योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-62

जीवान्तर्जायते जीवस्तस्यान्तरपि जीवकः ।
सर्वत्र रम्भादलवज्जीवो जीवान्तरेव हि ॥ ६२ ॥

jīvāntarjāyate jīvastasyāntarapi jīvakaḥ ,
sarvatra rambhādalavajjīvo jīvāntareva hi 62

62. jīvāntaḥ jāyate jīvaḥ tasya antara api jīvakaḥ |
sarvatra rambhādalavat jīvaḥ jīvāntare eva hi ||

62. jīvaḥ jīvāntaḥ jāyate,
tasya antara api jīvakaḥ [jāyate].
sarvatra rambhādalavat jīvaḥ jīvāntare eva hi [jāyate].

62. An individual soul (jīva) is born within an individual soul (jīva), and within that, another small individual soul (jīva) [arises]. Everywhere, just like the layers of a banana stem, an individual soul (jīva) is indeed within another individual soul (jīva).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवान्तः (jīvāntaḥ) - within the individual soul, within life

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• अन्तर (antara) - inside, within

• अपि (api) - also, even

• जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - a small individual soul, another individual soul

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• रम्भादलवत् (rambhādalavat) - like a banana leaf, like a banana stem (due to layers)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

• जीवान्तरे (jīvāntare) - within an individual soul, in another individual soul

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

जीवान्तः (jīvāntaḥ) - within the individual soul, within life

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Present middle (ātmanepada) root

4th class verb, present tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: jan (class 4)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul (jīva), life principle

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned 'jīva'.

अन्तर (antara) - inside, within

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, interval, space between

Note: Used adverbially in locative sense.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - a small individual soul, another individual soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvaka

jīvaka - a small jīva, a living creature

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix '-trā'.

रम्भादलवत् (rambhādalavat) - like a banana leaf, like a banana stem (due to layers)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from 'rambhādala' with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rambhā+dala)

• rambhā – banana tree, plantain
  noun (feminine)
• dala – leaf, petal, part
  noun (neuter)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul (jīva), life principle

जीवान्तरे (jīvāntare) - within an individual soul, in another individual soul

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvāntara

jīvāntara - the interior of a jīva, within another jīva

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+antara)

• jīva – individual soul (jīva), life
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, inside, another
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)