योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-7

अयःशलाकोपमयोर्घटादीन्द्रिययोः किल ।
अश्लिष्टयोरन्तरसौ कथं तन्नोदिता मिथः ॥ ७ ॥

ayaḥśalākopamayorghaṭādīndriyayoḥ kila ,
aśliṣṭayorantarasau kathaṃ tannoditā mithaḥ 7

7. ayaḥ-śalāka-upamayoḥ ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ kila
aśliṣṭayoḥ antar asau katham tat na uditā mithaḥ

7. kila ayaḥ-śalāka-upamayoḥ aśliṣṭayoḥ ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ
antar asau tat katham mithaḥ na uditā

7. How, indeed, among these two – the senses and objects like pots – which are compared to unattached iron rods, is that (awareness or perception) not mutually brought forth by this inner (consciousness)?

Words meanings summery:

• अयः-शलाक-उपमयोः (ayaḥ-śalāka-upamayoḥ) - of the two (things) comparable to iron rods

• घटादि-इन्द्रिययोः (ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ) - of the two, senses and pots etc.

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as it were

• अश्लिष्टयोः (aśliṣṭayoḥ) - of the two unattached, unjoined, separate

• अन्तर् (antar) - between, within, inner

• असौ (asau) - referring to an inner consciousness or self (puruṣa or ātman) (that one, this one (masculine demonstrative pronoun))

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• तत् (tat) - referring to the perception or connection discussed in the previous verse (that, it)

• न (na) - not, no

• उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested, produced, brought forth (feminine)

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

अयः-शलाक-उपमयोः (ayaḥ-śalāka-upamayoḥ) - of the two (things) comparable to iron rods

(adjective)

Genitive, dual of ayaḥ-śalāka-upama

ayaḥ-śalāka-upama - comparable to iron rods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ayas+śalākā+upama)

• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• śalākā – rod, stick, twig
  noun (feminine)
• upama – comparison, likeness, similar
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ` and `aśliṣṭayoḥ`.

घटादि-इन्द्रिययोः (ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ) - of the two, senses and pots etc.

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of ghaṭādi-indriya

ghaṭādi-indriya - pots and other objects, and the senses

Compound type : dvandva (ghaṭādi+indriya)

• ghaṭādi – beginning with pots, pots etc.
  noun (neuter)
• indriya – sense, organ of sense
  noun (neuter)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as it were

(indeclinable)

particle indicating emphasis or common knowledge

अश्लिष्टयोः (aśliṣṭayoḥ) - of the two unattached, unjoined, separate

(adjective)

Genitive, dual of aśliṣṭa

aśliṣṭa - unjoined, unattached, unconnected

Past Passive Participle

negative prefix `a-` + `śliṣṭa` (joined), from root `śiliṣ`

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `ghaṭādi-indriyayoḥ`.

अन्तर् (antar) - between, within, inner

(indeclinable)

can function as a preposition, adverb, or adjective

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe 'asau'.

असौ (asau) - referring to an inner consciousness or self (puruṣa or ātman) (that one, this one (masculine demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

तत् (tat) - referring to the perception or connection discussed in the previous verse (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested, produced, brought forth (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, manifested, uttered, produced

Past Passive Participle

from verb root `ī` (to go, move) with prefix `ud-` (up, forth) OR from `vad` (to speak) with `ud-` (to utter, manifest)

Prefix: ud

Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Implied feminine noun like `prajñā` (knowledge) or `saṃvit` (consciousness) as subject.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)