योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-11

ब्रह्म दृश्यमिति द्वैतं न कदाचिद्यथास्थितम् ।
एकत्वमेतयोर्विद्धि शून्यत्वाकाशयोरिव ॥ ११ ॥

brahma dṛśyamiti dvaitaṃ na kadācidyathāsthitam ,
ekatvametayorviddhi śūnyatvākāśayoriva 11

11. brahma dṛśyam iti dvaitam na kadācit yathāsthitam
ekatvam etayoḥ viddhi śūnyatva ākāśayoḥ iva

11. brahma dṛśyam iti dvaitam na kadācit yathāsthitam.
etayoḥ ekatvam śūnyatva ākāśayoḥ iva viddhi

11. The duality that 'Brahman is an object to be seen' is never truly existent as such. Understand the oneness of these two (Brahman and the 'seen'), just as there is a fundamental unity between emptiness (śūnyatva) and space (ākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, object of perception

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating a quote/statement

• द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality, dualism

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - never, at no time

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is in reality (as it is, in the natural state)

• एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - oneness, unity

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of Brahman and the 'seen' (of these two)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (imperative)

• शून्यत्व (śūnyatva) - emptiness, voidness, non-existence

• आकाशयोः (ākāśayoḥ) - of space, of ether

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality (brahman).

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, object of perception

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible, perceptible, object

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √dṛś (to see), with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating a quote/statement

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quote or phrase.

द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - duality, dualism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, dualism, distinction

Derived from 'dvi' (two) with suffix -ta.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - never, at no time

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `na` to form 'never'.

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is in reality (as it is, in the natural state)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `yathā` (as) + `sthita` (standing)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, situated, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the nature of the duality.

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - oneness, unity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness, unity, singularity

Derived from 'eka' (one) with suffix -tva, forming an abstract noun.

Note: Object of `viddhi`.

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of Brahman and the 'seen' (of these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to `brahma` and `dṛśyam`.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Second person singular imperative, active voice.

Root: vid (class 2)

शून्यत्व (śūnyatva) - emptiness, voidness, non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, non-existence, state of being empty

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with suffix -tva, forming an abstract noun.

Note: First member of `śūnyatva-ākāśayoḥ` compound in meaning.

आकाशयोः (ākāśayoḥ) - of space, of ether

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

Note: This refers to 'of emptiness and space' as a pair.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.