योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-10

प्रतिभासत एवेदं केषांचित्सरणं विना ।
चिदणूनां प्रजेशत्वं काकतालीयवद्यतः ॥ १० ॥

pratibhāsata evedaṃ keṣāṃcitsaraṇaṃ vinā ,
cidaṇūnāṃ prajeśatvaṃ kākatālīyavadyataḥ 10

10. pratibhāsate eva idam keṣāñcit saraṇam vinā
cit-aṇūnām prajeśatvam kāka-tālīya-vat yataḥ

10. keṣāñcit idam saraṇam vinā eva pratibhāsate,
yataḥ cit-aṇūnām prajeśatvam kāka-tālīya-vat [bhavati].

10. For some (keṣāñcit), this (idam) manifests directly (pratibhāsate eva) without any [sequential] process (saraṇam vinā). This is because (yataḥ) the capacity for creation (prajeśatvam) of the conscious atoms (cit-aṇūnām) is like the 'crow and palm fruit' (kāka-tālīya-vat) [an accidental occurrence].

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests, is perceived

• एव (eva) - emphasizes direct manifestation (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the visible world or creation discussed in previous verses (this, this one)

• केषाञ्चित् (keṣāñcit) - of some, for some, belonging to some

• सरणम् (saraṇam) - a sequential or deliberate process (course, process, wandering, movement)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• चित्-अणूनाम् (cit-aṇūnām) - referring to individual consciousnesses or jīvas (of the conscious atoms, of the particles of consciousness)

• प्रजेशत्वम् (prajeśatvam) - the capacity for individual consciousnesses to create or manifest their realities (the state of being a lord of creatures, creative power, sovereignty over creation)

• काक-तालीय-वत् (kāka-tālīya-vat) - like the crow and the palm fruit (an idiom for accidental coincidence)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which, for which reason

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-bhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

एव (eva) - emphasizes direct manifestation (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - refers to the visible world or creation discussed in previous verses (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

केषाञ्चित् (keṣāñcit) - of some, for some, belonging to some

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - someone, something, any, certain

Indefinite pronoun formed by adding 'cid' to 'ka' (who).

सरणम् (saraṇam) - a sequential or deliberate process (course, process, wandering, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saraṇa

saraṇa - going, motion, course, sequence, process

From root 'sṛ' (to go, move).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

चित्-अणूनाम् (cit-aṇūnām) - referring to individual consciousnesses or jīvas (of the conscious atoms, of the particles of consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cit-aṇu

cit-aṇu - conscious atom, particle of consciousness, individual soul

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (cit+aṇu)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• aṇu – atom, subtle particle, minute, small
  noun (masculine)

प्रजेशत्वम् (prajeśatvam) - the capacity for individual consciousnesses to create or manifest their realities (the state of being a lord of creatures, creative power, sovereignty over creation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajeśatva

prajeśatva - lordship over creatures, sovereignty over creation, creative power

Derived from 'prajā-īśa' (lord of creatures) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā-īśa+tva)

• prajā-īśa – lord of creatures, master of subjects
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'prajā' (creatures/progeny) and 'īśa' (lord).
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of', 'state of'
  noun (neuter)

काक-तालीय-वत् (kāka-tālīya-vat) - like the crow and the palm fruit (an idiom for accidental coincidence)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'kāka' (crow), 'tālīya' (related to a palm fruit), and the comparative suffix '-vat'. Refers to the idiom where a crow lands on a palm tree just as a ripe fruit falls, implying a coincidence.

Compound type : bahuvrihi-tatpurusha (kāka+tālīya+vat)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – relating to a palm tree/fruit
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'tāla' (palm tree) with suffix '-īya'.
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which, for which reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of the relative pronoun 'ya' (who/which), used as an adverb.