योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-24

यथा करतले बिल्वं यथा वा पर्वतः पुरः ।
प्रत्यक्षमेव तस्यालमजत्वं परमात्मनः ॥ २४ ॥

yathā karatale bilvaṃ yathā vā parvataḥ puraḥ ,
pratyakṣameva tasyālamajatvaṃ paramātmanaḥ 24

24. yathā karatale bilvam yathā vā parvataḥ puraḥ
pratyakṣam eva tasya alam ajatvam paramātmanaḥ

24. yathā karatale bilvam yathā vā parvataḥ puraḥ
tasya paramātmanaḥ ajatvam pratyakṣam eva alam

24. Just as a bael fruit (bilva) held in the palm of one's hand, or a mountain directly before one, is clearly visible, so too the unborn nature of the supreme Self (paramātman) is directly evident. This much is sufficient proof.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

• करतले (karatale) - in the palm of the hand

• बिल्वम् (bilvam) - bael fruit (bilva) (bael fruit, wood apple)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

• पुरः (puraḥ) - in front (of one) (in front, before, eastward)

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly evident (directly visible, evident, perceptible)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (supreme Self) (of that, to him/her/it)

• अलम् (alam) - sufficient (proof) (enough, sufficient, capable, fit for)

• अजत्वम् (ajatvam) - the unborn nature (unborn nature, non-birth, eternality)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme Self, of the supreme soul)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner/comparison

Note: Introduces a simile.

करतले (karatale) - in the palm of the hand

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karatala

karatala - palm of the hand

Compound: kara (hand) + tala (palm/surface)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kara+tala)

• kara – hand
  noun (masculine)
• tala – palm, surface, base
  noun (neuter)

बिल्वम् (bilvam) - bael fruit (bilva) (bael fruit, wood apple)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bilva

bilva - bael fruit, wood apple, Aegle marmelos

Note: Subject of the first comparison (implied 'is').

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, how)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner/comparison

Note: Introduces a simile.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the two similes.

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

पुरः (puraḥ) - in front (of one) (in front, before, eastward)

(indeclinable)

From prā (before) + as (suffix)

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly evident (directly visible, evident, perceptible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, visible, direct perception

Compound: prati (towards) + akṣa (eye). Can be noun (direct perception) or adjective (directly visible). Here adjective/adverb

Compound type : avyayibhāva (prati+akṣi)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'ajatvam'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (supreme Self) (of that, to him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of 'tad'

Note: Possessive for 'ajatvam', refers to 'paramātmanaḥ'.

अलम् (alam) - sufficient (proof) (enough, sufficient, capable, fit for)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing sufficiency or prohibition

Note: Implies 'this is sufficient evidence/proof'.

अजत्वम् (ajatvam) - the unborn nature (unborn nature, non-birth, eternality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajatva

ajatva - unborn nature, non-birth, eternality

Compound: a (not) + ja (born) + tva (suffix for abstract noun). A-tatpuruṣa or simply 'a' as negative particle

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+jatva)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jatva – state of being born, birth
  noun (neuter)
  From root √jan (to be born) + tva suffix
  Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme Self, of the supreme soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme Self, supreme soul

Compound: parama (supreme) + ātman (Self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of para
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Primary term for the individual soul or cosmic Self
  Root: √an (class 2)

Note: Possessive for 'ajatvam'.