योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-58

वृक्षाणामुपलानां या नामान्तःस्थाः स्वसंविदः ।
बुद्ध्यादिविहितान्येव तानि तेषामिति स्थितिः ॥ ५८ ॥

vṛkṣāṇāmupalānāṃ yā nāmāntaḥsthāḥ svasaṃvidaḥ ,
buddhyādivihitānyeva tāni teṣāmiti sthitiḥ 58

58. vṛkṣāṇām upalānāṃ yā nāma antaḥsthāḥ svasaṃvidaḥ
buddhyādivihitāni eva tāni teṣām iti sthitiḥ

58. vṛkṣāṇām upalānāṃ yā nāma antaḥsthāḥ svasaṃvidaḥ,
tāni teṣām buddhyādivihitāni eva iti sthitiḥ.

58. The inner self-awareness (svasaṃvid) that is nominally present in trees and stones is, in fact, established for them through intellectual faculties and similar means. This is the accepted doctrine.

Words meanings summery:

• वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

• उपलानाम् (upalānām) - of stones, of rocks

• या (yā) - which (feminine plural)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, so-called

• अन्तःस्थाः (antaḥsthāḥ) - inherent, inner, dwelling within

• स्वसंविदः (svasaṁvidaḥ) - inner self-awareness (svasaṃvid) (self-awareness, self-perception, consciousness)

• बुद्ध्यादिविहितानि (buddhyādivihitāni) - established by intellect etc.

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, of them (masculine/neuter plural)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, this is

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - established doctrine, state, condition, stability

Words meanings and morphology

वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

उपलानाम् (upalānām) - of stones, of rocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of upala

upala - stone, rock

या (yā) - which (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to `svasaṃvidaḥ`.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, so-called

(indeclinable)

Also a noun meaning 'name'. Here used as an indeclinable particle.

Note: Used to express 'so-called' or 'what is called'.

अन्तःस्थाः (antaḥsthāḥ) - inherent, inner, dwelling within

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥstha

antaḥstha - dwelling within, internal, inherent

Compound of antaḥ (within) + stha (standing, dwelling)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+stha)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, existing, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with a kṛt suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies `svasaṃvidaḥ`.

स्वसंविदः (svasaṁvidaḥ) - inner self-awareness (svasaṃvid) (self-awareness, self-perception, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svasaṃvid

svasaṁvid - self-awareness, self-perception

Compound of sva (self) + saṃvid (consciousness, knowledge)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+saṃvid)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + vid (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The subject of the first clause.

बुद्ध्यादिविहितानि (buddhyādivihitāni) - established by intellect etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of buddhyādivihita

buddhyādivihita - established by intellect and other faculties

Past Passive Participle

Compound (Tṛtīyā Tatpuruṣa) formed from `buddhyādi` (instrumental sense) + `vihita` (Past Passive Participle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhyādi+vihita)

• buddhyādi – intellect and so on, beginning with intellect
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of buddhi (intellect) + ādi (etc.)
• vihita – made, arranged, established, prescribed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from vi-dhā (to place, arrange, prescribe)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `tāni`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers back to the `svasaṃvidaḥ` implicitly (even though `svasaṃvidaḥ` is feminine, `tāni` often refers to 'those things/phenomena' in a general neuter sense).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, of them (masculine/neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `vṛkṣāṇām upalānām` (trees and stones).

इति (iti) - thus, so, this is

(indeclinable)

Quotative particle

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - established doctrine, state, condition, stability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, stability, established doctrine

From root sthā (to stand) + ktin

Root: sthā (class 1)

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