योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-21

क्षणार्धेन त्वपां शैत्यं जलसंवित्ततो भवेत् ।
ततस्तादृग्गुणगतं मनो भावयति क्षणात् ॥ २१ ॥

kṣaṇārdhena tvapāṃ śaityaṃ jalasaṃvittato bhavet ,
tatastādṛgguṇagataṃ mano bhāvayati kṣaṇāt 21

21. kṣaṇārdhena tu apām śaityam jala-saṃvit tatas bhavet
| tatas tādṛk guṇagatam manas bhāvayati kṣaṇāt ||

21. kṣaṇārdhena tu apām śaityam jala-saṃvit tatas
bhavet tatas manas tādṛk guṇagatam kṣaṇāt bhāvayati

21. In but half a moment (kṣaṇārdhena), the coolness (śaityam) of water (apām) and the awareness of water (jala-saṃvit) will arise (bhavet) from that (tatas). Thereafter, the mind (manas), which has now acquired such qualities (tādṛk-guṇa-gatam), instantly (kṣaṇāt) manifests them.

21. כעבור חצי רגע מתהווה צלילותם וקרירותם של המים, ומתוכן עולה התחושה של היסוד המימי. לאחר מכן, כשהיא אחוזה בתכונה זו, החשיבה מעלה בדעתה כהרף עין...

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणार्धेन (kṣaṇārdhena) - by half a moment, in an instant

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अपाम् (apām) - of water (of waters)

• शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness, coldness

• जल-संवित् (jala-saṁvit) - awareness of water, water-consciousness

• ततस् (tatas) - from that, thereafter, then

• भवेत् (bhavet) - will arise (may be, might be, should be, would be)

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

• गुणगतम् (guṇagatam) - acquired such qualities (pertaining to qualities, having attained qualities, inherent in qualities)

• मनस् (manas) - mind

• भावयति (bhāvayati) - manifests (causes to be, produces, manifests, perceives)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, from a moment

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणार्धेन (kṣaṇārdhena) - by half a moment, in an instant

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣaṇa-ardha

kṣaṇa-ardha - half a moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+ardha)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अपाम् (apām) - of water (of waters)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness, coldness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coolness, coldness

Derived from 'śīta' (cold) with the abstract noun suffix 'ṣyañ'.

जल-संवित् (jala-saṁvit) - awareness of water, water-consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jala-saṃvid

jala-saṁvid - knowledge/awareness of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+saṃvid)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvid – knowledge, awareness, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

ततस् (tatas) - from that, thereafter, then

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - will arise (may be, might be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind, like that

Note: This is part of the compound 'tādṛk-guṇa-gatam'.

गुणगतम् (guṇagatam) - acquired such qualities (pertaining to qualities, having attained qualities, inherent in qualities)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇa-gata

guṇa-gata - gone into qualities, pertaining to qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+gata)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived at, pertaining to, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'kta' (ta).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'tādṛk-guṇa-gatam'. Agrees with an implied object.

मनस् (manas) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

भावयति (bhāvayati) - manifests (causes to be, produces, manifests, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Causative

Root 'bhū' (to be) in causative (ṇic) stem 'bhāva-' + present ending '-yati'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

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