योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-13

केवलं त्वमबुद्धत्वाच्छब्दश्रवणवेधितः ।
अद्वये ब्रह्मबोधेऽस्मिन्द्वितामभ्युपगच्छसि ॥ १३ ॥

kevalaṃ tvamabuddhatvācchabdaśravaṇavedhitaḥ ,
advaye brahmabodhe'smindvitāmabhyupagacchasi 13

13. kevalam tvam abuddhatvāt śabda-śravaṇa-vedhitaḥ
advaye brahma-bodhe asmin dvitām abhyupagacchasi

13. tvam kevalam abuddhatvāt śabda-śravaṇa-vedhitaḥ
asmin advaye brahma-bodhe dvitām abhyupagacchasi

13. Merely due to your lack of understanding, and being influenced by what you hear (from words), you perceive duality in this non-dual realization of Brahman (brahman).

13. רק מכיוון שטרם הבנת זאת לעומק, ומשום שאתה מושפע משמיעת מילים ומושגים, אתה מניח קיומה של שניות בתוך ההבנה האחת ללא שניות של בְּרַהְמַן.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, only, exclusively)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अबुद्धत्वात् (abuddhatvāt) - due to your lack of understanding (due to ignorance, from lack of understanding, owing to foolishness)

• शब्द-श्रवण-वेधितः (śabda-śravaṇa-vedhitaḥ) - influenced by what you hear (from words) (influenced by sounds or words, pierced by hearing words)

• अद्वये (advaye) - in the non-dual (in the non-dual, in the unique)

• ब्रह्म-बोधे (brahma-bodhe) - in the realization of Brahman (brahman) (in the knowledge of Brahman, in Brahman-realization)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• द्विताम् (dvitām) - duality (duality, the state of being two)

• अभ्युपगच्छसि (abhyupagacchasi) - you perceive / you accept (you approach, you accept, you perceive, you understand)

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, only, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: tvam can be masculine or feminine depending on context.

अबुद्धत्वात् (abuddhatvāt) - due to your lack of understanding (due to ignorance, from lack of understanding, owing to foolishness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abuddhatva

abuddhatva - ignorance, foolishness, lack of understanding

a (negative) + buddha (understood) + tva (suffix forming abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+buddha+tva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root budh (to awaken, to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• tva – suffix denoting abstract quality, -ness
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix to form abstract nouns, always neuter.

Note: tva is a suffix, but listed as a part for clarity in compound breakdown.

शब्द-श्रवण-वेधितः (śabda-śravaṇa-vedhitaḥ) - influenced by what you hear (from words) (influenced by sounds or words, pierced by hearing words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda-śravaṇa-vedhita

śabda-śravaṇa-vedhita - influenced by sounds or words

compound of śabda-śravaṇa (hearing of words) and vedhita (pierced, affected)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+śravaṇa+vedhita)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• śravaṇa – hearing, listening, ear
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• vedhita – pierced, struck, affected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vyadh (to pierce, strike)
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Modifies tvam.

अद्वये (advaye) - in the non-dual (in the non-dual, in the unique)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of advaya

advaya - non-dual, unique, without a second

a (negative) + dvaya (duality, pair)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dvaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dvaya – duality, a pair, two
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्म-बोधे (brahma-bodhe) - in the realization of Brahman (brahman) (in the knowledge of Brahman, in Brahman-realization)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahma-bodha

brahma-bodha - knowledge of Brahman, Brahman-realization

compound of brahman (Brahman) and bodha (knowledge, awakening)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+bodha)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  from root budh (to awaken, to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

demonstrative pronoun

द्विताम् (dvitām) - duality (duality, the state of being two)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvitā

dvitā - duality, the state of being two

from dvi (two) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

अभ्युपगच्छसि (abhyupagacchasi) - you perceive / you accept (you approach, you accept, you perceive, you understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhyupagam

present stem

Root gam with prefixes abhi and upa.

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

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