योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-25

बीजस्याकृतिमत्सर्वं तेनानाकृतिमत्पदम् ।
न युज्यते समीकर्तुं तस्मान्नास्त्युपमा शिवे ॥ २५ ॥

bījasyākṛtimatsarvaṃ tenānākṛtimatpadam ,
na yujyate samīkartuṃ tasmānnāstyupamā śive 25

25. bījasya ākṛtimat sarvam tena anākṛtimat padam
na yujyate samīkartum tasmāt na asti upamā śive

25. śive,
bījasya sarvam ākṛtimat (bhavati).
tena anākṛtimat padam samīkartum na yujyate.
tasmāt upamā na asti.

25. All that is manifest (ākṛtimat) is born from a seed (bīja). Therefore, it is not appropriate to compare (samīkartum) that unmanifest (anākṛtimat) reality (pada). For this reason, O Śivā, there is no analogy [for it].

Words meanings summery:

• बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed, of the origin

• आकृतिमत् (ākṛtimat) - having form, manifest, endowed with shape

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

• अनाकृतिमत् (anākṛtimat) - formless, unmanifest, without shape

• पदम् (padam) - reality, state, place, word

• न (na) - not, no

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is proper, is connected, is joined

• समीकर्तुम् (samīkartum) - to equate, to compare, to make equal

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• उपमा (upamā) - comparison, analogy, simile

• शिवे (śive) - O Śivā, O auspicious one

Words meanings and morphology

बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed, of the origin

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

आकृतिमत् (ākṛtimat) - having form, manifest, endowed with shape

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākṛtimat

ākṛtimat - having form, manifest, embodied, shaped

Derived from `ākṛti` (form) + `matup` suffix.

Note: The form 'ākṛtimat' is the stem, acting as a nominative singular neuter here, agreeing with 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Here it acts as an adverbial instrumental, meaning 'therefore' or 'by that logic'.

अनाकृतिमत् (anākṛtimat) - formless, unmanifest, without shape

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākṛtimat

anākṛtimat - formless, unmanifest, without shape

Derived from `an` (negation) + `ākṛti` (form) + `matup` suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākṛtimat)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• ākṛtimat – having form, manifest, embodied, shaped
  adjective
  Derived from `ākṛti` (form) + `matup` suffix.

Note: Agrees with `padam`.

पदम् (padam) - reality, state, place, word

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, word, absolute state (of Brahman)

Note: The subject of `na yujyate` (is not appropriate to compare).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

Note: Negates `yujyate`.

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is proper, is connected, is joined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present indicative (laṭ) of yuj

Present Middle Passive

Passive voice of root yuj (class 7)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: In this context, implies fitness or appropriateness.

समीकर्तुम् (samīkartum) - to equate, to compare, to make equal

(infinitive)

Note: Infinitive form ending in -tum.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

Note: Negates `asti`.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

उपमा (upamā) - comparison, analogy, simile

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - comparison, analogy, simile

Derived from root `mā` (to measure) with prefix `upa`.

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

शिवे (śive) - O Śivā, O auspicious one

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śivā

śivā - auspicious, benevolent, name of the consort of Śiva, Pārvatī

Feminine form of `śiva`.