योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-19

स्वभाव एव सर्वस्मै स्वदते किल सर्वदा ।
अनानैव हि नानेव किं वादैः संविभाव्यताम् ॥ १९ ॥

svabhāva eva sarvasmai svadate kila sarvadā ,
anānaiva hi nāneva kiṃ vādaiḥ saṃvibhāvyatām 19

19. svabhāvaḥ eva sarvasmai svadate kila sarvadā
anānā eva hi nānā iva kim vādaiḥ saṃvibhāvyatām

19. svabhāvaḥ eva sarvasmai sarvadā kila svadate hi
anānā eva nānā iva kim vādaiḥ saṃvibhāvyatām

19. Indeed, one's own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is always agreeable to everyone. Although truly non-dual, it appears as if it were dual. What can possibly be established by mere arguments?

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• सर्वस्मै (sarvasmai) - to everyone, for all

• स्वदते (svadate) - pleases, tastes good, is agreeable

• किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, verily, it is said)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• अनाना (anānā) - non-dual (not manifold, non-dual, uniform)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• हि (hi) - truly (indeed, for, because, truly)

• नाना (nānā) - dual (in contrast to non-dual) (manifold, various, dual, diverse)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

• किम् (kim) - what (can be established)? (what? why?)

• वादैः (vādaiḥ) - by mere arguments (by arguments, by disputes)

• संविभाव्यताम् (saṁvibhāvyatām) - let it be established (let it be established, let it be understood)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature, essential quality

Prefix: sva

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

सर्वस्मै (sarvasmai) - to everyone, for all

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Declines like a pronominal adjective, here in dative singular masculine/neuter.

स्वदते (svadate) - pleases, tastes good, is agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of svad

Root: svad (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, verily, it is said)

(indeclinable)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

From sarva + dā (suffix for 'at all times')

अनाना (anānā) - non-dual (not manifold, non-dual, uniform)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anānā

anānā - not manifold, not various, non-dual, uniform

Compound of 'an' (negation) and 'nānā' (manifold, various)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+nānā)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nānā – manifold, various, diverse
  indeclinable

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective here, referring to the inherent nature (svabhāva) which is non-dual.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - truly (indeed, for, because, truly)

(indeclinable)

नाना (nānā) - dual (in contrast to non-dual) (manifold, various, dual, diverse)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adjectivally here, referring to the nature appearing as dual.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (can be established)? (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether

वादैः (vādaiḥ) - by mere arguments (by arguments, by disputes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāda

vāda - speech, argument, discussion, doctrine, dispute

From √vad (to speak) + ghañ (action noun)

Root: vad (class 1)

संविभाव्यताम् (saṁvibhāvyatām) - let it be established (let it be established, let it be understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of saṃvibhā

passive imperative

From prefix sam + vi + √bhū (to be, to exist), causative form 'bhāvaya', then passive 'bhāvyate', and imperative 'bhāvyatām'.

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

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