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.

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)