योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-22

यथा देशान्तरप्राप्ते कुम्भे वक्त्रसमुद्रिते ।
तदाकाशस्य गमनागमने न तथात्मनः ॥ २२ ॥

yathā deśāntaraprāpte kumbhe vaktrasamudrite ,
tadākāśasya gamanāgamane na tathātmanaḥ 22

22. yathā deśa-antara-prāpte kumbhe vaktra-samudrite
tadā ākāśasya gamana-āgamane na tathā ātmanaḥ

22. yathā vaktra-samudrite kumbhe deśa-antara-prāpte [sati],
tadā ākāśasya gamana-āgamane na [staḥ],
tathā ātmanaḥ [gamana-āgamane na staḥ].

22. Just as when a jar, with its mouth open, moves to another place, there is no actual coming and going for the space (ākāśa) within it, nor is there such for the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• देश-अन्तर-प्राप्ते (deśa-antara-prāpte) - having attained another place/region, moved to another place

• कुम्भे (kumbhe) - in a jar, in a pot

• वक्त्र-समुद्रिते (vaktra-samudrite) - with its mouth opened/exposed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of space, of the sky, of ether

• गमन-आगमने (gamana-āgamane) - coming and going, movement, repeated movement

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the ātman, of the soul

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

देश-अन्तर-प्राप्ते (deśa-antara-prāpte) - having attained another place/region, moved to another place

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśāntaraprāpta

deśāntaraprāpta - having attained another place/region

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'deśāntara' (another place) and 'prāpta' (attained)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (implied) (deśāntara+prāpta)

• deśāntara – another place, foreign country
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of deśa (place) and antara (other/difference)
• prāpta – attained, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root āp- with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

कुम्भे (kumbhe) - in a jar, in a pot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - jar, pot

वक्त्र-समुद्रिते (vaktra-samudrite) - with its mouth opened/exposed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaktra-samudrita

vaktra-samudrita - with its mouth opened/exposed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'vaktra' (mouth) and 'samudrita' (opened/exposed)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (implied: "whose mouth is opened") (vaktra+samudrita)

• vaktra – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• samudrita – opened, exposed, manifested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ud-ṛ with prefix sam-
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to yathā.

आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of space, of the sky, of ether

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

गमन-आगमने (gamana-āgamane) - coming and going, movement, repeated movement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of gamanāgamana

gamanāgamana - coming and going, movement, repeated movement

Dvandva compound of 'gamana' (going) and 'āgamana' (coming)

Compound type : dvandva (gamana+āgamana)

• gamana – going, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root gam- with suffix lyuṭ
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āgamana – coming, returning
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root gam- with prefix ā- and suffix lyuṭ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the ātman, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit

Root: an (class 2)