योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-5

आत्मा नारायणश्चैव न भिन्नस्तिलतैलवत् ।
तथैव शौक्ल्यपटवत्कुसुमामोदवत्तथा ॥ ५ ॥

ātmā nārāyaṇaścaiva na bhinnastilatailavat ,
tathaiva śauklyapaṭavatkusumāmodavattathā 5

5. ātmā nārāyaṇaḥ ca eva na bhinnaḥ tila-tailavat |
tathā eva śauklya-paṭavat kusuma-āmodavat tathā ||

5. ātmā ca nārāyaṇaḥ eva tila-tailavat na bhinnaḥ tathā eva śauklya-paṭavat,
tathā kusuma-āmodavat

5. The individual self (ātman) and Nārāyaṇa are not different, just like sesame and oil are not distinct. Similarly, they are like the whiteness and a cloth, or like the fragrance and a flower.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (the Supreme Being, Viṣṇu) (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

• च (ca) - "and" (and)

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

• न (na) - "not" (not)

• भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - "different" (separated, different, distinct)

• तिल-तैलवत् (tila-tailavat) - "just like sesame and oil" (indicating inseparability) (like sesame and oil)

• तथा (tathā) - "similarly" (thus, so, similarly)

• एव (eva) - "indeed" or "certainly" (for emphasis with 'tathā') (only, just, indeed)

• शौक्ल्य-पटवत् (śauklya-paṭavat) - "like the whiteness and a cloth" (like whiteness and a cloth)

• कुसुम-आमोदवत् (kusuma-āmodavat) - "like the fragrance and a flower" (like flower and fragrance)

• तथा (tathā) - "similarly" (repeats for another comparison) (thus, so, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, principle of life

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa (the Supreme Being, Viṣṇu) (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa, an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Being

Derived from 'nāra' (waters) and 'ayana' (abode), meaning 'one whose abode is the waters' or 'the path of humanity'.

Note: Co-subject with ātmā.

च (ca) - "and" (and)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - "not" (not)

(indeclinable)

भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - "different" (separated, different, distinct)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - divided, broken, separated, different, distinct

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root √bhid (to break, to split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with ātmā and nārāyaṇaḥ (collective).

तिल-तैलवत् (tila-tailavat) - "just like sesame and oil" (indicating inseparability) (like sesame and oil)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'tila' (sesame) and 'taila' (oil) with the possessive/similative suffix -vat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tila+taila)

• tila – sesame, sesame seed
  noun (masculine)
• taila – oil, especially sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, possessed of
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity or possession.

Note: Used as an adverbial comparison.

तथा (tathā) - "similarly" (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the next comparison.

एव (eva) - "indeed" or "certainly" (for emphasis with 'tathā') (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शौक्ल्य-पटवत् (śauklya-paṭavat) - "like the whiteness and a cloth" (like whiteness and a cloth)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'śauklya' (whiteness) and 'paṭa' (cloth) with the suffix -vat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śauklya+paṭa)

• śauklya – whiteness, purity
  noun (neuter)
• paṭa – cloth, garment, canvas
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, possessed of
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity or possession.

Note: Used as an adverbial comparison.

कुसुम-आमोदवत् (kusuma-āmodavat) - "like the fragrance and a flower" (like flower and fragrance)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kusuma' (flower) and 'āmoda' (fragrance) with the suffix -vat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusuma+āmoda)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āmoda – fragrance, perfume, joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, possessed of
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity or possession.

Note: Used as an adverbial comparison.

तथा (tathā) - "similarly" (repeats for another comparison) (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the next comparison.