योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-32

यत्संश्लेषमुपायाति तद्बालोऽपि हि विन्दति ।
पशुर्वा स्थावरो वापि जीवः कस्मान्न वेत्स्यति ॥ ३२ ॥

yatsaṃśleṣamupāyāti tadbālo'pi hi vindati ,
paśurvā sthāvaro vāpi jīvaḥ kasmānna vetsyati 32

32. yat saṃśleṣam upāyāti tat bālaḥ api hi vindati
paśuḥ vā sthāvaraḥ vā api jīvaḥ kasmāt na vetsyati

32. yat saṃśleṣam upāyāti tat bālaḥ api hi vindati
paśuḥ vā sthāvaraḥ vā api jīvaḥ kasmāt na vetsyati

32. Whatever connection an object attains (with the individual soul), even a child understands it. Then, why would an animal or even an immobile being, if it is an individual soul (jīva), not know it?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• संश्लेषम् (saṁśleṣam) - connection, union, embrace

• उपायाति (upāyāti) - attains, approaches

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विन्दति (vindati) - knows, finds, obtains

• पशुः (paśuḥ) - an animal, a beast, cattle

• वा (vā) - or

• स्थावरः (sthāvaraḥ) - an immobile being, stationary (like a plant)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• न (na) - not, no

• वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) - will know

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

संश्लेषम् (saṁśleṣam) - connection, union, embrace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśleṣa

saṁśleṣa - junction, union, close contact, embrace

Derived from root śliṣ with prefix sam

Root: śliṣ (class 1)

उपायाति (upāyāti) - attains, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upāyā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

विन्दति (vindati) - knows, finds, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

पशुः (paśuḥ) - an animal, a beast, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

स्थावरः (sthāvaraḥ) - an immobile being, stationary (like a plant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - immobile, stationary, standing still (e.g., plants, mountains)

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life, principle of life

Root: jīv (class 1)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) - will know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

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