योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-96

स शाखाफलपुष्पं स्वमजहद्बीजकोटरे ।
यथा तरुः स्थितस्तद्वद्विकासि चिदणोर्जगत् ॥ ९६ ॥

sa śākhāphalapuṣpaṃ svamajahadbījakoṭare ,
yathā taruḥ sthitastadvadvikāsi cidaṇorjagat 96

96. saḥ śākhāphalamuṣpam svam ajahat bīja-koṭare
yathā taruḥ sthitaḥ tadvat vikāsi cit-aṇoḥ jagat

96. yathā taruḥ svam śākhāphalamuṣpam ajahat
bīja-koṭare sthitaḥ tadvat cit-aṇoḥ jagat vikāsi

96. Just as a tree exists within its seed-kernel, without abandoning its own branches, fruits, and flowers, so too does the universe expand from the consciousness-atom.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - it (referring to the universal consciousness/self implicitly compared to the seed) (he, that)

• शाखाफलमुष्पम् (śākhāphalamuṣpam) - branches, fruits, and flowers

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

• बीज-कोटरे (bīja-koṭare) - in the seed-kernel, in the hollow of a seed

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• तरुः (taruḥ) - tree

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, stands

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so, thus

• विकासि (vikāsi) - expanding, developing, blooming

• चित्-अणोः (cit-aṇoḥ) - from the consciousness-atom

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - it (referring to the universal consciousness/self implicitly compared to the seed) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

शाखाफलमुष्पम् (śākhāphalamuṣpam) - branches, fruits, and flowers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śākhāphalamuṣpa

śākhāphalamuṣpa - branches, fruits, and flowers

Compound type : dvandva (śākhā+phala+puṣpa)

• śākhā – branch
  noun (feminine)
• phala – fruit
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, treated as a collective noun.

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Accusative singular neuter of 'sva'.

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajahat

jahat - abandoning, giving up

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root 'hā' (3rd class) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: a

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of the present active participle 'ajahat', modifying 'saḥ'.

बीज-कोटरे (bīja-koṭare) - in the seed-kernel, in the hollow of a seed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bīja-koṭara

bīja-koṭara - seed-kernel, hollow of a seed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+koṭara)

• bīja – seed
  noun (neuter)
• koṭara – hollow, kernel, cavity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative singular neuter of 'bīja-koṭara'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

तरुः (taruḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'taru'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, stands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'sthā' (1st class).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, modifying 'taruḥ'.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

विकासि (vikāsi) - expanding, developing, blooming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikāsin

vikāsin - expanding, developing, blooming, manifest

Derived from 'vi-kās' (to open, expand) with suffix '-in'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kās (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'vikāsin', modifying 'jagat'.

चित्-अणोः (cit-aṇoḥ) - from the consciousness-atom

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cit-aṇu

cit-aṇu - consciousness-atom, subtle particle of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+aṇu)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• aṇu – atom, particle, minute
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ablative singular masculine of 'cit-aṇu', indicating origin.

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe, world, moving

Present Active Participle (originally)

From root 'gam' (to go) with 'ja' prefix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'jagat'.