योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-2

प्रबुद्धानां मनो राम ब्रह्मैवेह हि नेतरत् ।
जलसामान्यबुद्धीनामब्धेर्नान्यस्तरङ्गकः ॥ २ ॥

prabuddhānāṃ mano rāma brahmaiveha hi netarat ,
jalasāmānyabuddhīnāmabdhernānyastaraṅgakaḥ 2

2. prabuddhānām manaḥ rāma brahma eva iha hi na itarat
jalasāmānyabuddhīnām abdheḥ na anyaḥ taraṅgakaḥ

2. rāma prabuddhānām manaḥ iha brahma eva hi itarat
na jalasāmānyabuddhīnām abdheḥ taraṅgakaḥ anyaḥ na

2. O Rāma, for those who are enlightened, the mind (manas) here is indeed Brahman (brahman) itself, and nothing else. Just as for those who understand water as the common substance, a wave is not different from the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रबुद्धानाम् (prabuddhānām) - of the enlightened, for the awakened

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

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

• इह (iha) - in this world/realm of experience (here, in this world, in this context)

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

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, different

• जलसामान्यबुद्धीनाम् (jalasāmānyabuddhīnām) - of those whose understanding is of water as common (substance), for those whose perception is that of water's generality

• अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - from the ocean, of the ocean

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• तरङ्गकः (taraṅgakaḥ) - a small wave, wave

Words meanings and morphology

प्रबुद्धानाम् (prabuddhānām) - of the enlightened, for the awakened

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, intelligent, wise

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' (forth) + √budh (to awaken, know).

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the group for whom the statement holds true.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, faculty of thought, heart

From √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity/prince in Hindu tradition)

From √ram (to delight, please).

Root: ram (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the ultimate principle (brahman)

Root √bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'manaḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this world/realm of experience (here, in this world, in this context)

(indeclinable)

From 'idam' (this).

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Refers to anything other than Brahman.

जलसामान्यबुद्धीनाम् (jalasāmānyabuddhīnām) - of those whose understanding is of water as common (substance), for those whose perception is that of water's generality

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of jalasāmānyabuddhi

jalasāmānyabuddhi - the understanding or perception of water as the general (substance)

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+sāmānya+buddhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sāmānya – common, general, universal; generality
  noun (neuter)
  From 'samāna' (same) + 'ya' suffix.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh (to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to those who perceive the underlying unity of water.

अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - from the ocean, of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea

Compound 'ap' (water) + 'dhi' (holding).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates relationship of possession or origin, referring to the source of the wave.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees with 'taraṅgakaḥ'.

तरङ्गकः (taraṅgakaḥ) - a small wave, wave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅgaka

taraṅgaka - small wave, wave (diminutive of taraṅga)

From 'taraṅga' + 'ka' (diminutive suffix).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison in the second part of the verse.