योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-23

जीवोऽन्तरेव स्फुरति तैलसंविद्यथा तिले ।
शीतसंविद्धिम इव स्नेहसंविद्यथा घृते ॥ २३ ॥

jīvo'ntareva sphurati tailasaṃvidyathā tile ,
śītasaṃviddhima iva snehasaṃvidyathā ghṛte 23

23. jīvaḥ antare eva sphurati tailasaṃvit yathā tile
śītasaṃvit himaḥ iva snehasaṃvit yathā ghṛte

23. yathā tile tailasaṃvit (sphurati),
himaḥ iva śītasaṃvit (sphurati),
yathā ghṛte snehasaṃvit (sphurati),
(tathā) jīvaḥ antare eva sphurati.

23. Just as the consciousness of oil (tailasaṃvid) manifests within a sesame seed, and the consciousness of cold (śītasaṃvid) is like ice (himaḥ), and just as the consciousness of butter (snehasaṃvid) manifests within ghee, so too does the individual soul (jīva) pulsate within (the self).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• अन्तरे (antare) - within the self/body (inside, within)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, pulsates, vibrates, shines

• तैलसंवित् (tailasaṁvit) - consciousness of oil, essence of oil

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed

• शीतसंवित् (śītasaṁvit) - consciousness of cold, essence of cold

• हिमः (himaḥ) - ice, snow, frost

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्नेहसंवित् (snehasaṁvit) - consciousness of butter/clarified butter, consciousness of affection

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• घृते (ghṛte) - in ghee, in clarified butter

Words meanings and morphology

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life

अन्तरे (antare) - within the self/body (inside, within)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - inside, interior, middle

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, pulsates, vibrates, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: sphur (class 1)

तैलसंवित् (tailasaṁvit) - consciousness of oil, essence of oil

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tailasaṃvit

tailasaṁvit - consciousness/knowledge of oil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taila+saṃvid)

• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed

शीतसंवित् (śītasaṁvit) - consciousness of cold, essence of cold

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śītasaṃvit

śītasaṁvit - consciousness/knowledge of cold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīta+saṃvid)

• śīta – cold, chill
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)

हिमः (himaḥ) - ice, snow, frost

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hima

hima - ice, snow, frost, cold

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्नेहसंवित् (snehasaṁvit) - consciousness of butter/clarified butter, consciousness of affection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snehasaṃvit

snehasaṁvit - consciousness/knowledge of butter, affection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sneha+saṃvid)

• sneha – oil, butter, affection, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

घृते (ghṛte) - in ghee, in clarified butter

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghṛta

ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter

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