योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-21

उपलायःशलाकानां संबन्धो न यथा मिथः ।
तथैकत्रापि दृष्टानां देहेन्द्रियमनश्चिताम् ॥ २१ ॥

upalāyaḥśalākānāṃ saṃbandho na yathā mithaḥ ,
tathaikatrāpi dṛṣṭānāṃ dehendriyamanaścitām 21

21. upalāyaḥśalākānām saṃbandhaḥ na yathā mithaḥ
tathā ekatra api dṛṣṭānām dehendriyamanascitām

21. yathā upalāyaḥśalākānām mithaḥ saṃbandhaḥ na
tathā ekatra api dṛṣṭānām dehendriyamanascitām

21. Just as stones, iron, and reeds have no intrinsic mutual connection, similarly, even when the body, senses, mind, and intellect are observed together, they lack any real mutual relationship.

Words meanings summery:

• उपलायःशलाकानाम् (upalāyaḥśalākānām) - of stones, iron, and reeds/sticks

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relationship, bond

• न (na) - not, no

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

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (referring to each other) (mutually, reciprocally, secretly)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

• अपि (api) - even (when together) (also, even, too)

• दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭānām) - of those seen, observed

• देहेन्द्रियमनस्चिताम् (dehendriyamanascitām) - of body, senses, mind, and consciousness/intellect

Words meanings and morphology

उपलायःशलाकानाम् (upalāyaḥśalākānām) - of stones, iron, and reeds/sticks

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of upalāyaḥśalākā

upalāyaḥśalākā - combination of stone, iron, and reed/stick

Compound type : Dvandva (upala+ayas+śalākā)

• upala – stone, gem
  noun (masculine)
• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• śalākā – reed, stick, rod, twig
  noun (feminine)

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relationship, bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relationship, tie, bond

Derived from root bandh with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (referring to each other) (mutually, reciprocally, secretly)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

(indeclinable)

From eka (one) + -tra (suffix for place).

अपि (api) - even (when together) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

दृष्टानाम् (dṛṣṭānām) - of those seen, observed

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Participle acting as an adjective.

देहेन्द्रियमनस्चिताम् (dehendriyamanascitām) - of body, senses, mind, and consciousness/intellect

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dehendriyamanascit

dehendriyamanascit - aggregate of body, senses, mind, and intellect/consciousness

Compound type : Dvandva (deha+indriya+manas+cit)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• indriya – sense organ
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
• cit – consciousness, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)