योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-20

एवमित्थं दशा राम पिण्डबन्धः क्व विद्यते ।
भ्रान्तिरेवेदमखिलं ब्रह्मैवाभातमेव वा ॥ २० ॥

evamitthaṃ daśā rāma piṇḍabandhaḥ kva vidyate ,
bhrāntirevedamakhilaṃ brahmaivābhātameva vā 20

20. evam ittham daśā rāma piṇḍabandhaḥ kva vidyate
bhrāntiḥ eva idam akhilam brahma eva ābhātam eva vā

20. rāma evam ittham daśā piṇḍabandhaḥ kva vidyate idam
akhilam bhrāntiḥ eva brahma eva ābhātam eva vā

20. O Rama, in such a state, where does the bondage of the body exist? All this is merely an illusion (bhrānti), or it is simply Brahman appearing as such.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• इत्थम् (ittham) - in this way, thus

• दशा (daśā) - state, condition, plight

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative)

• पिण्डबन्धः (piṇḍabandhaḥ) - bondage to the body, connection to the material form

• क्व (kva) - where?

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (nominative/accusative neuter)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - in this way, thus

(indeclinable)

दशा (daśā) - state, condition, plight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daśā

daśā - state, condition, period of life, thread, circumstances

Note: Often implying a locative sense ('in this state') in context.

राम (rāma) - O Rama (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun, a prince of Ayodhya), pleasing, charming

पिण्डबन्धः (piṇḍabandhaḥ) - bondage to the body, connection to the material form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍabandha

piṇḍabandha - connection with the body, material bondage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piṇḍa+bandha)

• piṇḍa – body, lump, ball, material form
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – bondage, tie, fetter, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √bandh (class 9)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

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

Root: √vid (class 4)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, confusion (bhrānti)

Root: √bhram (class 1)

Note: Key term for translation.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'all this' (akhilam).

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, whole, entire, complete, without defect

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• khila – deficient, empty, gap, space
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (nominative/accusative neuter)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: Key term for translation.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāta

ābhāta - appeared, shone, manifested, seemed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'idam akhilam' or 'brahma'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)