.

पदे (pade) - in the supreme (para pada) (in the state, in the abode, in the condition)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, state, condition, abode, word

तत् (tat) - that (appearance of distinctions) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

रूपम् (rūpam) - the form or nature (of those distinctions) (form, nature, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

एव (eva) - alone, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

अविद्या (avidyā) - this (appearance of distinctions) is merely ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to avidyā and the distinctions) (this (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अविद्या (avidyā) - true ignorance (avidyā) as a real entity (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in the supreme state (para pada) (here, in this (world/state))

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

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