योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-42

द्वयमेतदसत्तस्माद्वन्धो नाम न विद्यते ।
चिद्व्योम्नि भूतव्योमाभे शून्य एव यथास्थितम् ॥ ४२ ॥

dvayametadasattasmādvandho nāma na vidyate ,
cidvyomni bhūtavyomābhe śūnya eva yathāsthitam 42

42. dvayam etat asat tasmāt bandhaḥ nāma na vidyate
cidvyomni bhūtavyomābhe śūnyaḥ eva yathāsthitam

42. etat dvayam asat.
tasmāt nāma bandhaḥ na vidyate.
cidvyomni bhūtavyomābhe śūnyaḥ eva yathāsthitam.

42. This duality (dvayam) is unreal. Therefore, what is called bondage (bandhaḥ) does not truly exist. The consciousness-ether (cidvyoman), which is like the material ether, is indeed void (śūnya), just as it inherently exists.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वयम् (dvayam) - the dualistic perception of reality (duality, pair, a set of two)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previously mentioned concept of form and memory) (this, this one)

• असत् (asat) - unreal, not truly existing (non-existent, unreal, false)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - consequently, as a result of that (therefore, from that)

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - spiritual or material bondage (saṃsāra) (bondage, fetter, attachment)

• नाम (nāma) - what is called, so-called (indeed, by name, as it were)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (exists, is found, is known)

• चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the ultimate, all-pervading consciousness (cit) (in the consciousness-ether, in the space of consciousness)

• भूतव्योमाभे (bhūtavyomābhe) - like the physical space, but referring to consciousness (resembling the material ether/sky)

• शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - utterly empty of forms or duality (void, empty, devoid of)

• एव (eva) - indeed, utterly (indeed, only, very)

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - in its inherent and natural state (as it is, as it exists, as it is situated)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वयम् (dvayam) - the dualistic perception of reality (duality, pair, a set of two)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaya

dvaya - duality, pair, two, a couple

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previously mentioned concept of form and memory) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'dvayam'.

असत् (asat) - unreal, not truly existing (non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negation 'a-' of 'sat' (existing).

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'dvayam'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - consequently, as a result of that (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad', used adverbially.

Note: Causal conjunction.

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - spiritual or material bondage (saṃsāra) (bondage, fetter, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment

From √bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

नाम (nāma) - what is called, so-called (indeed, by name, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle or indicating a common denomination.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle.

विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (exists, is found, is known)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

From √vid (to be, exist, know) in the 4th class (divādi) meaning 'to be'.

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Usually used in the sense of 'to be found' or 'to exist'.

चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the ultimate, all-pervading consciousness (cit) (in the consciousness-ether, in the space of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-ether, space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the substratum.

भूतव्योमाभे (bhūtavyomābhe) - like the physical space, but referring to consciousness (resembling the material ether/sky)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtavyomābha

bhūtavyomābha - resembling the material ether/sky, like the elemental space

Compound of bhūtavyoman (elemental ether) and ābha (resemblance).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūtavyoman+ābha)

• bhūta – element, being, past, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of √bhū (to be), often used as 'element'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resemblance, likeness, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'cidvyomni'.

शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - utterly empty of forms or duality (void, empty, devoid of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - void, empty, null, nonexistent

Note: Predicative adjective for 'cidvyoman' (if treated as masculine).

एव (eva) - indeed, utterly (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - in its inherent and natural state (as it is, as it exists, as it is situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - as it is, as it exists, as it is situated

Compound of yathā (as, in which manner) and sthita (situated, existing).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, like, in which manner
  indeclinable
• sthita – situated, standing, existing, established
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here to describe `śūnyaḥ eva`.