योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-33

न निम्बेक्षू कटुस्वादू शीतोष्णौ नेन्दुपावकौ ।
यद्यथा परमाभ्यस्तमुपलब्धं तथैव तत् ॥ ३३ ॥

na nimbekṣū kaṭusvādū śītoṣṇau nendupāvakau ,
yadyathā paramābhyastamupalabdhaṃ tathaiva tat 33

33. na nimbekṣū kaṭusvādū śītoṣṇau na indupāvakau
yat yathā paramābhyastam upalabdham tathā eva tat

33. nimbekṣū na kaṭusvādū,
indupāvakau ca na śītoṣṇau.
yat yathā paramābhyastam upalabdham,
tat tathā eva.

33. Neem and sugarcane are not (simultaneously) bitter and sweet, nor are the moon and fire (simultaneously) cold and hot. However, whatever is thoroughly habituated to be perceived in a certain way, that (is experienced) exactly so.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• निम्बेक्षू (nimbekṣū) - neem and sugarcane

• कटुस्वादू (kaṭusvādū) - bitter and sweet

• शीतोष्णौ (śītoṣṇau) - cold and hot

• न (na) - not, no

• इन्दुपावकौ (indupāvakau) - moon and fire

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• परमाभ्यस्तम् (paramābhyastam) - thoroughly accustomed, highly practiced

• उपलब्धम् (upalabdham) - perceived, obtained, realized

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निम्बेक्षू (nimbekṣū) - neem and sugarcane

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nimbekṣu

nimbekṣu - neem and sugarcane

Compound type : dvandva (nimba+ikṣu)

• nimba – neem tree
  noun (masculine)
• ikṣu – sugarcane
  noun (masculine)

कटुस्वादू (kaṭusvādū) - bitter and sweet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kaṭusvādu

kaṭusvādu - bitter and sweet (as a combination)

Compound type : dvandva (kaṭu+svādu)

• kaṭu – bitter, pungent, sharp
  adjective (masculine)
• svādu – sweet, palatable, delicious
  adjective (masculine)

शीतोष्णौ (śītoṣṇau) - cold and hot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śītoṣṇa

śītoṣṇa - cold and hot

Compound type : dvandva (śīta+uṣṇa)

• śīta – cold
  adjective (masculine)
• uṣṇa – hot, warm
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इन्दुपावकौ (indupāvakau) - moon and fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of indupāvaka

indupāvaka - moon and fire

Compound type : dvandva (indu+pāvaka)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

परमाभ्यस्तम् (paramābhyastam) - thoroughly accustomed, highly practiced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramābhyasta

paramābhyasta - thoroughly accustomed, highly practiced, completely mastered

Past Passive Participle

Compound of parama (supreme/highest) and abhyasta (practiced/accustomed, PPP of abhyas).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+abhyasta)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of verb root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, repeatedly). Hence 'thrown repeatedly' > 'practiced'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

उपलब्धम् (upalabdham) - perceived, obtained, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upalabdha

upalabdha - obtained, perceived, understood, realized

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root 'labh' (to obtain) with prefix 'upa' (near, towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it