योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-54

निमेषकल्पावेतेन तुषेणान्नकणाविव ।
वलिता वेषचेत्याभ्यामणुः स्वात्माङ्गकं श्रितः ॥ ५४ ॥

nimeṣakalpāvetena tuṣeṇānnakaṇāviva ,
valitā veṣacetyābhyāmaṇuḥ svātmāṅgakaṃ śritaḥ 54

54. nimeṣakalpau etena tuṣeṇa annakaṇau iva
valitaḥ veṣacetyābhyām aṇuḥ svātmāṅgakam śritaḥ

54. svātmāṅgakam śritaḥ aṇuḥ veṣacetyābhyām valitaḥ.
(saḥ) etena tuṣeṇa nimeṣakalpau annakaṇau iva (bhāti).

54. The subtle self (ātman), having taken residence in its own subtle body (aṅgaka), is enveloped by the physical body (veṣa) and the objects of consciousness (cetya). Consequently, it experiences (or manifests as) both an instant (nimeṣa) and an eon (kalpa), just like two grains of rice enveloped by this husk (of embodiment).

Words meanings summery:

• निमेषकल्पौ (nimeṣakalpau) - an instant and an eon, both an instant and a cosmic cycle

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• तुषेण (tuṣeṇa) - by a husk, by a covering

• अन्नकणौ (annakaṇau) - two grains of rice, two food particles

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वलितः (valitaḥ) - enveloped, surrounded, wrapped

• वेषचेत्याभ्याम् (veṣacetyābhyām) - by the physical body and mental objects/cognitions

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - the subtle one, the atom, the subtle self (ātman)

• स्वात्माङ्गकम् (svātmāṅgakam) - one's own subtle body, the body of one's self (ātman)

• श्रितः (śritaḥ) - resorted to, taken refuge in, dwelled in, assumed

Words meanings and morphology

निमेषकल्पौ (nimeṣakalpau) - an instant and an eon, both an instant and a cosmic cycle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nimeṣakalpa

nimeṣakalpa - an instant and an eon, the shortest and longest time units

Compound type : dvandva (nimeṣa+kalpa)

• nimeṣa – a wink, an instant, a moment
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – an eon, a cosmic period, a very long duration
  noun (masculine)

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तुषेण (tuṣeṇa) - by a husk, by a covering

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tuṣa

tuṣa - husk, chaff, shell, outer covering

अन्नकणौ (annakaṇau) - two grains of rice, two food particles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of annakaṇa

annakaṇa - grain of food, grain of rice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+kaṇa)

• anna – food, boiled rice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• kaṇa – grain, particle, atom
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वलितः (valitaḥ) - enveloped, surrounded, wrapped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valita

valita - enclosed, surrounded, covered, rolled up

Past Passive Participle

From root val (to cover, enclose) + kta suffix.

Root: val (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'aṇuḥ'.

वेषचेत्याभ्याम् (veṣacetyābhyām) - by the physical body and mental objects/cognitions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of veṣacetya

veṣacetya - physical body and object of thought/consciousness

Compound type : dvandva (veṣa+cetya)

• veṣa – dress, outward appearance, disguise, physical body
  noun (masculine)
• cetya – to be thought, to be known, object of thought, cognizable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root cit (to perceive, to know) + ṇyat suffix.
  Root: cit (class 1)

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - the subtle one, the atom, the subtle self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, subtle particle, minute, small

स्वात्माङ्गकम् (svātmāṅgakam) - one's own subtle body, the body of one's self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svātmāṅgaka

svātmāṅgaka - own subtle body, the body pertaining to one's self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+aṅgaka)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• aṅgaka – small body, limb, part of the body, subtle body
  noun (neuter)

श्रितः (śritaḥ) - resorted to, taken refuge in, dwelled in, assumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrita

śrita - resorted to, inhabited, dependent on, joined with

Past Passive Participle

From root śrī (to resort to, to serve) + kta suffix.

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aṇuḥ'.