योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-71

पुरुषत्वं यथा स्थाणोः संवेद्यं संविदस्तथा ।
यथा चन्द्रार्करश्मीनां दण्डता रेणुता तथा ॥ ७१ ॥

puruṣatvaṃ yathā sthāṇoḥ saṃvedyaṃ saṃvidastathā ,
yathā candrārkaraśmīnāṃ daṇḍatā reṇutā tathā 71

71. puruṣatvam yathā sthāṇoḥ saṃvedyam saṃvidaḥ tathā
yathā candrārkaraśmīnām daṇḍatā reṇutā tathā

71. yathā puruṣatvam sthāṇoḥ saṃvedyam,
tathā saṃvidaḥ yathā candrārkaraśmīnām daṇḍatā reṇutā (ca),
tathā (saṃvidaḥ)

71. Just as the characteristic of a human being (puruṣatva) is perceived in a tree-stump (sthāṇu), so too is the entire knowable world perceived in consciousness (saṃvit). Similarly, just as the appearance of a rod or dust particles is perceived in the rays of the moon and sun, so it is.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषत्वम् (puruṣatvam) - the state of being a man, manhood, human characteristic

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्थाणोः (sthāṇoḥ) - of a stump, of a post, of a fixed object

• संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - that which is to be known, perceivable, knowable

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• चन्द्रार्करश्मीनाम् (candrārkaraśmīnām) - of the rays of the moon and sun

• दण्डता (daṇḍatā) - the state of being a staff, staff-like appearance

• रेणुता (reṇutā) - the state of being dust, dust-like appearance

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषत्वम् (puruṣatvam) - the state of being a man, manhood, human characteristic

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puruṣatva

puruṣatva - manhood, human nature, personality, the quality of a person

derived from puruṣa + suffix -tva (abstract noun)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्थाणोः (sthāṇoḥ) - of a stump, of a post, of a fixed object

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, a pillar, a trunk of a tree, fixed, immovable

Root: sthā (class 1)

संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - that which is to be known, perceivable, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedya

saṁvedya - knowable, perceivable, to be known or felt

Gerundive

from root vid (to know) with sam prefix, suffix yat

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

from root vid (to know) with sam prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रार्करश्मीनाम् (candrārkaraśmīnām) - of the rays of the moon and sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of candrārkaraśmi

candrārkaraśmi - moon-sun rays, rays of the moon and sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+arka+raśmi)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• raśmi – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)

दण्डता (daṇḍatā) - the state of being a staff, staff-like appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daṇḍatā

daṇḍatā - state of being a staff, rod-like nature

derived from daṇḍa + suffix tā (abstract noun)

रेणुता (reṇutā) - the state of being dust, dust-like appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of reṇutā

reṇutā - state of being dust, dustiness

derived from reṇu + suffix tā (abstract noun)

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly

(indeclinable)