योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-4

यथैतौ पवनस्पन्दौ यथा स्नेहतिलौ यथा ।
अभिन्नौ तद्वदेवैतौ मनोदेहौ स एव तत् ॥ ४ ॥

yathaitau pavanaspandau yathā snehatilau yathā ,
abhinnau tadvadevaitau manodehau sa eva tat 4

4. yathā etau pavanaspandau yathā snehatilau yathā
abhinnau tad eva etau manodehau saḥ eva tat

4. yathā etau pavanaspandau abhinnau,
yathā snehatilau abhinnau,
tad eva etau manodehau saḥ eva tat

4. Just as the wind and its pulsation are inseparable, and just as oil and sesame are inseparable, so too these two, the mind and the body, are identical with that ultimate reality (brahman) and are that very same reality.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• पवनस्पन्दौ (pavanaspandau) - the wind and its pulsation/movement

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्नेहतिलौ (snehatilau) - oil and sesame

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अभिन्नौ (abhinnau) - non-different, inseparable, undivided

• तद् (tad) - so, then

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• मनोदेहौ (manodehau) - mind and body

• सः (saḥ) - referring to the mind or body as an aspect of the ultimate reality (he, that)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even

• तत् (tat) - ultimate reality (brahman) (that)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this (near speaker)

Note: Refers to pavanaspandau and later manodehau.

पवनस्पन्दौ (pavanaspandau) - the wind and its pulsation/movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pavanaspanda

pavanaspanda - wind and its movement

Compound type : dvandva (pavana+spanda)

• pavana – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 9)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्नेहतिलौ (snehatilau) - oil and sesame

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of snehatila

snehatila - oil and sesame

Compound type : dvandva (sneha+tila)

• sneha – oil, fat, affection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• tila – sesame (seed)
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अभिन्नौ (abhinnau) - non-different, inseparable, undivided

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhinna

abhinna - non-different, inseparable, undivided

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

na + bhinna (broken, divided)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies pavanaspandau and snehatilau (implicitly).

तद् (tad) - so, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this (near speaker)

Note: Refers to manodehau.

मनोदेहौ (manodehau) - mind and body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of manodeha

manodeha - mind and body

Compound type : dvandva (manas+deha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - referring to the mind or body as an aspect of the ultimate reality (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - ultimate reality (brahman) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to brahman, the ultimate reality.