योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-18

तन्मात्रपञ्चकाकारं चित्तं तेजःकणो भवेत् ।
अजातजगति व्योम्नि तारका पेलवा यथा ॥ १८ ॥

tanmātrapañcakākāraṃ cittaṃ tejaḥkaṇo bhavet ,
ajātajagati vyomni tārakā pelavā yathā 18

18. tanmātra pañcaka ākāram cittam tejaḥ kaṇaḥ
bhavet ajāta jagati vyomni tārakā pelavā yathā

18. tanmātra pañcaka ākāram cittam ajāta jagati
vyomni pelavā tārakā yathā tejaḥ kaṇaḥ bhavet

18. The mind (citta), which embodies the five subtle elements (tanmātra), becomes a particle of light, just like a faint star in the unmanifested (ajāta) cosmos.

Words meanings summery:

• तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle element

• पञ्चक (pañcaka) - a group of five

• आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, energy, fire

• कणः (kaṇaḥ) - particle, atom, grain

• भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may be, should be, becomes)

• अजात (ajāta) - unmanifested, not yet come into being (ajāta) (unborn, not yet produced)

• जगति (jagati) - in the cosmos, in existence (in the world, in the universe)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the empty space (in the sky, in space)

• तारका (tārakā) - star

• पेलवा (pelavā) - faint, dim (delicate, subtle, tender, weak, dim)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle element

(noun)

neuter, singular of tanmātra

tanmātra - a subtle element (tanmātra), rudimentary element, only that much

From tad (that) + mātra (only, measure)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+mātra)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, a measure, quantity
  noun (neuter)
  From mā (मा) 'to measure'
  Root: mā (class 2)

पञ्चक (pañcaka) - a group of five

(noun)

neuter, singular of pañcaka

pañcaka - a group of five, consisting of five

From pañcan (five) + ka (suffix)

आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, external aspect

From ā- + kṛ (कृ) 'to do, make'

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the mind's form.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness (citta), intellect, thought

Past Passive Participle (from cit)

From root cit (चित्) 'to perceive, know'

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, energy, fire

(noun)

neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - light, brilliance, energy, fire, vitality

कणः (kaṇaḥ) - particle, atom, grain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇa

kaṇa - a particle, atom, grain, drop

Note: Predicate nominative for cittam.

भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may be, should be, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates potential or a statement of fact.

अजात (ajāta) - unmanifested, not yet come into being (ajāta) (unborn, not yet produced)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ajāta

ajāta - unborn, not yet produced, not arisen (ajāta)

From a (negation) + jāta (born, produced)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jāta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (जन्) 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

जगति (jagati) - in the cosmos, in existence (in the world, in the universe)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

From root gam (गम्) 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the empty space (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Locative.

तारका (tārakā) - star

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārakā

tārakā - a star, pupil of the eye

Note: Subject in the simile.

पेलवा (pelavā) - faint, dim (delicate, subtle, tender, weak, dim)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pelava

pelava - delicate, subtle, tender, weak, faint, dim

Note: Agrees with tārakā.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.