योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-16

तदन्तरन्ये पुरुषास्तेवामन्तस्तथेतरे ।
संसार इति भान्तीमे कदलीदलपीठवत् ॥ १६ ॥

tadantaranye puruṣāstevāmantastathetare ,
saṃsāra iti bhāntīme kadalīdalapīṭhavat 16

16. tat antaḥ anye puruṣāḥ teṣām antaḥ tathā itare
saṃsāraḥ iti bhānti ime kadalī dala pīṭha vat

16. ime anye puruṣāḥ tat antaḥ,
tathā itare teṣām antaḥ,
kadalīdalapīṭhavat saṃsāraḥ iti bhānti.

16. Within that (state), some individuals, and within them, still others, appear as (part of) the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), much like the successive layers of a banana stem.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - in that (state or realm, previously mentioned) (that, then, therefore, in that (state))

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (that state/realm) (within, inside, end, interior)

• अन्ये (anye) - other individuals (others, other (masculine plural))

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - individuals, persons (persons, individuals, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (individuals) (of them, their)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (those individuals) (within, inside, end, interior)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly, and also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)

• इतरे (itare) - still other (individuals) (others, other (masculine plural))

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence)

• इति (iti) - as, in the manner of (thus, in this way, denoting quotation or purpose)

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear (as) (they shine, they appear, they seem)

• इमे (ime) - these (individuals) (these (masculine/feminine plural))

• कदली (kadalī) - banana (banana plant, banana)

• दल (dala) - layers (leaf, petal, part, layer)

• पीठ (pīṭha) - layers, sheaths (seat, base, platform, layer)

• वत् (vat) - like, resembling (like, similar to, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - in that (state or realm, previously mentioned) (that, then, therefore, in that (state))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb or referring to a state.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (that state/realm) (within, inside, end, interior)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other individuals (others, other (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - individuals, persons (persons, individuals, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the supreme cosmic person

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (individuals) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (those individuals) (within, inside, end, interior)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - and similarly, and also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, also)

(indeclinable)

इतरे (itare) - still other (individuals) (others, other (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different, remaining

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - confluence, circuit, course; the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; transmigratory existence, worldly illusion

Root: sṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - as, in the manner of (thus, in this way, denoting quotation or purpose)

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear (as) (they shine, they appear, they seem)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

इमे (ime) - these (individuals) (these (masculine/feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

कदली (kadalī) - banana (banana plant, banana)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadalī

kadalī - banana tree, plantain

दल (dala) - layers (leaf, petal, part, layer)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dala

dala - leaf, petal, fragment, part, layer, sheath

Root: dal (class 1)

पीठ (pīṭha) - layers, sheaths (seat, base, platform, layer)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pīṭha

pīṭha - seat, stool, bench, base, pedestal, layers (in context of kadalī)

वत् (vat) - like, resembling (like, similar to, as if)

(indeclinable)

Suffix indicating similarity or possession.

Note: Used as a suffix to form an adverb or adjective meaning 'like'.