योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-65

क्वचिदावृतिमत्सौम्यं क्वचिन्नद्यां जलं यथा ।
क्वचित्सौम्यं क्वचिज्जीवधर्मेदं चेतनं तथा ॥ ६५ ॥

kvacidāvṛtimatsaumyaṃ kvacinnadyāṃ jalaṃ yathā ,
kvacitsaumyaṃ kvacijjīvadharmedaṃ cetanaṃ tathā 65

65. kvacit āvṛtimat saumyam kvacit nadyām jalam yathā
kvacit saumyam kvacit jīvadharma idam cetanam tathā

65. yathā nadyām jalam kvacit āvṛtimat saumyam kvacit saumyam
tathā idam cetanam kvacit saumyam kvacit jīvadharma

65. Just as water in a river is sometimes gentle and veiled, and sometimes simply gentle, so too, this consciousness (cetana) is sometimes gentle and sometimes assumes the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a living being.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

• आवृतिमत् (āvṛtimat) - covered, veiled, obscured, possessing a covering

• सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, serene, calm, mild

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

• नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, for example

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

• सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, serene, calm, mild

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

• जीवधर्म (jīvadharma) - intrinsic nature of a living being, property of life

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, sentient being

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some case

(indeclinable)

आवृतिमत् (āvṛtimat) - covered, veiled, obscured, possessing a covering

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛtimat

āvṛtimat - covered, veiled, possessing a covering or obstruction

सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, serene, calm, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable, relating to Soma or the moon

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

(indeclinable)

नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, for example

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

(indeclinable)

सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, serene, calm, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable, relating to Soma or the moon

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

(indeclinable)

जीवधर्म (jīvadharma) - intrinsic nature of a living being, property of life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvadharma

jīvadharma - the nature, property, or characteristic (dharma) of a living being (jīva)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jīva+dharma)

• jīva – living, alive, soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dharma – intrinsic nature, constitution, law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively for 'cetanam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, sentient being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, spirit, sentient being, animation

Root: cit (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way, similarly

(indeclinable)

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