योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-54

ब्रह्मोपदेशे दृष्टान्तो यस्तवेह हि कथ्यते ।
एकदेशसधर्मत्वं तत्रान्तः परिगृह्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

brahmopadeśe dṛṣṭānto yastaveha hi kathyate ,
ekadeśasadharmatvaṃ tatrāntaḥ parigṛhyate 54

54. brahmopadeśe dṛṣṭāntaḥ yaḥ tava iha hi kathyate
ekadeśasadharmatvam tatra antaḥ parigṛhyate

54. brahmopadeśe yaḥ dṛṣṭāntaḥ tava iha hi kathyate,
tatra ekadeśasadharmatvam antaḥ parigṛhyate

54. The analogy (dṛṣṭānta) that is indeed presented to you here in the instruction concerning Brahman (brahman) is accepted on the basis of its similarity in a single aspect.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मोपदेशे (brahmopadeśe) - in the instruction about Brahman

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, analogy

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• इह (iha) - here, in this context

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is spoken, is stated

• एकदेशसधर्मत्वम् (ekadeśasadharmatvam) - the state of having similarity in one part, partial similarity

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (analogy)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, as the essence, ultimately

• परिगृह्यते (parigṛhyate) - is accepted, is understood, is taken

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मोपदेशे (brahmopadeśe) - in the instruction about Brahman

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahmopadeśa

brahmopadeśa - instruction about Brahman, teaching of the Absolute Reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+upadeśa)

• brahman – the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the highest principle (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice, initiation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, illustration, analogy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, analogy, simile

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

इह (iha) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is spoken, is stated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kath

denominative from kathā

Root: kath (class 10)

एकदेशसधर्मत्वम् (ekadeśasadharmatvam) - the state of having similarity in one part, partial similarity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekadeśasadharmatva

ekadeśasadharmatva - the state of having similarity in one part, partial similarity

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (ekadeśa+sadharma+tva)

• ekadeśa – one part, single aspect
  noun (masculine)
• sadharma – having the same quality, similar nature
  adjective
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (analogy)

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, as the essence, ultimately

(indeclinable)

परिगृह्यते (parigṛhyate) - is accepted, is understood, is taken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of grah

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)