योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-49

मिथः कारणमेते हि बीजे जन्मनि चेतसः ।
जलाङ्गीकरणे राम जलाशयघटाविव ॥ ४९ ॥

mithaḥ kāraṇamete hi bīje janmani cetasaḥ ,
jalāṅgīkaraṇe rāma jalāśayaghaṭāviva 49

49. mithaḥ kāraṇam ete hi bīje janmani cetasaḥ
jalāṅgīkaraṇe rāma jalāśayaghaṭau iva

49. rāma,
ete dve bīje hi cetasaḥ janmani mithaḥ kāraṇam.
(te) jalāṅgīkaraṇe jalāśayaghaṭau iva (bhavanti).

49. O Rāma, these two seeds are indeed the interdependent cause for the origination of the mind (cetas), just as a reservoir and a pot are for the collection of water.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• एते (ete) - these (two)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• बीजे (bīje) - seeds

• जन्मनि (janmani) - in the birth, in the origination

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind (cetas) (of the mind)

• जलाङ्गीकरणे (jalāṅgīkaraṇe) - in the acceptance/reception of water, in the act of collecting water

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• जलाशयघटौ (jalāśayaghaṭau) - a reservoir and a pot

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

एते (ete) - these (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

बीजे (bīje) - seeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

जन्मनि (janmani) - in the birth, in the origination

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind (cetas) (of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

जलाङ्गीकरणे (jalāṅgīkaraṇe) - in the acceptance/reception of water, in the act of collecting water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jalāṅgīkaraṇa

jalāṅgīkaraṇa - acceptance of water, making water part of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+aṅgīkaraṇa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• aṅgīkaraṇa – acceptance, appropriation, making part of oneself
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from aṅgīkṛ (to accept, make one's own)
  Prefix: aṅgī
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

जलाशयघटौ (jalāśayaghaṭau) - a reservoir and a pot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jalāśayaghaṭa

jalāśayaghaṭa - a reservoir and a pot

Compound type : dvandva (jalāśaya+ghaṭa)

• jalāśaya – reservoir, tank, lake
  noun (masculine)
• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)