योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-11

बीजे यथाऽनन्यदपि फलाद्यन्यदिवोदितम् ।
चितौ तथाऽनन्यदपि चेत्यमन्यदिवोदितम् ॥ ११ ॥

bīje yathā'nanyadapi phalādyanyadivoditam ,
citau tathā'nanyadapi cetyamanyadivoditam 11

11. bīje yathā ananyat api phalāt anyat iva uditam
citau tathā ananyat api cetyam anyat iva uditam

11. yathā bīje ananyat api phalāt anyat iva uditam,
tathā citau ananyat api cetyam anyat iva uditam

11. Just as in a seed, though not distinct, the fruit (phala) appears as if separate; similarly, in pure consciousness (cit), though not distinct, the object of consciousness (cetya) appears as if separate.

Words meanings summery:

• बीजे (bīje) - in a seed (in the seed)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• अनन्यत् (ananyat) - not distinct (not other, not different, identical)

• अपि (api) - though (also, even, indeed)

• फलात् (phalāt) - from the fruit (from the fruit, than the fruit)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - separate, distinct (other, different, distinct)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• उदितम् (uditam) - appeared, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

• चितौ (citau) - in pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in knowledge)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• अनन्यत् (ananyat) - not distinct (not other, not different, identical)

• अपि (api) - though (also, even, indeed)

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of consciousness (cetya) (to be known, knowable, object of consciousness)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - separate, distinct (other, different, distinct)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• उदितम् (uditam) - appeared, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

Words meanings and morphology

बीजे (bīje) - in a seed (in the seed)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

Note: Refers to the causal state

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tathā'

अनन्यत् (ananyat) - not distinct (not other, not different, identical)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, not different, identical, unique

Derived from 'anya' with negative prefix 'an-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+anya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• anya – other, different
  pronoun

Note: Qualifies an implied subject, e.g., 'that which is' or 'it'

अपि (api) - though (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of "even though"

फलात् (phalāt) - from the fruit (from the fruit, than the fruit)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Used with 'anyat' to mean "different from"

अन्यत् (anyat) - separate, distinct (other, different, distinct)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Refers to the fruit appearing as distinct

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison

उदितम् (uditam) - appeared, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, uttered, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go) or 'vad' (to speak)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'ananyat' and 'anyat'

चितौ (citau) - in pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in knowledge)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, thought

Note: Parallel to 'bīje'

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'

अनन्यत् (ananyat) - not distinct (not other, not different, identical)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, not different, identical, unique

Derived from 'anya' with negative prefix 'an-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+anya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• anya – other, different
  pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'cetyam'

अपि (api) - though (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of "even though"

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of consciousness (cetya) (to be known, knowable, object of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - to be known, knowable, object of knowledge or consciousness

Gerundive

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The object of perception, here referring to the world/phenomena

अन्यत् (anyat) - separate, distinct (other, different, distinct)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Refers to the knowable appearing as distinct

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison

उदितम् (uditam) - appeared, manifested (risen, appeared, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, uttered, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go) or 'vad' (to speak)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'ananyat' and 'anyat'

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