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.

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)