योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-3

समुद्रेऽन्तर्जलस्पन्दाः स्वभावादच्युता अपि ।
वीचिवेगा भवन्तीव परे दृश्यविदस्तथा ॥ ३ ॥

samudre'ntarjalaspandāḥ svabhāvādacyutā api ,
vīcivegā bhavantīva pare dṛśyavidastathā 3

3. samudre antaḥ jalaspandāḥ svabhāvāt acyutāḥ api
vīcīvegāḥ bhavanti iva pare dṛśyavidaḥ tathā

3. samudre antaḥ jalaspandāḥ svabhāvāt acyutāḥ api
vīcīvegāḥ iva bhavanti tathā pare dṛśyavidaḥ (bhavanti)

3. Just as the movements of water (jalaspanda) within the ocean, though intrinsically unwavering (acyuta) by their own nature (svabhāva), manifest as surging waves; similarly, those who understand the visible (dṛśyavid) also manifest.

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• जलस्पन्दाः (jalaspandāḥ) - water movements, waves

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by intrinsic nature, from one's own being

• अच्युताः (acyutāḥ) - unwavering, undiminished, unchanged, unfailing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• वीचीवेगाः (vīcīvegāḥ) - surging waves, wave impulses

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• परे (pare) - those others (who are knowers of the visible) (the others, the supreme (ones))

• दृश्यविदः (dṛśyavidaḥ) - knowers of the visible, those who understand phenomena

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Root: mud

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to mean 'within'.

जलस्पन्दाः (jalaspandāḥ) - water movements, waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalaspanda

jalaspanda - ripple, wave, movement of water

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+spanda)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb
  noun (masculine)
  From root spand (to vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by intrinsic nature, from one's own being

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature (dharma), innate disposition

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of their quality.

अच्युताः (acyutāḥ) - unwavering, undiminished, unchanged, unfailing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acyuta

acyuta - unfailing, unswerving, firm, unchanged, undiminished

Past Passive Participle

Formed with 'a-' (negation) + 'cyuta' (fallen, swerved).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, swerved, gone astray, departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cyu (to move, fall).
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jalaspandāḥ.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

Concessive particle.

वीचीवेगाः (vīcīvegāḥ) - surging waves, wave impulses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīcīvega

vīcīvega - force of waves, surging waves, speed of waves

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīci+vega)

• vīci – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to tremble, move quickly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person plural present tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison or semblance.

परे (pare) - those others (who are knowers of the visible) (the others, the supreme (ones))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, supreme, highest, next

Note: Used substantively, refers to dṛśyavidaḥ.

दृश्यविदः (dṛśyavidaḥ) - knowers of the visible, those who understand phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛśyavid

dṛśyavid - knower of the visible, one who understands objects of perception or phenomena

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+vid)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, phenomenon, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see), with suffix -ya.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.