योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-11

यथा शैत्यं न शशिनो न हिमाद्व्यतिरिच्यते ।
ब्रह्मणो न तथा सर्गो विद्यते व्यतिरेकवान् ॥ ११ ॥

yathā śaityaṃ na śaśino na himādvyatiricyate ,
brahmaṇo na tathā sargo vidyate vyatirekavān 11

11. yathā śaityaṃ na śaśinaḥ na himāt vyatiricyate
brahmaṇaḥ na tathā sargaḥ vidyate vyatirekavān

11. yathā śaityaṃ śaśinaḥ na vyatiricyate himāt na
tathā brahmaṇaḥ sargaḥ vyatirekavān na vidyate

11. Just as coolness is not distinct from the moon, nor from snow, similarly, creation (sarga) is not separate from Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• शैत्यं (śaityaṁ) - coolness, coldness

• न (na) - not, no

• शशिनः (śaśinaḥ) - of the moon

• न (na) - not, no

• हिमात् (himāt) - from snow, from cold

• व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - is separated, is distinct, remains over

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

• व्यतिरेकवान् (vyatirekavān) - possessing separation, distinct, separate

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

शैत्यं (śaityaṁ) - coolness, coldness

(noun)

neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coolness, coldness

Derived from śīta (cold)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शशिनः (śaśinaḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हिमात् (himāt) - from snow, from cold

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - snow, frost, cold

व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - is separated, is distinct, remains over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vyatiric

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

(noun)

neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the Supreme Being

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Derived from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

From root vid (to be), not vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: This is from vid-2 (to exist), not vid-7 (to know).

व्यतिरेकवान् (vyatirekavān) - possessing separation, distinct, separate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyatirekavat

vyatirekavat - possessing separation, distinct, separate

From vyatireka + matup suffix

Note: Modifies 'sargaḥ'.