योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-8

यदेकवृन्तफलयोरथैकं शून्यकोटरम् ।
तत्र प्रयत्नः स्फुरितस्तथा तद्रससंविदः ॥ ८ ॥

yadekavṛntaphalayorathaikaṃ śūnyakoṭaram ,
tatra prayatnaḥ sphuritastathā tadrasasaṃvidaḥ 8

8. yat ekavṛntaphalayoḥ atha ekam śūnyakoṭaram
tatra prayatnaḥ sphuritaḥ tathā tatrasasaṃvidaḥ

8. yat ekavṛntaphalayoḥ ekam śūnyakoṭaram (asti) tatra prayatnaḥ sphuritaḥ,
atha tathā tatrasasaṃvidaḥ (sphuritaḥ asti).

8. When, of two fruits on a single stalk, one is an empty hollow, then an effort (prayatna) is clearly manifested there, and similarly, an understanding of its essential nature (rasa) also arises.

8. כאשר מבין שני פירות הצומחים על גבעול אחד, אחד מהם חלול וריק, הדבר נובע מן המאמץ והתפתחות הטבע הייחודית לכל אחד מהם.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - when (that which, when, because)

• एकवृन्तफलयोः (ekavṛntaphalayoḥ) - of two fruits on a single stalk

• अथ (atha) - then, also (and, then, now, also)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one

• शून्यकोटरम् (śūnyakoṭaram) - an empty hollow/cavity

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - an underlying active principle or cause (effort, exertion, endeavor)

• स्फुरितः (sphuritaḥ) - clearly manifested, made evident (manifested, revealed, pulsed, trembled)

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

• तत्रससंविदः (tatrasasaṁvidaḥ) - of the understanding of that essence

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - when (that which, when, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that, what, when, if, because

एकवृन्तफलयोः (ekavṛntaphalayoḥ) - of two fruits on a single stalk

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of ekavṛntaphala

ekavṛntaphala - fruit on a single stalk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+vṛnta+phala)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• vṛnta – stalk, stem, pedicle
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, also (and, then, now, also)

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one

(numeral)

शून्यकोटरम् (śūnyakoṭaram) - an empty hollow/cavity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyakoṭara

śūnyakoṭara - empty hollow/cavity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+koṭara)

• śūnya – empty, void, deserted, শূন্য
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śū (class 1)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole (especially in a tree)
  noun (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - an underlying active principle or cause (effort, exertion, endeavor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt, perseverance (prayatna)

From 'pra' + root 'yat' (to endeavor, strive)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

स्फुरितः (sphuritaḥ) - clearly manifested, made evident (manifested, revealed, pulsed, trembled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurita

sphurita - manifested, revealed, pulsed, throbbed, trembled, flashed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flash, manifest) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Functions predicatively with 'prayatnaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

तत्रससंविदः (tatrasasaṁvidaḥ) - of the understanding of that essence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tatrasasaṃvid

tatrasasaṁvid - understanding/knowledge of its essence/taste

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+rasa+saṃvid)

• tat – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• rasa – essence, juice, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness, understanding, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' + root 'vid' (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Here 'sphuritaḥ' is implied to apply also to 'tatrasasaṃvidaḥ' as a predicative adjective.

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