योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-24

यथा घटः परिमितो यथा परिमितः पटः ।
नियतः परिमाणस्थः पुरुषार्थस्तथैव च ॥ २४ ॥

yathā ghaṭaḥ parimito yathā parimitaḥ paṭaḥ ,
niyataḥ parimāṇasthaḥ puruṣārthastathaiva ca 24

24. yathā ghaṭaḥ parimitaḥ yathā parimitaḥ paṭaḥ
niyataḥ parimāṇasthaḥ puruṣārthaḥ tathā eva ca

24. yathā ghaṭaḥ parimitaḥ yathā paṭaḥ parimitaḥ
tathā eva ca puruṣārthaḥ niyataḥ parimāṇasthaḥ

24. Just as a pot is limited, and just as a cloth is limited, so too is human endeavor (puruṣa) fixed and established within specific limits.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a pot, jar

• परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - limited, measured, bounded

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - limited, measured, bounded

• पटः (paṭaḥ) - a cloth, garment

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - fixed, definite, determined, restrained

• परिमाणस्थः (parimāṇasthaḥ) - situated in measure, established within limits

• पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human endeavor (human aim, human purpose, object of human pursuit)

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

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

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a pot, jar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - a pot, jar, pitcher

परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - limited, measured, bounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimita

parimita - measured, limited, bounded, finite

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root mā (to measure) with upasarga pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'ghaṭaḥ' and 'paṭaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - limited, measured, bounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimita

parimita - measured, limited, bounded, finite

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root mā (to measure) with upasarga pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'ghaṭaḥ' and 'paṭaḥ'.

पटः (paṭaḥ) - a cloth, garment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - a cloth, garment, woven fabric

नियतः (niyataḥ) - fixed, definite, determined, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - fixed, regulated, definite, controlled, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root yam (to control, restrain) with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣārthaḥ'.

परिमाणस्थः (parimāṇasthaḥ) - situated in measure, established within limits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimāṇastha

parimāṇastha - situated in measure, fixed within limits

Compound formed from parimāṇa and stha.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parimāṇa+stha)

• parimāṇa – measure, dimension, quantity
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding, being
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣārthaḥ'.

पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human endeavor (human aim, human purpose, object of human pursuit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha

puruṣārtha - human aim, human purpose, object of human pursuit, the four aims of life (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa)

Compound of puruṣa and artha.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• artha – aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.