योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-21

काकतालीयवच्चेतोवासनावशतः स्वतः ।
संवदन्ति महारम्भा व्यवहाराः परस्परम् ॥ २१ ॥

kākatālīyavaccetovāsanāvaśataḥ svataḥ ,
saṃvadanti mahārambhā vyavahārāḥ parasparam 21

21. kākatālīyavat cetaḥ vāsanāvaśataḥ svataḥ
saṃvadanti mahārambhāḥ vyavahārāḥ parasparam

21. cetaḥ vāsanāvaśataḥ svataḥ mahārambhāḥ
vyavahārāḥ parasparam kākatālīyavat saṃvadanti

21. Just as in the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' (kākatālīya) incident, the mind's inherent latent impressions (vāsanā) spontaneously cause grand undertakings and actions to correspond with each other.

Words meanings summery:

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' incident (referring to an unexpected, accidental coincidence) (like the crow and palm fruit; coincidentally; unexpectedly)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind; consciousness; thought

• वासनावशतः (vāsanāvaśataḥ) - due to the power of latent impressions; by the force of desires

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously; by itself; naturally; on its own

• संवदन्ति (saṁvadanti) - they agree; they correspond; they align; they conform

• महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings; grand endeavors; ambitious beginnings

• व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - actions; activities; dealings; affairs

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; with each other; reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' incident (referring to an unexpected, accidental coincidence) (like the crow and palm fruit; coincidentally; unexpectedly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from kāka (crow) and tāla (palm tree) with -īya suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāka+tāla)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tāla – palm tree; palm fruit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Suffix -vat means 'like, as if'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind; consciousness; thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

वासनावशतः (vāsanāvaśataḥ) - due to the power of latent impressions; by the force of desires

(indeclinable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+vaśa)

• vāsanā – latent impression; mental trace; ingrained tendency; desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, sway; dependence
  noun (masculine)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously; by itself; naturally; on its own

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas from sva (self)

संवदन्ति (saṁvadanti) - they agree; they correspond; they align; they conform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃvad

Present tense, third person plural

Root vad, class 1, with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings; grand endeavors; ambitious beginnings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārambha

mahārambha - great undertaking, grand enterprise, ambitious beginning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ārambha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahant
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, effort
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'rabh' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - actions; activities; dealings; affairs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - action, conduct, practice, usage, transaction, legal procedure

From root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi-ava'

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; with each other; reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative neuter singular.