योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-24

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यादृग्जगदिदं दृष्टं शुक्रेण पितृशास्त्रतः ।
तादृक्कस्य स्थितं चित्ते मयूराण्डे मयूरवत् ॥ २४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yādṛgjagadidaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ śukreṇa pitṛśāstrataḥ ,
tādṛkkasya sthitaṃ citte mayūrāṇḍe mayūravat 24

24. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yādṛk jagat idam dṛṣṭam śukreṇa
pitṛśāstrataḥ tādṛk kasya sthitam citte mayūrāṇḍe mayūravat

24. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yādṛk idam jagat śukreṇa pitṛśāstrataḥ
dṛṣṭam tādṛk kasya citte mayūrāṇḍe mayūravat sthitam

24. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Just as this world was seen by Śuka according to his father's scriptures (śāstra), so too does it exist within the mind, like a peacock latent within a peacock's egg.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, of what kind, in whatever manner

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• शुक्रेण (śukreṇa) - by Śuka

• पितृशास्त्रतः (pitṛśāstrataḥ) - from his father's teaching/scriptures

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such, so

• कस्य (kasya) - of whom, of what

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remained, existing

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

• मयूराण्डे (mayūrāṇḍe) - in a peacock's egg

• मयूरवत् (mayūravat) - like a peacock, as a peacock

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the illustrious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, of what kind, in whatever manner

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, such as

Derived from 'ya' + 'dṛś' (to see)

Note: Refers to jagat and idam

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves

present active participle of root gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'idam'

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, perceived

past passive participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शुक्रेण (śukreṇa) - by Śuka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - a parrot; name of a sage (son of Vyāsa)

Note: Agent of the passive participle dṛṣṭam

पितृशास्त्रतः (pitṛśāstrataḥ) - from his father's teaching/scriptures

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+śāstra)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, teaching, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: The suffix tas (तः) indicates origin or cause

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such, so

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such as

Derived from 'tad' + 'dṛś' (to see)

Note: Functions adverbially here, "just so"

कस्य (kasya) - of whom, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Genitive singular of 'kim' (masculine/neuter)

Note: Genitive depending on 'citte'

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remained, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

past passive participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate here

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Past passive participle of root cit (to perceive, observe) used as a noun

Root: cit (class 1)

मयूराण्डे (mayūrāṇḍe) - in a peacock's egg

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mayūrāṇḍa

mayūrāṇḍa - peacock's egg

Compound type : tatpurusha (mayūra+aṇḍa)

• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

मयूरवत् (mayūravat) - like a peacock, as a peacock

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix -vat (like, similar to)