योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-38

यो यो नाम रसः कश्चित्समस्तोऽप्यप्स्यवस्थितः ।
प्रतिबिम्बमिवादर्शे तं विना नास्त्यसौ स्वतः ॥ ३८ ॥

yo yo nāma rasaḥ kaścitsamasto'pyapsyavasthitaḥ ,
pratibimbamivādarśe taṃ vinā nāstyasau svataḥ 38

38. yaḥ yaḥ nāma rasaḥ kaścit samastaḥ api apsi avasthitaḥ
pratibimbam iva ādarśe tam vinā na asti asau svataḥ

38. yaḥ yaḥ nāma kaścit rasaḥ samastaḥ api apsi avasthitaḥ
tam vinā ādarśe pratibimbam iva asau svataḥ na asti

38. Whatever taste there may be, all of it is situated in the Self (ātman). Like a reflection in a mirror, it does not exist independently without that (Self).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whichever, who

• यः (yaḥ) - whichever, who

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, for instance

• रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, emotion

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain

• समस्तः (samastaḥ) - all, whole, entire

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• अप्सि (apsi) - in the Self (ātman) (in the Self, in water)

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

• प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror (in a mirror, in an ideal)

• तम् (tam) - that (Self) (him, that)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• असौ (asau) - that (taste/essence) (that (one), he, she, it)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whichever, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

यः (yaḥ) - whichever, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, for instance

(indeclinable)

रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, emotion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, essence, juice, fluid, aesthetic emotion

Root: ras (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim-cit

kim-cit - something, anything

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – particle (indicating indefiniteness)
  indeclinable

समस्तः (samastaḥ) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samasta

samasta - all, whole, entire, collected

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-as' (to put together).

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

अप्सि (apsi) - in the Self (ātman) (in the Self, in water)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ap

ap - water; in philosophical texts, sometimes referring to the primal creative principle or the Self

Locative singular of 'ap' (feminine noun, usually plural 'āpaḥ', but 'apsi' locative singular can be found).

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, existing, standing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, counterpart

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Here nominative, as it's the subject of the implied comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror (in a mirror, in an ideal)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, ideal, model

From 'ā-dṛś' (to see, view).

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (Self) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to the 'paramātmāṇu'.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

3rd person singular present indicative of 'as' (root)

Root: as (class 2)

असौ (asau) - that (taste/essence) (that (one), he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he/she/it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'rasaḥ'.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sva' (self) with the ablative suffix '-tas'.