योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-47

यथाङ्कुरोऽन्तर्बीजस्य संस्थितो देशकालतः ।
करोति भासुरं देहं तनोत्येवं हि दृश्यधीः ॥ ४७ ॥

yathāṅkuro'ntarbījasya saṃsthito deśakālataḥ ,
karoti bhāsuraṃ dehaṃ tanotyevaṃ hi dṛśyadhīḥ 47

47. yathā aṅkuraḥ antar bījasya saṃsthitaḥ deśakālataḥ
karoti bhāsuram deham tanoti evam hi dṛśyadhīḥ

47. yathā aṅkuraḥ bījasya antar deśakālataḥ saṃsthitaḥ
bhāsuram deham karoti tanoti evam hi dṛśyadhīḥ

47. Just as a sprout, residing within a seed, develops a radiant form and expands according to specific place and time, so indeed does the intellect (dṛśyadhīḥ) focused on the visible world manifest and extend itself.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, between

• बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, present

• देशकालतः (deśakālataḥ) - from/by/according to place and time

• करोति (karoti) - develops (makes, does, creates)

• भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - radiant, shining, brilliant

• देहम् (deham) - body, form

• तनोति (tanoti) - expands, extends (expands, spreads, stretches, manifests)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• दृश्यधीः (dṛśyadhīḥ) - intellect focused on the visible world (intellect focused on the visible, consciousness of the seen)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud, beginning

From root √aṅk (to move, to mark) + ura suffix.

Root: aṅk (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, between

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions here as a preposition governing bījasya.

बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, standing, abiding, present, existing

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√sthā (to stand, to be present).

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally.

देशकालतः (deśakālataḥ) - from/by/according to place and time

(indeclinable)

Compound formed by deśa and kāla. tasi suffix denotes 'from' or 'according to'.

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: tasi suffix.

करोति (karoti) - develops (makes, does, creates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - radiant, shining, brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, radiant, brilliant, splendid

From root √bhās (to shine) + ura suffix.

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Used here in neuter accusative singular, agreeing with deham.

देहम् (deham) - body, form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, shape

From √dih (to smear, to grow) + a suffix.

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Object of karoti.

तनोति (tanoti) - expands, extends (expands, spreads, stretches, manifests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tan

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject is aṅkuraḥ in the first clause, dṛśyadhīḥ in the second.

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यधीः (dṛśyadhīḥ) - intellect focused on the visible world (intellect focused on the visible, consciousness of the seen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyadhī

dṛśyadhī - intellect fixed on visible objects, perception of the visible, mind that perceives the visible

Compound of dṛśya (visible) and dhī (intellect, mind).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+dhī)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root √dṛś (to see) + ya suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, mind, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.