योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-5

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा शौक्ल्यहिमे राम तिलतैललवौ यथा ।
यथा कुसुमसौगन्ध्ये तथौष्ण्यदहनौ यथा ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yathā śauklyahime rāma tilatailalavau yathā ,
yathā kusumasaugandhye tathauṣṇyadahanau yathā 5

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathā śauklya-hime rāma tila-taila-lavau
yathā yathā kusuma-saugandhye tathā auṣṇya-dahanau yathā

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca: rāma,
yathā śauklya-hime,
yathā tila-taila-lavau,
yathā kusuma-saugandhye,
tathā auṣṇya-dahanau yathā

5. Shri Vasistha said: "O Rama, just as whiteness is inherent in snow, just as a sesame seed and a particle of its oil (taila) are related, just as fragrance is inherent in a flower, and just as heat is inherent in fire..."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• शौक्ल्य-हिमे (śauklya-hime) - in whiteness and snow, in the case of snow and its whiteness

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तिल-तैल-लवौ (tila-taila-lavau) - sesame seed and a particle of its oil

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• कुसुम-सौगन्ध्ये (kusuma-saugandhye) - in a flower and its fragrance, in the case of flower and fragrance

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• औष्ण्य-दहनौ (auṣṇya-dahanau) - heat and fire, in the case of fire and its heat

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasistha, the glorious Vasistha (a revered sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, sacred prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasistha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

शौक्ल्य-हिमे (śauklya-hime) - in whiteness and snow, in the case of snow and its whiteness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of śauklya-hima

śauklya-hima - whiteness and snow, the inherent quality of whiteness in snow

Compound type : dvandva (śauklya+hima)

• śauklya – whiteness, purity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śukla (white)
• hima – snow, ice, frost, cold
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the inseparable quality of whiteness within snow.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, beautiful

तिल-तैल-लवौ (tila-taila-lavau) - sesame seed and a particle of its oil

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tila-taila-lava

tila-taila-lava - sesame seed, oil, and a particle; indicating the inherent relation of oil within sesame

Compound type : dvandva (tila+tailalava)

• tila – sesamum seed
  noun (masculine)
• tailalava – a particle/drop of oil
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound tailalava itself breaks into 'taila' (oil) and 'lava' (particle). This illustrates the intrinsic presence of oil within the sesame seed, even in minute particles.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

कुसुम-सौगन्ध्ये (kusuma-saugandhye) - in a flower and its fragrance, in the case of flower and fragrance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of kusuma-saugandhya

kusuma-saugandhya - flower and fragrance, the inherent quality of fragrance in a flower

Compound type : dvandva (kusuma+saugandhya)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• saugandhya – fragrance, aroma
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sugandha (fragrant)

Note: Refers to the inseparable quality of fragrance within a flower.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

औष्ण्य-दहनौ (auṣṇya-dahanau) - heat and fire, in the case of fire and its heat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of auṣṇya-dahana

auṣṇya-dahana - heat and fire, the inherent quality of heat in fire

Compound type : dvandva (auṣṇya+dahana)

• auṣṇya – heat, warmth
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from uṣṇa (hot)
• dahana – fire, burning
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the inseparable quality of heat within fire.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)