योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-36

वटधाना वट इव यदन्तःस्थं सदात्मनः ।
तद्बहिर्भासते भास्वद्विकासे पुष्पगन्धवत् ॥ ३६ ॥

vaṭadhānā vaṭa iva yadantaḥsthaṃ sadātmanaḥ ,
tadbahirbhāsate bhāsvadvikāse puṣpagandhavat 36

36. vaṭadhānā vaṭa iva yat antaḥstham sadā ātmanaḥ
tat bahiḥ bhāsate bhāsvat vikāse puṣpagandhavat

36. yat vaṭadhānā vaṭa iva sadā ātmanaḥ antaḥstham,
tat bahiḥ bhāsvat vikāse puṣpagandhavat bhāsate

36. Just as a banyan tree (vaṭa) is contained within its seed (vaṭadhānā), so too, that which eternally resides within the essential self (ātman) manifests outwardly, shining brilliantly, much like the fragrance (gandha) released during the blooming (vikāsa) of a flower.

Words meanings summery:

• वटधाना (vaṭadhānā) - banyan seed

• वट (vaṭa) - banyan tree

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• अन्तःस्थम् (antaḥstham) - situated within, internal

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

• भास्वत् (bhāsvat) - brilliantly, shiningly

• विकासे (vikāse) - in blooming, in manifestation, in development

• पुष्पगन्धवत् (puṣpagandhavat) - like the fragrance of a flower

Words meanings and morphology

वटधाना (vaṭadhānā) - banyan seed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaṭadhānā

vaṭadhānā - banyan seed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṭa+dhānā)

• vaṭa – banyan tree
  noun (masculine)
• dhānā – seed, grain, corn
  noun (feminine)

वट (vaṭa) - banyan tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṭa

vaṭa - banyan tree (Ficus indica)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

अन्तःस्थम् (antaḥstham) - situated within, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antaḥstha

antaḥstha - being within, internal, inner

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+stha)

• antas – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, universal spirit

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

भास्वत् (bhāsvat) - brilliantly, shiningly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - shining, radiant, brilliant

Present Active Participle (secondary usage as adjective/adverb)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially in the context of 'bhāsate'.

विकासे (vikāse) - in blooming, in manifestation, in development

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikāsa

vikāsa - expansion, blooming, development, manifestation

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

पुष्पगन्धवत् (puṣpagandhavat) - like the fragrance of a flower

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣpagandhavat

puṣpagandhavat - having the fragrance of a flower, like the smell of a flower

Derived from 'puṣpagandha' with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+gandha)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

Note: The -vat suffix indicates comparison, making it an adjective used adverbially.