योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-15

वायौ द्वन्द्वमिवात्रेदं जगदादि च भासते ।
कोऽहं कथमिदं चेति विचारेणैव शाम्यति ॥ १५ ॥

vāyau dvandvamivātredaṃ jagadādi ca bhāsate ,
ko'haṃ kathamidaṃ ceti vicāreṇaiva śāmyati 15

15. vāyau dvandvam iva atra idam jagat ādi ca bhāsate
kaḥ aham katham idam ca iti vicāreṇa eva śāmyati

15. atra idam jagat ādi dvandvam iva vāyau ca bhāsate
kaḥ aham idam katham ca iti vicāreṇa eva śāmyati

15. Here, this entire universe (jagat) and its various phenomena appear like mere dualities (dvandva) in the wind. This (illusion) subsides only through the inquiry 'Who am I?' and 'How is this [world]?'

Words meanings summery:

• वायौ (vāyau) - in the wind, in the air

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - duality, a pair, a couple, pair of opposites

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

• आदि (ādi) - and so forth, beginning, etc.

• च (ca) - and

• भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, seems

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by inquiry, through deliberation, by consideration

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, ceases, calms down

Words meanings and morphology

वायौ (vāyau) - in the wind, in the air

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath

Root: vā (class 2)

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - duality, a pair, a couple, pair of opposites

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - duality, a pair, a couple, pair of opposites, conflict

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, all beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move).

Root: gam (class 1)

आदि (ādi) - and so forth, beginning, etc.

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Root: bhās (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

(indeclinable)

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by inquiry, through deliberation, by consideration

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, deliberation, investigation, consideration

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, ceases, calms down

(verb)

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

Root: śam (class 4)

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