योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-29

नात्मनः प्रकृतिर्भिन्ना घटान्मृन्मयता यथा ।
सन्मृन्मात्रं यथा चान्तरात्मैवं प्रकृतिः स्थिता ॥ २९ ॥

nātmanaḥ prakṛtirbhinnā ghaṭānmṛnmayatā yathā ,
sanmṛnmātraṃ yathā cāntarātmaivaṃ prakṛtiḥ sthitā 29

29. na ātmanaḥ prakṛtiḥ bhinnā ghaṭāt mṛnmayatā yathā sat
mṛt mātram yathā ca antarātmā evam prakṛtiḥ sthitā

29. yathā ghaṭāt mṛnmayatā (na bhinnā),
(tathā) ātmanaḥ prakṛtiḥ na bhinnā.
ca yathā sat mṛt mātram (asti),
evam prakṛtiḥ antarātmā sthitā.

29. Nature (prakṛti) is not separate from the self (ātman), just as the clay-ness (mṛnmayatā) of a pot is not separate from the pot itself. And just as the pot is nothing but existing clay, so too nature (prakṛti) is established as the inner self (antarātman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the self, of the self

• प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, primal matter

• भिन्ना (bhinnā) - separate, different, divided

• घटात् (ghaṭāt) - from a pot

• मृन्मयता (mṛnmayatā) - clay-ness, the state of being made of clay

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

• मृत् (mṛt) - clay, earth

• मात्रम् (mātram) - merely, only, solely

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - inner self, indwelling spirit (ātman)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, primal matter

• स्थिता (sthitā) - established, situated, abiding

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the self, of the self

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Indicates separation (from the self).

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, primal matter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primal matter, original form, constitution

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भिन्ना (bhinnā) - separate, different, divided

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, divided, split, separate, different

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid (to split, break).

Root: bhid (class 7)

घटात् (ghaṭāt) - from a pot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

मृन्मयता (mṛnmayatā) - clay-ness, the state of being made of clay

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛnmayatā

mṛnmayatā - the state of being made of clay, clay-ness

Derived from mṛnmaya (made of clay) with the abstract noun suffix -tā.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mātram' within 'mṛt mātram'.

मृत् (mṛt) - clay, earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - clay, earth, soil

मात्रम् (mātram) - merely, only, solely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - measure, quantity, only, merely, exclusively

Often used as a suffix meaning 'only', 'just'.

Note: Used as an adverbial adjective here, 'merely clay'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - inner self, indwelling spirit (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, indwelling spirit, internal soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)

• antar – internal, inner, within
  indeclinable
  Used as a prefix or adverb meaning 'within' or 'intermediate'.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature, primal matter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primal matter, original form, constitution

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्थिता (sthitā) - established, situated, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)