योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-5

कनकव्यतिरेकेण केयूरं येन भावितम् ।
केयूरमेव तत्तस्य न तस्य कनकं हि तत् ॥ ५ ॥

kanakavyatirekeṇa keyūraṃ yena bhāvitam ,
keyūrameva tattasya na tasya kanakaṃ hi tat 5

5. kanakavyatirekeṇa keyūram yena bhāvitam
keyūram eva tat tasya na tasya kanakam hi tat

5. yena kanakavyatirekeṇa keyūram bhāvitam tat
tasya keyūram eva hi tat tasya kanakam na

5. If a person perceives an armlet as existing separately from gold, then for that person, it is merely an armlet; indeed, for them, that is not gold.

Words meanings summery:

• कनकव्यतिरेकेण (kanakavyatirekeṇa) - by distinction from gold, by absence of gold, separate from gold

• केयूरम् (keyūram) - armlet, bracelet

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - perceived, imagined, made to exist, thought of

• केयूरम् (keyūram) - armlet, bracelet

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, just so

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तस्य (tasya) - for that person (of him, of it, for him, for it)

• न (na) - not, no

• तस्य (tasya) - for them (of him, of it, for him, for it)

• कनकम् (kanakam) - gold

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• तत् (tat) - that, it

Words meanings and morphology

कनकव्यतिरेकेण (kanakavyatirekeṇa) - by distinction from gold, by absence of gold, separate from gold

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kanakavyatireka

kanakavyatireka - distinction from gold, absence of gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+vyatireka)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vyatireka – distinction, absence, exclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

केयूरम् (keyūram) - armlet, bracelet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of keyūra

keyūra - armlet, bracelet

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but context indicates nominative.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the person or mind perceiving.

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - perceived, imagined, made to exist, thought of

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - made to be, produced, thought of, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with causative -i and suffix kta

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'keyūram'.

केयूरम् (keyūram) - armlet, bracelet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of keyūra

keyūra - armlet, bracelet

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but context indicates nominative.

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, just so

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the armlet.

तस्य (tasya) - for that person (of him, of it, for him, for it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Can also be dative. Here, functions as 'for that person'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - for them (of him, of it, for him, for it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Can also be dative. Here, functions as 'for them'.

कनकम् (kanakam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kanaka

kanaka - gold

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but context indicates nominative.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the armlet.