योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-53

विचित्रवर्णता यद्वद्दृश्यते कठिनातपे ।
विचित्रशक्तिता तद्वद्देवेशे सदसन्मयी ॥ ५३ ॥

vicitravarṇatā yadvaddṛśyate kaṭhinātape ,
vicitraśaktitā tadvaddeveśe sadasanmayī 53

53. vicitravarṇatā yadvat dṛśyate kaṭhinātape
vicitraśaktitā tadvat deveśe sadasanmayī

53. yadvat vicitravarṇatā kaṭhinātape dṛśyate,
tadvat vicitraśaktitā sadasanmayī deveśe

53. Just as a diversity of colors (vicitravarṇatā) is seen in intense sunlight, similarly, a diverse potentiality (śakti), comprising both existence and non-existence, is present in the Lord of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रवर्णता (vicitravarṇatā) - diversity of colors, variegatedness of hues

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which manner

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• कठिनातपे (kaṭhinātape) - in intense sunlight, in fierce heat

• विचित्रशक्तिता (vicitraśaktitā) - diverse potentiality (śakti), variegated power

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

• देवेशे (deveśe) - in the Lord of the gods, in the supreme deity

• सदसन्मयी (sadasanmayī) - consisting of existence and non-existence, made of being and non-being

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रवर्णता (vicitravarṇatā) - diversity of colors, variegatedness of hues

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitravarṇatā

vicitravarṇatā - diversity/variegatedness of colors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicitravarṇa+tā)

• vicitravarṇa – variegated color
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive

Root 'dṛś' (Pāṇinian class 1) with passive suffix 'ya' and middle ending 'te'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is `vicitravarṇatā`.

कठिनातपे (kaṭhinātape) - in intense sunlight, in fierce heat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṭhinātapa

kaṭhinātapa - intense heat/sunlight

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kaṭhina+ātapa)

• kaṭhina – hard, difficult, intense, severe
  adjective
• ātapa – heat, sunshine, warmth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

विचित्रशक्तिता (vicitraśaktitā) - diverse potentiality (śakti), variegated power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitraśaktitā

vicitraśaktitā - diversity of power/potentiality (śakti)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicitraśakti+tā)

• vicitraśakti – diverse power/potentiality
  noun (feminine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yadvat'.

देवेशे (deveśe) - in the Lord of the gods, in the supreme deity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - Lord of gods, supreme deity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Locative case indicating location.

सदसन्मयी (sadasanmayī) - consisting of existence and non-existence, made of being and non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadasanmayī

sadasanmayī - consisting of existence and non-existence (sat and asat)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sat+asat+mayī)

• sat – existing, real, good, true, being, existence
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  present active participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being, non-existence
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  present active participle
  Negative particle 'a' + present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• mayī – made of, consisting of, full of (feminine form of -maya)
  adjectival suffix (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying `vicitraśaktitā`.