योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-47, verse-29

पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यं मयूराण्डरसे यथा ।
चिति तत्त्वेऽस्ति नानाता तदभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि ॥ २९ ॥

picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyaṃ mayūrāṇḍarase yathā ,
citi tattve'sti nānātā tadabhivyañjanātmani 29

29. picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam mayūrāṇḍarase yathā
citi tattve asti nānātā tat-abhivyañjanātmani

29. yathā mayūrāṇḍarase picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam
citi tattve tat-abhivyañjanātmani nānātā asti

29. Just as the potential for the intricate hardness of a mass of peacock feathers is inherently present within the essence (rasa) of a peacock's egg, similarly, in the principle of pure consciousness, diversity (nānātā) exists within its very nature of manifestation.

Words meanings summery:

• पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यम् (picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam) - the potential for the intricate structure and hardness of a peacock's feathers (the hardness/stiffness of a mass/collection of feathers/wings)

• मयूराण्डरसे (mayūrāṇḍarase) - in the vital essence or potential contained within a peacock's egg (in the essence/liquid of a peacock's egg)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as; as; like)

• चिति (citi) - in the principle of pure consciousness (in consciousness; in pure intelligence; in the stack/pile)

• तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the principle (in the truth; in the reality; in the principle; in the element)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is; exists; there is)

• नानाता (nānātā) - diversity (diversity; multiplicity; variety)

• तत्-अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (tat-abhivyañjanātmani) - in its very nature of manifestation (in the self/nature of its manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यम् (picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam) - the potential for the intricate structure and hardness of a peacock's feathers (the hardness/stiffness of a mass/collection of feathers/wings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of picchapakṣaughakāṭhinya

picchapakṣaughakāṭhinya - the hardness of a mass of feathers, the stiffness of a collection of wings/feathers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piccha+pakṣa+ogha+kāṭhinya)

• piccha – tail feather; feather
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣa – wing; feather; side; party
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – mass; multitude; flood; current
  noun (masculine)
• kāṭhinya – hardness; stiffness; cruelty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'kaṭhina' (hard) with suffix '-ya' for abstract noun.

मयूराण्डरसे (mayūrāṇḍarase) - in the vital essence or potential contained within a peacock's egg (in the essence/liquid of a peacock's egg)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mayūrāṇḍarasa

mayūrāṇḍarasa - essence/liquid of a peacock's egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mayūra+aṇḍa+rasa)

• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – essence; liquid; taste; juice; emotion
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as; as; like)

(indeclinable)

चिति (citi) - in the principle of pure consciousness (in consciousness; in pure intelligence; in the stack/pile)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness; pure intelligence; thinking; perceiving

Root: cit (class 1)

तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the principle (in the truth; in the reality; in the principle; in the element)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth; reality; principle; element; nature

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is; exists; there is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

present indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

नानाता (nānātā) - diversity (diversity; multiplicity; variety)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - diversity; multiplicity; variety

Derived from 'nānā' (various) with suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

तत्-अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (tat-abhivyañjanātmani) - in its very nature of manifestation (in the self/nature of its manifestation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tat-abhivyañjanātman

tat-abhivyañjanātman - the nature of its manifestation; its manifesting self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+abhivyañjana+ātman)

• tat – that; it
  pronoun (neuter)
• abhivyañjana – manifestation; expression; disclosure
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From 'abhi' + 'vi' + root 'añj' (to anoint, manifest)
  Prefixes: abhi+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• ātman – self; soul; spirit; essence; nature
  noun (masculine)