योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-84

यथोपलस्योपलता घटस्य घटता यथा ।
सत्तामात्रादभिन्नैव मानसादि तथात्मनः ॥ ८४ ॥

yathopalasyopalatā ghaṭasya ghaṭatā yathā ,
sattāmātrādabhinnaiva mānasādi tathātmanaḥ 84

84. yathā upalasya upalatā ghaṭasya ghaṭatā yathā
sattāmātrāt abhinna eva mānasādi tathā ātmanaḥ

84. yathā upalasya upalatā yathā ghaṭasya ghaṭatā
tathā ātmanaḥ mānasādi sattāmātrāt abhinnaḥ eva

84. Just as the inherent stoneness of a stone and the inherent pot-ness of a pot exist, similarly, the mind and its aggregates (mānasādi) are, for the Self (ātman), indeed non-different from mere existence.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• उपलस्य (upalasya) - of a stone, of a gem

• उपलता (upalatā) - stoneness, the quality of being a stone

• घटस्य (ghaṭasya) - of a pot, jar

• घटता (ghaṭatā) - pot-ness, the quality of being a pot

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• सत्तामात्रात् (sattāmātrāt) - from mere existence, due to mere existence

• अभिन्न (abhinna) - non-different, identical, undivided

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• मानसादि (mānasādi) - mental faculties and their modifications (mind and so on, mental aggregates)

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self (ātman), of the soul, of oneself

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

उपलस्य (upalasya) - of a stone, of a gem

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, gem, precious stone

उपलता (upalatā) - stoneness, the quality of being a stone

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upalatā

upalatā - stoneness, the quality of being a stone

Derived from 'upala' (stone) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun)

घटस्य (ghaṭasya) - of a pot, jar

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

घटता (ghaṭatā) - pot-ness, the quality of being a pot

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghaṭatā

ghaṭatā - pot-ness, the state or quality of being a pot

Derived from 'ghaṭa' (pot) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

सत्तामात्रात् (sattāmātrāt) - from mere existence, due to mere existence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sattāmātra

sattāmātra - mere existence, bare being

Compound of 'sattā' (existence) and 'mātra' (mere)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sattā+mātra)

• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as
• mātra – merely, only, just
  indeclinable

Note: Explains the non-difference.

अभिन्न (abhinna) - non-different, identical, undivided

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhinna

abhinna - not divided, not separated, identical

Past Passive Participle (negated)

'a' (not) + 'bhinna' (divided), from root 'bhid'

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+bhinna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhinna – divided, separated, different
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhid' (to break, divide) with suffix '-na'
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mānasādi' (treated as neuter nominative singular).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle

Note: Adds emphasis to 'non-different'.

मानसादि (mānasādi) - mental faculties and their modifications (mind and so on, mental aggregates)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasādi

mānasādi - mind etc., mental phenomena

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'ādi' (etcetera)

Compound type : Dvandva or Tatpurusha (manas+ādi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self (ātman), of the soul, of oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

Root: an (class 2)

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