योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-5

मिथोऽशक्यां कथं धर्मौ स्थितिमेकत्र गच्छतः ।
आधार एवाधेयत्वं करोति कथमात्मनि ॥ ५ ॥

mitho'śakyāṃ kathaṃ dharmau sthitimekatra gacchataḥ ,
ādhāra evādheyatvaṃ karoti kathamātmani 5

5. mithaḥ aśakyām katham dharmau sthitim ekatra
gacchataḥ ādhāraḥ eva ādheyatvam karoti katham ātmani

5. katham mithaḥ aśakyām dharmau ekatra sthitim
gacchataḥ katham ādhāraḥ eva ātmani ādheyatvam karoti

5. How can two intrinsic natures (dharma), which are mutually incompatible, exist simultaneously in one place? How can the support itself become the supported within its own self (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, secretly

• अशक्याम् (aśakyām) - impossible, incapable (feminine singular accusative)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• धर्मौ (dharmau) - two intrinsic natures (dharma) (two intrinsic natures, two principles, two constitutions)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, existence, position

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together, unified

• गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - they two go, they two attain

• आधारः (ādhāraḥ) - support, basis, container

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• आधेयत्वम् (ādheyatvam) - the state of being supported, the quality of being contained

• करोति (karoti) - he/she/it does, makes, performs

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in its own self (ātman) (in the self, in oneself, in the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, secretly

(indeclinable)

अशक्याम् (aśakyām) - impossible, incapable (feminine singular accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśakya

aśakya - impossible, impracticable, incapable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from root 'śak' with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• śakya – possible, capable, able to be done
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from the root 'śak' (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

धर्मौ (dharmau) - two intrinsic natures (dharma) (two intrinsic natures, two principles, two constitutions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, constitution, law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, existence, position

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, existence, firm position, continuance

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together, unified

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the locative suffix 'atra' to 'eka'.

गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - they two go, they two attain

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

आधारः (ādhāraḥ) - support, basis, container

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādhāra

ādhāra - support, basis, foundation, container, receptacle

Derived from root 'dhṛ' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

आधेयत्वम् (ādheyatvam) - the state of being supported, the quality of being contained

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādheyatva

ādheyatva - the state of being supported or contained; containership

Abstract noun formed from 'ādheya' (that which is supported) with suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādheya+tva)

• ādheya – that which is to be placed or supported, a content, a thing contained
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• tva – suffix used to form abstract nouns, meaning '-ness', '-hood', '-ship'
  noun (neuter)

करोति (karoti) - he/she/it does, makes, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in its own self (ātman) (in the self, in oneself, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul, the supreme soul (Brahman)