योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-25

यथाम्बरेऽम्बरांशानां द्वैताद्वैतकृतात्मनि ।
अनन्या सृष्टिराभाति तथानवयवे शिवे ॥ २५ ॥

yathāmbare'mbarāṃśānāṃ dvaitādvaitakṛtātmani ,
ananyā sṛṣṭirābhāti tathānavayave śive 25

25. yathā ambare ambarāṃśānām dvaitādvaitakṛtātmani
ananyā sṛṣṭiḥ ābhāti tathā anavayave śive

25. yathā ambare ambarāṃśānām dvaitādvaitakṛtātmani (sati),
ananyā sṛṣṭiḥ ābhāti,
tathā anavayave śive (api ābhāti)

25. Just as in the sky, where the parts of the sky appear to have a nature made of both duality and non-duality, so too does non-distinct creation (sṛṣṭi) shine forth in the partless, auspicious (śiva) reality.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

• अम्बरांशानाम् (ambarāṁśānām) - of the parts of the sky/space

• द्वैताद्वैतकृतात्मनि (dvaitādvaitakṛtātmani) - whose nature is made of duality and non-duality

• अनन्या (ananyā) - non-other, not different, non-distinct

• सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation, emanation, production

• आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

• तथा (tathā) - so too, likewise, thus

• अनवयवे (anavayave) - in the partless, in the indivisible

• शिवे (śive) - in the auspicious reality (śiva) (in the auspicious, in Śiva, in the pure/benevolent)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, space, atmosphere, garment

अम्बरांशानाम् (ambarāṁśānām) - of the parts of the sky/space

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ambarāṃśa

ambarāṁśa - part of the sky/space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambara+aṃśa)

• ambara – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• aṃśa – part, portion, share
  noun (masculine)

द्वैताद्वैतकृतात्मनि (dvaitādvaitakṛtātmani) - whose nature is made of duality and non-duality

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvaitādvaitakṛtātman

dvaitādvaitakṛtātman - whose nature is made of duality and non-duality

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvaita+advaita+kṛta+ātman)

• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dvi (two).
• advaita – non-duality, monism
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix 'a-' indicating negation to dvaita.
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ambare'.

अनन्या (ananyā) - non-other, not different, non-distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananyā

ananya - not another, identical, exclusive, non-distinct

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'anya' (other).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+anya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anya – other, another, different
  pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'sṛṣṭiḥ'.

सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation, emanation, production

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, emanation, production, discharge

Derived from root √sṛj (to emit, create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आभाति (ābhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā

Root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so too, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

अनवयवे (anavayave) - in the partless, in the indivisible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anavayava

anavayava - partless, indivisible, without parts or members

Formed with negative prefix 'an-' and 'avayava' (part).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+avayava)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• avayava – part, member, limb, component
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śive'.

शिवे (śive) - in the auspicious reality (śiva) (in the auspicious, in Śiva, in the pure/benevolent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, pure; a name of the deity Śiva

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