योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-26

मषीपिण्डे यथा कार्ष्ण्यं शैत्यं हिमकणे यथा ।
यथा पुष्पेषु सौगन्ध्यं देहे देहपतिस्तथा ॥ २६ ॥

maṣīpiṇḍe yathā kārṣṇyaṃ śaityaṃ himakaṇe yathā ,
yathā puṣpeṣu saugandhyaṃ dehe dehapatistathā 26

26. maṣīpiṇḍe yathā kārṣṇyam śaityam himakaṇe yathā
yathā puṣpeṣu saugandhyam dehe dehapatiḥ tathā

26. yathā maṣīpiṇḍe kārṣṇyam; yathā himakaṇe śaityam; yathā puṣpeṣu saugandhyam; tathā dehapatiḥ dehe.

26. Just as blackness (is) in a lump of ink, just as coolness (is) in a particle of snow, just as fragrance (is) in flowers, so too (is) the lord of the body (ātman) in the body.

Words meanings summery:

• मषीपिण्डे (maṣīpiṇḍe) - in a lump of ink (in an ink-ball, in a lump of ink)

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

• कार्ष्ण्यम् (kārṣṇyam) - blackness (blackness, darkness)

• शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness (coolness, coldness)

• हिमकणे (himakaṇe) - in a particle of snow (in a particle of snow, in a snowflake)

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

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

• पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

• सौगन्ध्यम् (saugandhyam) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume, sweet smell)

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• देहपतिः (dehapatiḥ) - the lord of the body (ātman) (lord of the body, master of the body, the soul (ātman))

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly, in that way)

Words meanings and morphology

मषीपिण्डे (maṣīpiṇḍe) - in a lump of ink (in an ink-ball, in a lump of ink)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maṣīpiṇḍa

maṣīpiṇḍa - ink-ball, lump of ink

Compound: maṣī (ink) + piṇḍa (lump, ball).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṣī+piṇḍa)

• maṣī – ink, lampblack
  noun (feminine)
• piṇḍa – lump, ball, mass, body
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb of manner.

कार्ष्ण्यम् (kārṣṇyam) - blackness (blackness, darkness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārṣṇya

kārṣṇya - blackness, darkness, the quality of being black

Derived from kṛṣṇa (black) + ya (suffix for quality/state).

शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coolness (coolness, coldness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coolness, coldness, frigidity

Derived from śīta (cold) + ya (suffix for quality/state).

हिमकणे (himakaṇe) - in a particle of snow (in a particle of snow, in a snowflake)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himakaṇa

himakaṇa - particle of snow, snowflake, ice particle

Compound: hima (snow, ice) + kaṇa (particle, grain).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+kaṇa)

• hima – snow, ice, cold
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – particle, grain, atom
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb of manner.

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb of manner.

पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

From root puṣ (to nourish, blossom).

Root: puṣ (class 4)

सौगन्ध्यम् (saugandhyam) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume, sweet smell)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saugandhya

saugandhya - fragrance, perfume, sweet smell

Derived from sugandha (fragrant) + ya (suffix for quality/state).

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

From root dih (to smear, grow).

Root: dih (class 4)

देहपतिः (dehapatiḥ) - the lord of the body (ātman) (lord of the body, master of the body, the soul (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehapati

dehapati - lord of the body, master of the body, the soul (ātman)

Compound: deha (body) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+pati)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb of manner, corresponding to yathā.

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