योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-30

बीजमङ्कुरपत्रादियुक्त्या यद्वत्फलं भवेत् ।
चिन्मात्रं चित्तजीवादियुक्त्या तद्वन्मनो भवेत् ॥ ३० ॥

bījamaṅkurapatrādiyuktyā yadvatphalaṃ bhavet ,
cinmātraṃ cittajīvādiyuktyā tadvanmano bhavet 30

30. bījam aṅkurapatrādi-yuktyā yad-vat phalam bhavet
cinmātram cittajīvādi-yuktyā tad-vat manaḥ bhavet

30. yad-vat bījam aṅkurapatrādi-yuktyā phalam bhavet
tad-vat cinmātram cittajīvādi-yuktyā manaḥ bhavet

30. Just as a seed becomes a fruit through the process of developing sprouts, leaves, and so forth, similarly pure consciousness (cinmātra) becomes the mind (manas) through the process of evolving into the intellect (citta), the individual soul (jīva), and so on.

Words meanings summery:

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

• अङ्कुरपत्रादि-युक्त्या (aṅkurapatrādi-yuktyā) - by the process/means of sprouts, leaves, etc.

• यद्-वत् (yad-vat) - just as, in what manner

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

• चित्तजीवादि-युक्त्या (cittajīvādi-yuktyā) - by the process/means of the intellect, individual soul, etc.

• तद्-वत् (tad-vat) - similarly, like that, in that manner

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, internal organ

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be

Words meanings and morphology

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

अङ्कुरपत्रादि-युक्त्या (aṅkurapatrādi-yuktyā) - by the process/means of sprouts, leaves, etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aṅkurapatrādi-yukti

aṅkurapatrādi-yukti - means/process involving sprouts, leaves, and so on

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅkura+patra+ādi+yukti)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ac (class 1)
• patra – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)
• yukti – process, means, connection, method, combination
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

यद्-वत् (yad-vat) - just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - pure consciousness, consciousness alone, consisting merely of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, alone, pure
  adjective (neuter)

चित्तजीवादि-युक्त्या (cittajīvādi-yuktyā) - by the process/means of the intellect, individual soul, etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cittajīvādi-yukti

cittajīvādi-yukti - means/process involving the intellect, individual soul, and so on

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+jīva+ādi+yukti)

• citta – mind, intellect, thought, mind-stuff
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• jīva – individual soul (jīva), living being, life
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)
• yukti – process, means, connection, method, combination
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तद्-वत् (tad-vat) - similarly, like that, in that manner

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, internal organ

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, internal organ, consciousness

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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