योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-42, verse-20

खे खलेखाप्यभिन्नेव किलास्ति जगदादिता ।
यद्रूपं ब्रह्म तद्रूपं जगत्क्वात्र द्वितैकते ॥ २० ॥

khe khalekhāpyabhinneva kilāsti jagadāditā ,
yadrūpaṃ brahma tadrūpaṃ jagatkvātra dvitaikate 20

20. khe khalekhā api abhinnā iva kila asti jagadāditā
yadrūpam brahma tadrūpam jagat kva atra dvitvaikate

20. khe khalekhā api abhinnā iva kila asti tathā jagadāditā
yadrūpam brahma tadrūpam jagat atra kva dvitvaikate

20. Indeed, even a line in the sky (khalekhā) appears as if non-distinct (from the sky); so too, is the essential nature (dharma) of the world (jagat). The form which is Brahman (brahman), that very form is the world (jagat). Where, then, is duality or non-duality here?

Words meanings summery:

• खे (khe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

• खलेखा (khalekhā) - illusory line in the sky (like a mirage) (sky-line, line in the sky (illusory line))

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अभिन्ना (abhinnā) - non-distinct (from the sky) (non-distinct, non-different, identical)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, they say)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• जगदादिता (jagadāditā) - the essential nature (dharma) of the world (jagat) (primordial nature of the world, essential nature of the universe)

• यद्रूपम् (yadrūpam) - the form which (whose form, of which form)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

• तद्रूपम् (tadrūpam) - that very form (its form, of that form)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• क्व (kva) - where then (is the question of)? (where?)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

• द्वित्वैकते (dvitvaikate) - duality or non-duality (duality and non-duality, two-ness and one-ness)

Words meanings and morphology

खे (khe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

खलेखा (khalekhā) - illusory line in the sky (like a mirage) (sky-line, line in the sky (illusory line))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khalekhā

khalekhā - a line in the sky, a mirage, an imaginary line

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+lekhā)

• kha – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'likh' (to write, scratch)
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Represents an illusory phenomenon.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अभिन्ना (abhinnā) - non-distinct (from the sky) (non-distinct, non-different, identical)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhinna

abhinna - non-distinct, non-different, identical, unbroken

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negation 'a' + 'bhinna' (from root bhid)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhinna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhinna – separated, distinct, broken
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhid' (to break, separate)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, they say)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Connects the quality (abhinnā) to the subject (jagadāditā, or implied khalekhā).

जगदादिता (jagadāditā) - the essential nature (dharma) of the world (jagat) (primordial nature of the world, essential nature of the universe)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagadāditā

jagadāditā - the state of being the world's origin, primordial nature of the world

Derived from 'jagat' (world) + 'ādi' (beginning) + '-tā' (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+ādi+tā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• tā – state of being, -ness (suffix)
  noun (feminine)
  Taddhita suffix

Note: Subject of the comparison.

यद्रूपम् (yadrūpam) - the form which (whose form, of which form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yadrūpa

yadrūpa - whose form, of which form, having which form

Compound of 'yad' (which) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yad+rūpa)

• yad – which, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma' and 'jagat'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first part of the identity statement.

तद्रूपम् (tadrūpam) - that very form (its form, of that form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadrūpa

tadrūpa - its form, of that form, having that form

Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+rūpa)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second part of the identity statement.

क्व (kva) - where then (is the question of)? (where?)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

द्वित्वैकते (dvitvaikate) - duality or non-duality (duality and non-duality, two-ness and one-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvitvaikatā

dvitvaikatā - duality and unity, two-ness and one-ness

Compound of 'dvitva' (duality) and 'ekatā' (unity).

Compound type : dvandva (dvitva+ekatā)

• dvitva – duality, two-ness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dvi' (two) + suffix '-tva'
• ekatā – unity, oneness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'eka' (one) + suffix '-tā'

Note: Refers to the concepts of duality and non-duality, which are questioned in the Advaita context.