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?

5. מאחר שכבר בראשית הבריאה, הבריאה עצמה אינה קיימת כלל, מניין נובעת תחושת ה"אני", מניין תחושת ה"אתה", ומניין אשליות השניות או האחדות?

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)

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