योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-5

यथा न भिन्नमनलादौष्ण्यं सौगन्ध्यमम्बुजात् ।
कार्ष्ण्यं कज्जलतः शौक्ल्यं हिमान्माधुर्यमिक्षुतः ॥ ५ ॥

yathā na bhinnamanalādauṣṇyaṃ saugandhyamambujāt ,
kārṣṇyaṃ kajjalataḥ śauklyaṃ himānmādhuryamikṣutaḥ 5

5. yathā na bhinnam analāt auṣṇyam saugandhyam ambujāt
kārṣṇyam kajjalataḥ śauklyam himāt mādhuryam ikṣutaḥ

5. yathā auṣṇyam analāt na bhinnam,
saugandhyam ambujāt,
kārṣṇyam kajjalataḥ,
śauklyam himāt,
mādhuryam ikṣutaḥ.

5. Just as heat is not different from fire, fragrance from a lotus, blackness from collyrium, whiteness from snow, or sweetness from sugarcane.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different (from) (separated, different, split)

• अनलात् (analāt) - from fire

• औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat (heat, warmth)

• सौगन्ध्यम् (saugandhyam) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume)

• अम्बुजात् (ambujāt) - from a lotus (from a lotus, from water-born)

• कार्ष्ण्यम् (kārṣṇyam) - blackness (blackness, darkness)

• कज्जलतः (kajjalataḥ) - from collyrium (from collyrium, from lampblack)

• शौक्ल्यम् (śauklyam) - whiteness (whiteness, purity)

• हिमात् (himāt) - from snow (from snow, from ice)

• माधुर्यम् (mādhuryam) - sweetness (sweetness, charm, pleasantness)

• इक्षुतः (ikṣutaḥ) - from sugarcane

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different (from) (separated, different, split)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - separated, different, split, broken, distinct

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhid' (to break, split) + suffix '-kta'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Adjective derived from a past passive participle.

अनलात् (analāt) - from fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire

Prefix: a

Root: nal (class 1)

Note: Source from which something is not separate.

औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat (heat, warmth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uṣṇya

uṣṇya - heat, warmth

From 'uṣṇa' (hot) + suffix '-ya'.

Root: uṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

सौगन्ध्यम् (saugandhyam) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sugandhya

sugandhya - fragrance, perfume, sweet odor

From 'su-gandha' (good smell) + suffix '-ya'.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अम्बुजात् (ambujāt) - from a lotus (from a lotus, from water-born)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus, water-born, conch-shell

Compound 'ambu' (water) + 'ja' (born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Source from which something is not separate.

कार्ष्ण्यम् (kārṣṇyam) - blackness (blackness, darkness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārṣṇya

kārṣṇya - blackness, darkness, dark color

From 'kṛṣṇa' (black) + suffix '-ya'.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

कज्जलतः (kajjalataḥ) - from collyrium (from collyrium, from lampblack)

(indeclinable)

From 'kajjala' (collyrium) + suffix '-tas' (from, by way of).

Note: Ablative formed with suffix '-tas'.

शौक्ल्यम् (śauklyam) - whiteness (whiteness, purity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śukla

śukla - whiteness, purity, brightness

From 'śukla' (white) + suffix '-ya'.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

हिमात् (himāt) - from snow (from snow, from ice)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hima

hima - snow, ice, frost, cold

Note: Source from which something is not separate.

माधुर्यम् (mādhuryam) - sweetness (sweetness, charm, pleasantness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mādhuryam

mādhuryam - sweetness, charm, pleasantness, gentleness

From 'madhura' (sweet) + suffix '-ya'.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

इक्षुतः (ikṣutaḥ) - from sugarcane

(indeclinable)

From 'ikṣu' (sugarcane) + suffix '-tas' (from, by way of).

Note: Ablative formed with suffix '-tas'.