योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-23

शिवत्वाव्यतिरेकेण शिवतैवं विदृश्यताम् ।
यथाङ्ग शून्यता व्योम्नः स्पन्दनं मातरिश्वनः ॥ २३ ॥

śivatvāvyatirekeṇa śivataivaṃ vidṛśyatām ,
yathāṅga śūnyatā vyomnaḥ spandanaṃ mātariśvanaḥ 23

23. śivatvāvyatirekeṇa śivatā evam vidṛśyatām yathā
aṅga śūnyatā vyomnaḥ spandanam mātariśvanaḥ

23. śivatā evam śivatvāvyatirekeṇa vidṛśyatām aṅga
yathā vyomnaḥ śūnyatā mātariśvanaḥ spandanam

23. Let the nature of Śiva (śivatā) thus be seen as non-separate (avyatireka) from Śiva-ness (śivatva) itself. O dear one (aṅga), it is like the emptiness (śūnyatā) of space (vyoman) or the vibration (spandana) of the wind (mātariśvan).

Words meanings summery:

• शिवत्वाव्यतिरेकेण (śivatvāvyatirekeṇa) - by non-separation from Śiva-ness; by the non-difference from the nature of Śiva

• शिवता (śivatā) - Śiva-ness, the nature of Śiva, Śiva-hood

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विदृश्यताम् (vidṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it be perceived

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one; O friend

• शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of space, of the sky, of the ether

• स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration, pulsation, movement

• मातरिश्वनः (mātariśvanaḥ) - of the wind, of air

Words meanings and morphology

शिवत्वाव्यतिरेकेण (śivatvāvyatirekeṇa) - by non-separation from Śiva-ness; by the non-difference from the nature of Śiva

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śivatvāvyatireka

śivatvāvyatireka - non-separation from Śiva-ness, identity with Śiva's nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śivatva+avyatireka)

• śivatva – Śiva-hood, the state or nature of Śiva
  noun (neuter)
• avyatireka – non-separation, non-difference, identity
  noun (masculine)

शिवता (śivatā) - Śiva-ness, the nature of Śiva, Śiva-hood

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śivatā

śivatā - the state or quality of being Śiva, Śiva-ness, Śiva-hood

Derived from 'śiva' with the suffix '-tā' indicating abstract quality.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विदृश्यताम् (vidṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it be perceived

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one; O friend

(noun)

Vocative, singular of aṅga

aṅga - body, limb, part; (as vocative) O dear one, O friend

शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatā

śūnyatā - emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty or void

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with the suffix '-tā' indicating abstract quality.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of space, of the sky, of the ether

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration, pulsation, movement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - vibration, throbbing, pulsation, movement

Root: spand (class 1)

मातरिश्वनः (mātariśvanaḥ) - of the wind, of air

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mātariśvan

mātariśvan - wind, air, Vāyu (the god of wind)

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