योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-59

यथोपलत्वं शैलानां दारुत्वं च महीरुहाम् ।
तरङ्गाणां जलत्वं च पदार्थानां तथात्मता ॥ ५९ ॥

yathopalatvaṃ śailānāṃ dārutvaṃ ca mahīruhām ,
taraṅgāṇāṃ jalatvaṃ ca padārthānāṃ tathātmatā 59

59. yathā upalatvam śailānām dārutvam ca mahīruhām
taraṅgāṇām jalatvam ca padārthānām tathā ātmatā

59. yathā śailānām upalatvam,
mahīruhām ca dārutvam,
taraṅgāṇām ca jalatvam,
tathā padārthānām ātmatā (asti).

59. Just as the essential nature of mountains is stoneness, and of trees is wood, and of waves is water, so too is the inherent nature (ātman) of all objects their true self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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

• उपलत्वम् (upalatvam) - the inherent nature of mountains being stone (stoneness, the state of being a stone)

• शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains, belonging to mountains

• दारुत्वम् (dārutvam) - the inherent nature of trees being wood (wood-ness, the state of being wood)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• महीरुहाम् (mahīruhām) - of trees (lit. 'earth-growers')

• तरङ्गाणाम् (taraṅgāṇām) - of waves

• जलत्वम् (jalatvam) - the inherent nature of waves being water (water-ness, the state of being water)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of objects, of things, of phenomena

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• आत्मता (ātmatā) - the intrinsic nature of an object being the ultimate self (ātman) (self-ness, the state of being the self (ātman))

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उपलत्वम् (upalatvam) - the inherent nature of mountains being stone (stoneness, the state of being a stone)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upalatva

upalatva - stoneness, the state of being a stone

Formed by adding the abstract noun suffix '-tva' to 'upala' (stone).

Compound type : tatpurusha (upala+tva)

• upala – stone, rock, gem
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'hood', forming abstract nouns
  noun (neuter)

शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains, belonging to mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

दारुत्वम् (dārutvam) - the inherent nature of trees being wood (wood-ness, the state of being wood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dārutva

dārutva - wood-ness, the state of being wood

Formed by adding the abstract noun suffix '-tva' to 'dāru' (wood).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāru+tva)

• dāru – wood, timber, tree
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'hood', forming abstract nouns
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

महीरुहाम् (mahīruhām) - of trees (lit. 'earth-growers')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīruha

mahīruha - tree (lit. 'earth-growing')

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (mahī+ruha)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ruha – growing, arising, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root
  Derived from the root 'ruh' (to grow) with the suffix -a.
  Root: ruh (class 1)

तरङ्गाणाम् (taraṅgāṇām) - of waves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, current

जलत्वम् (jalatvam) - the inherent nature of waves being water (water-ness, the state of being water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalatva

jalatva - water-ness, the state of being water

Formed by adding the abstract noun suffix '-tva' to 'jala' (water).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+tva)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'hood', forming abstract nouns
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of objects, of things, of phenomena

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - object, thing, phenomenon, category (in philosophy)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot, place
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

आत्मता (ātmatā) - the intrinsic nature of an object being the ultimate self (ātman) (self-ness, the state of being the self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmatā

ātmatā - self-ness, the state of being the ātman, individuality

Formed by adding the abstract noun suffix '-tā' to 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+tā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'hood', forming abstract nouns
  noun (feminine)