योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-27

शुक्तौ रजतता तापे जलतेन्दौ यथा द्विता ।
आधिभौतिकता तद्वन्माययैवातिवाहिके ॥ २७ ॥

śuktau rajatatā tāpe jalatendau yathā dvitā ,
ādhibhautikatā tadvanmāyayaivātivāhike 27

27. śuktau rajatatā tāpe jalati indau yathā dvitā
ādhibhautikatā tadvat māyayā eva ātivāhike

27. yathā śuktau rajatatā tāpe jalati indau dvitā
tadvat ātivāhike ādhibhautikatā māyayā eva

27. Just as there is the appearance of silver in a conch shell (śukti), and as there is duality (twoness) in the (single) moon due to distorted perception, similarly, this physicality (ādhibhautikatā) exists in the subtle body (ātivāhika) solely through (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्तौ (śuktau) - in a conch shell, in an oyster shell

• रजतता (rajatatā) - the illusory appearance of silver (silver-ness, the quality of silver, the appearance of silver)

• तापे (tāpe) - in the presence of (a defect causing) heat or distortion (in heat, in burning, in fever, in distress)

• जलति (jalati) - shining brightly (possibly causing visual distortion) (shining, burning)

• इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• द्विता (dvitā) - the illusory perception of two (moons) where there is one (twoness, duality, double nature)

• आधिभौतिकता (ādhibhautikatā) - physicality, material nature, the state of being related to physical beings

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, just so, in that manner

• मायया (māyayā) - through the power of (māyā) (by (māyā), by illusion, by creative power)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, solely

• आतिवाहिके (ātivāhike) - in the subtle body, in the subtle carrier

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्तौ (śuktau) - in a conch shell, in an oyster shell

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śukti

śukti - a conch shell, oyster shell; pearl oyster

रजतता (rajatatā) - the illusory appearance of silver (silver-ness, the quality of silver, the appearance of silver)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajatatā

rajatatā - the state or quality of being silver, silver-ness

Derived from 'rajata' (silver) with the suffix '-tā' (denoting quality).

तापे (tāpe) - in the presence of (a defect causing) heat or distortion (in heat, in burning, in fever, in distress)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, burning, pain, distress, fever

Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, burn, suffer).

Root: tap (class 1)

जलति (jalati) - shining brightly (possibly causing visual distortion) (shining, burning)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jalat

jalat - shining, blazing, burning

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'jval' (to shine, burn). The form 'jalat' is also used.

Root: jval (class 1)

इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

द्विता (dvitā) - the illusory perception of two (moons) where there is one (twoness, duality, double nature)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitā

dvitā - twoness, duality, the state of being two

Derived from 'dvi' (two) with the suffix '-tā' (denoting quality).

आधिभौतिकता (ādhibhautikatā) - physicality, material nature, the state of being related to physical beings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādhibhautikatā

ādhibhautikatā - the state of being related to physical beings or the physical world, physicality

Derived from 'ādhibhautika' with the suffix '-tā'.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, just so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

मायया (māyayā) - through the power of (māyā) (by (māyā), by illusion, by creative power)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, creative power (māyā)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, solely

(indeclinable)

आतिवाहिके (ātivāhike) - in the subtle body, in the subtle carrier

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle body, carrier, conveying

Derived from 'ativaha' (to carry beyond) with suffix '-ika'. Refers to the subtle body, which carries the jīva.