योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-19

यथा दीपेन दीपानां जातानामात्मनां तथा ।
देशकालकलामात्रभेदः स्वाभाविकश्चितेः ॥ १९ ॥

yathā dīpena dīpānāṃ jātānāmātmanāṃ tathā ,
deśakālakalāmātrabhedaḥ svābhāvikaściteḥ 19

19. yathā dīpena dīpānām jātānām ātmanām tathā
deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bhedaḥ svābhāvikaḥ citeḥ

19. yathā dīpena dīpānām jātānām tathā ātmanām
citeḥ deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bhedaḥ svābhāvikaḥ

19. Just as many lamps are lit from a single lamp, similarly, for the individual selves (ātman) that manifest, the distinction is merely one of place, time, and parts – this is the natural characteristic of consciousness (citi).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp, with a lamp

• दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

• जातानाम् (jātānām) - referring to the individual selves or lamps that are born/manifested (of those born, of those come into being, of the arisen)

• आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - of the selves, of the individual souls

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

• देश-काल-कला-मात्र-भेदः (deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bhedaḥ) - the difference merely of place, time, and parts

• स्वाभाविकः (svābhāvikaḥ) - natural, inherent, innate

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp, with a lamp

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern

दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern

जातानाम् (jātānām) - referring to the individual selves or lamps that are born/manifested (of those born, of those come into being, of the arisen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dīpānām and ātmanām

आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - of the selves, of the individual souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, essence, supreme spirit

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

(indeclinable)

देश-काल-कला-मात्र-भेदः (deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bhedaḥ) - the difference merely of place, time, and parts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bheda

deśa-kāla-kalā-mātra-bheda - difference merely of space, time, and divisions/parts

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+kalā+mātra+bheda)

• deśa – place, region, space
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – part, portion, division, art, digit
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure, quantity
  indeclinable
  Often used as a suffix in compounds to denote 'only' or 'mere'
• bheda – difference, distinction, division, separation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

स्वाभाविकः (svābhāvikaḥ) - natural, inherent, innate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svābhāvika

svābhāvika - natural, inherent, innate, spontaneous

Derived from svabhāva (one's own nature) + ika (suffix)

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

Derived from root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)