योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-5

सर्गादावेव सर्गस्य किलास्याभावयोगतः ।
कुतोऽहंत्वं कुतस्त्वंत्वं कुतो द्वित्वैक्यविभ्रमः ॥ ५ ॥

sargādāveva sargasya kilāsyābhāvayogataḥ ,
kuto'haṃtvaṃ kutastvaṃtvaṃ kuto dvitvaikyavibhramaḥ 5

5. sargādau eva sargasya kila asya abhāva-yogataḥ kutaḥ
ahaṁtvam kutaḥ tvaṁtvam kutaḥ dvitvaikya-vibhramaḥ

5. sargādau eva sargasya kila asya abhāva-yogataḥ kutaḥ
ahaṁtvam kutaḥ tvaṁtvam kutaḥ dvitvaikya-vibhramaḥ

5. Indeed, from the very beginning of creation, since the manifestation (of duality) itself is nonexistent, from where does the 'I-ness' arise? From where does the 'you-ness' arise? And from where comes the delusion of duality and unity?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, in the origin of manifestation

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

• सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of the manifestation (of duality) (of creation, of manifestation)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as it were

• अस्य (asya) - of this (duality/manifestation) (of this, its)

• अभाव-योगतः (abhāva-yogataḥ) - due to the non-existence (of duality) (due to the connection with non-existence, due to the state of non-existence)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - the sense of 'I' (I-ness, egoism, individuality)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• त्वंत्वम् (tvaṁtvam) - the sense of 'you' (you-ness, otherness)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• द्वित्वैक्य-विभ्रमः (dvitvaikya-vibhramaḥ) - delusion of duality and unity

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, in the origin of manifestation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, origin of manifestation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, manifestation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, start
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of the manifestation (of duality) (of creation, of manifestation)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, manifestation, emanation, discharge

Root: sṛj (class 6)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as it were

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (duality/manifestation) (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can be masculine or neuter singular genitive, here likely neuter referring to the implied state of duality or 'sarga'.

अभाव-योगतः (abhāva-yogataḥ) - due to the non-existence (of duality) (due to the connection with non-existence, due to the state of non-existence)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhāva+yoga)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• yoga – connection, union, application, means
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Formed by adding the suffix `tasil` (तसिल्) to a noun in the sense of 'from' or 'due to'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

Formed with `tasil` suffix from `kim` (what/who).

अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - the sense of 'I' (I-ness, egoism, individuality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṁtva

ahaṁtva - I-ness, egoism, individuality

Derived from `aham` (I) with suffix `tva` (abstract noun).

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

Formed with `tasil` suffix from `kim` (what/who).

त्वंत्वम् (tvaṁtvam) - the sense of 'you' (you-ness, otherness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tvaṁtva

tvaṁtva - you-ness, the state of being 'you' or other

Derived from `tvam` (you) with suffix `tva` (abstract noun).

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

Formed with `tasil` suffix from `kim` (what/who).

द्वित्वैक्य-विभ्रमः (dvitvaikya-vibhramaḥ) - delusion of duality and unity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitvaikya-vibhrama

dvitvaikya-vibhrama - delusion of duality and unity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvitvaikya+vibhrama)

• dvitvaikya – duality and unity
  noun (neuter)
  Dvanda compound of dvitva and aikya
• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)