योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-7

सलिलव्यतिरेकेण तरङ्गो येन भावितः ।
तरङ्गबुद्धिरेवैका स्थिता तस्य न वारिधीः ॥ ७ ॥

salilavyatirekeṇa taraṅgo yena bhāvitaḥ ,
taraṅgabuddhirevaikā sthitā tasya na vāridhīḥ 7

7. salilavyatirekeṇa taraṅgaḥ yena bhāvitaḥ
taraṅgabuddhiḥ eva ekā sthitā tasya na vāridhiḥ

7. yena salilavyatirekeṇa taraṅgaḥ bhāvitaḥ tasya
ekā taraṅgabuddhiḥ eva sthitā vāridhiḥ na

7. If a person perceives a wave as distinct from water, then for that person, a single perception of a wave alone persists; not the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• सलिलव्यतिरेकेण (salilavyatirekeṇa) - by distinction from water, separate from water

• तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - perceived, imagined, made to exist, thought of

• तरङ्गबुद्धिः (taraṅgabuddhiḥ) - perception of a wave, idea of a wave

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

• एका (ekā) - one, single, unique

• स्थिता (sthitā) - remains, exists, stands

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

• न (na) - not, no

• वारिधिः (vāridhiḥ) - ocean, sea, water-container

Words meanings and morphology

सलिलव्यतिरेकेण (salilavyatirekeṇa) - by distinction from water, separate from water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of salilavyatireka

salilavyatireka - distinction from water, absence of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+vyatireka)

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

तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, billow

Root: tṝ (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the person or mind perceiving.

भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - perceived, imagined, made to exist, thought of

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, 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 'taraṅgaḥ'.

तरङ्गबुद्धिः (taraṅgabuddhiḥ) - perception of a wave, idea of a wave

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of taraṅgabuddhi

taraṅgabuddhi - perception of a wave, wave-concept

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+buddhi)

• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

एका (ekā) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, principal

Note: Agrees with 'buddhi'.

स्थिता (sthitā) - remains, exists, stands

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhi'.

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)

वारिधिः (vāridhiḥ) - ocean, sea, water-container

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāridhi

vāridhi - ocean, sea (literally: receptacle of water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+dhi)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle, intellect
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā + ki
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: The original devanagari has vāridhīḥ (long ī), which may be an alternative or poetic form. Analysis assumes standard vāridhiḥ.