योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-33

अनन्तस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य तन्वीति मनसि स्थितिः ।
न संभवति बिल्वान्तर्वासितादन्तिनोर्यथा ॥ ३३ ॥

anantasyātmatattvasya tanvīti manasi sthitiḥ ,
na saṃbhavati bilvāntarvāsitādantinoryathā 33

33. anantasya ātma-tattvasya tanuḥ iti manasi sthitiḥ
na saṃbhavati bilva-antar-vasitāt dantinoḥ yathā

33. yathā dantinoḥ bilva-antar-vasitāt anantasya
ātma-tattvasya tanuḥ iti sthitiḥ manasi na saṃbhavati

33. Just as two elephants cannot possibly be contained within a bilva fruit, similarly, the notion that the infinite reality of the self (ātman) is 'small' cannot exist in the mind.

33. מציאות הַעַצְמִי האינסופית אינה יכולה לשכון בתוך המחשבה כמושג מוגבל, בדיוק כפי שפיל אינו יכול להתגורר בתוך פרי הַבִּלְוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

• आत्म-तत्त्वस्य (ātma-tattvasya) - of the reality of the self (ātman), of the essential nature of the self

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - small, thin, subtle

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation (thus, so)

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - condition, state, perception, existence

• न (na) - not

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, exists, occurs

• बिल्व-अन्तर्-वसितात् (bilva-antar-vasitāt) - from the residing within a bilva fruit

• दन्तिनोः (dantinoḥ) - of two elephants

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+anta)

• an – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

आत्म-तत्त्वस्य (ātma-tattvasya) - of the reality of the self (ātman), of the essential nature of the self

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātma-tattva

ātma-tattva - the reality of the self (ātman), essential nature of the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence, true state
  noun (neuter)

तनुः (tanuḥ) - small, thin, subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - small, thin, subtle, slender, body

Note: Here used in a nominal/adjectival sense within a quotation.

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - condition, state, perception, existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, existence, steadfastness, perception

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, exists, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhav

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

बिल्व-अन्तर्-वसितात् (bilva-antar-vasitāt) - from the residing within a bilva fruit

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bilva-antar-vasita

bilva-antar-vasita - having resided within a bilva fruit; the state of being placed/contained within a bilva fruit

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'bilva' (wood-apple), 'antar' (within), and 'vasita' (resided in, placed), the PPP of √vas (to dwell). Here used nominally in the ablative case.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bilva+antar+vasita)

• bilva – Aegle marmelos (tree or fruit), wood apple
  noun (neuter)
• antar – inside, within, internal, intermediate
  indeclinable
• vasita – dwelled in, resided, placed, inhabited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vas (to dwell, inhabit) with the past passive participle suffix -kta (ita).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The ablative case implies 'from the reason of' or 'from the act of'.

दन्तिनोः (dantinoḥ) - of two elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dantin

dantin - elephant (literally, one having tusks)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

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