योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-22

चिन्मात्रस्यात्मनो देहसंबन्ध इति या कथा ।
सैषा दुरवबोधार्था दावाग्नौ जलधिर्यथा ॥ २२ ॥

cinmātrasyātmano dehasaṃbandha iti yā kathā ,
saiṣā duravabodhārthā dāvāgnau jaladhiryathā 22

22. cit-mātrasya ātmanaḥ deha-saṃbandhaḥ iti yā kathā
sā eṣā duravabodha-arthā dāvāgnau jaladhiḥ yathā

22. yā kathā cit-mātrasya ātmanaḥ deha-saṃbandhaḥ iti
sā eṣā duravabodha-arthā yathā dāvāgnau jaladhiḥ

22. The notion that there is a connection between the body and the mere consciousness (ātman) is as impossible to comprehend as an ocean (appearing) in a raging forest fire.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-मात्रस्य (cit-mātrasya) - of the mere consciousness, of pure consciousness

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

• देह-संबन्धः (deha-saṁbandhaḥ) - body-connection, connection with the body

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• या (yā) - which

• कथा (kathā) - story, tale, statement, notion

• सा (sā) - that

• एषा (eṣā) - this

• दुरवबोध-अर्था (duravabodha-arthā) - having a meaning difficult to comprehend, incomprehensible

• दावाग्नौ (dāvāgnau) - in a forest fire

• जलधिः (jaladhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-मात्रस्य (cit-mātrasya) - of the mere consciousness, of pure consciousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cit-mātra

cit-mātra - mere consciousness, pure consciousness

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'mātra' (mere, only).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, purely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with ātmanaḥ.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

देह-संबन्धः (deha-saṁbandhaḥ) - body-connection, connection with the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-saṃbandha

deha-saṁbandha - connection with the body

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'deha' (body) and 'saṃbandha' (connection).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+saṃbandha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, bond
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

कथा (kathā) - story, tale, statement, notion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation, statement, notion

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एषा (eṣā) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

दुरवबोध-अर्था (duravabodha-arthā) - having a meaning difficult to comprehend, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duravabodha-artha

duravabodha-artha - having a difficult-to-understand meaning, incomprehensible

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'duravabodha' (difficult to comprehend) + 'artha' (meaning).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duravabodha+artha)

• duravabodha – difficult to comprehend, hard to understand
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'dus-' (prefix for difficulty) and 'avabodha' (comprehension).
  Prefix: dus
  Root: budh (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

दावाग्नौ (dāvāgnau) - in a forest fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dāvāgni

dāvāgni - forest fire

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'dāva' (forest) and 'agni' (fire).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāva+agni)

• dāva – forest, wilderness
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, flame
  noun (masculine)

जलधिः (jaladhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea (holder of water)

Compound of 'jala' (water) and root 'dhā' (to hold/contain).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jala+dhā)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holding, containing
  verb (masculine)
  agent noun/karaka
  Root 'dhā' (to place, hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)