योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-55

तृतीया कलना नास्ति चिज्जडांशेतरा शठ ।
छायातपनयोर्मध्ये तृतीयेवानुरञ्जना ॥ ५५ ॥

tṛtīyā kalanā nāsti cijjaḍāṃśetarā śaṭha ,
chāyātapanayormadhye tṛtīyevānurañjanā 55

55. tṛtīyā kalanā na asti cit jaḍa aṃśa itarā śaṭha
chāyātapanayoḥ madhye tṛtīyā iva anurañjanā

55. śaṭha tṛtīyā kalanā cit jaḍa aṃśa itarā na asti
chāyātapanayoḥ madhye tṛtīyā iva anurañjanā

55. O fool, there is no third category (kalanā) of conception apart from the conscious (cit) and the inert (jaḍa) aspects. It is like a third shade or blend (anurañjanā) that appears in between shadow and sunlight (ātapa).

Words meanings summery:

• तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - a third category (third)

• कलना (kalanā) - category, conception (kalanā) (calculation, conception, cognition, art)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• चित् (cit) - conscious (cit) aspect (consciousness, thought)

• जड (jaḍa) - inert (jaḍa) aspect (inert, unconscious, dull)

• अंश (aṁśa) - aspect, part (part, portion, share)

• इतरा (itarā) - other than (conscious and inert aspects) (other, different)

• शठ (śaṭha) - O fool (vocative) (rogue, cunning, fool)

• छायातपनयोः (chāyātapanayoḥ) - in between shadow and sunlight (ātapa) (of shadow and sunlight)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in between (in the middle, between)

• तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - a third (category/appearance) (third)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• अनुरञ्जना (anurañjanā) - coloration, blending, illusion (anurañjanā) (coloring, dyeing, pleasing, attachment)

Words meanings and morphology

तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - a third category (third)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third, a third part

Ordinal numeral from 'tri' (three).

Note: Functions as a noun here.

कलना (kalanā) - category, conception (kalanā) (calculation, conception, cognition, art)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - calculation, conception, cognition, thought, imagination, art

From root 'kal' (to count, compute).

Root: kal (class 10)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चित् (cit) - conscious (cit) aspect (consciousness, thought)

(noun)

of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Stem form.

जड (jaḍa) - inert (jaḍa) aspect (inert, unconscious, dull)

(adjective)

of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, unconscious, dull, foolish, cold

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

Note: Stem form.

अंश (aṁśa) - aspect, part (part, portion, share)

(noun)

of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, division, aspect

Root: aṃś (class 10)

Note: Stem form.

इतरा (itarā) - other than (conscious and inert aspects) (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, different, another

Note: Final part of the compound 'citjaḍāṃśetarā'.

शठ (śaṭha) - O fool (vocative) (rogue, cunning, fool)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cunning, deceitful, fool, villain

छायातपनयोः (chāyātapanayoḥ) - in between shadow and sunlight (ātapa) (of shadow and sunlight)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of chāyātapa

chāyātapa - shadow and sunlight

Compound type : dvandva (chāyā+ātapa)

• chāyā – shadow, shade
  noun (feminine)
• ātapa – sunlight, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in between (in the middle, between)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'madhya'.

Note: Locative form 'madhye' is often used as an indeclinable.

तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - a third (category/appearance) (third)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third, a third part

Ordinal numeral from 'tri' (three).

Note: Functions as a noun here.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

अनुरञ्जना (anurañjanā) - coloration, blending, illusion (anurañjanā) (coloring, dyeing, pleasing, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anurañjanā

anurañjanā - coloring, dyeing, pleasing, attachment, adornment, illusion (derived from coloring)

From 'anu' + root 'rañj' (to color) + suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)