योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-30

यः क्रमः शैलतृणयोः कौशेयोपलयोस्तथा ।
साम्यं प्रति स एवोक्तः परमात्मशरीरयोः ॥ ३० ॥

yaḥ kramaḥ śailatṛṇayoḥ kauśeyopalayostathā ,
sāmyaṃ prati sa evoktaḥ paramātmaśarīrayoḥ 30

30. yaḥ kramaḥ śaila-tṛṇayoḥ kauśeya-upalayoḥ tathā
sāmyam prati saḥ eva uktaḥ paramātma-śarīrayoḥ

30. yaḥ kramaḥ śaila-tṛṇayoḥ tathā kauśeya-upalayoḥ (asti) saḥ
eva kramaḥ paramātma-śarīrayoḥ sāmyam prati uktaḥ (asti)

30. The kind of difference that exists between a mountain and a blade of grass, and similarly between silk and a stone, that very (difference) is declared with respect to the (lack of) equality between the supreme Self (paramātman) and the body.

30. היחס שבין הר לבין עלה עשב, או בין משי לבין אבן – הוא בדיוק הדמיון שניתן למצוא בין הָעַצְמִי העליון לבין הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who, that (masculine)

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, relation, state, difference

• शैल-तृणयोः (śaila-tṛṇayoḥ) - of a mountain and a blade of grass

• कौशेय-उपलयोः (kauśeya-upalayoḥ) - of silk and stone

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, similarity, sameness

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared

• परमात्म-शरीरयोः (paramātma-śarīrayoḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) and the body

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which, who, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, relation, state, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method, progression, relative condition

Root: kram (class 1)

शैल-तृणयोः (śaila-tṛṇayoḥ) - of a mountain and a blade of grass

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śaila-tṛṇa

śaila-tṛṇa - mountain and grass

Compound type : dvandva (śaila+tṛṇa)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)

कौशेय-उपलयोः (kauśeya-upalayoḥ) - of silk and stone

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kauśeya-upala

kauśeya-upala - silk and stone

Compound type : dvandva (kauśeya+upala)

• kauśeya – silk, silken cloth
  noun (neuter)
• upala – stone, gem, rock
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, similarity, sameness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmya

sāmya - equality, similarity, identity, sameness

Derived from sama (equal, same)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'kramaḥ'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (referring to 'kramaḥ')

परमात्म-शरीरयोः (paramātma-śarīrayoḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) and the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of paramātma-śarīra

paramātma-śarīra - the supreme Self and the body

Compound type : dvandva (paramātman+śarīra)

• paramātman – supreme Self, ultimate soul
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

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