योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-2

चिद्धनैकघनात्मत्वाज्जीवान्तर्जीवजातयः ।
कदलीदलवत्सन्ति कीटा इव धरोदरे ॥ २ ॥

ciddhanaikaghanātmatvājjīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ ,
kadalīdalavatsanti kīṭā iva dharodare 2

2. citghanekaghanātmatvāt jīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ
kadālīdalavat santi kīṭāḥ iva dharodare

2. citghanekaghanātmatvāt jīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ
kadālīdalavat kīṭāḥ iva dharodare santi

2. Because the essential self (ātman) is a singular, dense mass of consciousness, various species of living beings (jīva) exist within other living beings. They are like the layers of a banana stem, or like insects within the earth's interior.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्घनेकघनात्मत्वात् (citghanekaghanātmatvāt) - due to the nature of the self as a singular, dense mass of consciousness

• जीवान्तर्जीवजातयः (jīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ) - species of living beings (jīva) within other living beings

• कदालीदलवत् (kadālīdalavat) - like banana leaves/sheaths

• सन्ति (santi) - exist, are

• कीटाः (kīṭāḥ) - insects, worms, small creatures

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• धरोदरे (dharodare) - in the earth's interior/womb, in the belly of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

चित्घनेकघनात्मत्वात् (citghanekaghanātmatvāt) - due to the nature of the self as a singular, dense mass of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citghanekaghanātmatva

citghanekaghanātmatva - the state of being a singular dense mass of consciousness, the nature of the self (ātman) as pure, concentrated consciousness

cit (consciousness) + ghana (dense) + eka (one) + ghana (dense) + ātman (self) + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ghana+eka+ghana+ātman+tva)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, mind
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, compact, mass, cloud
  adjective (neuter)
  From root han (to strike) with gha suffix, meaning compact.
  Root: han (class 2)
• eka – one, single, unique, alone
  adjective (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, compact, mass, cloud
  adjective (neuter)
  From root han (to strike) with gha suffix, meaning compact.
  Root: han (class 2)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul, universal soul
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe) + atman (suffix) or at (to move).
  Root: an (class 2)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix for abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)
  Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns.

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

जीवान्तर्जीवजातयः (jīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ) - species of living beings (jīva) within other living beings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jīvāntarjīvajāti

jīvāntarjīvajāti - species of living beings (jīva) within other living beings, life forms nested within other life forms

jīva (living being) + antar (within) + jīva (living being) + jāti (species).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+antar+jīva+jāti)

• jīva – life, living being, individual soul (jīva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live) + a (suffix).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• antar – within, inside, amidst, between
  indeclinable
• jīva – life, living being, individual soul (jīva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live) + a (suffix).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• jāti – birth, species, genus, kind, family
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan (to be born) + ti (suffix).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of santi.

कदालीदलवत् (kadālīdalavat) - like banana leaves/sheaths

(indeclinable)

kadalī (banana plant) + dala (leaf/sheath) + vat (suffix for 'like', 'having').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadalī+dala+vat)

• kadalī – banana tree, plantain
  noun (feminine)
• dala – leaf, petal, blade, layer
  noun (neuter)
  From root dal (to split, burst).
  Root: dal (class 1)
• vat – like, as, possessing, having
  suffix
  Secondary suffix for comparison or possession.

Note: Adverbial comparison.

सन्ति (santi) - exist, are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root as (2nd class, Parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate verb for jīvāntarjīvajātayaḥ.

कीटाः (kīṭāḥ) - insects, worms, small creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small creature, vermin

From root ki (to go, move) + ṭa (suffix).

Root: ki

Note: Subject of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

धरोदरे (dharodare) - in the earth's interior/womb, in the belly of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharodara

dharodara - the belly of the earth, earth's interior, earth's womb

dharā (earth) + udara (belly, interior).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharā+udara)

• dharā – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + ā (suffix).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• udara – belly, abdomen, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location of the insects.