योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-62

यथा द्रवत्वाद्वीच्यम्बु त्वन्योन्यं संमिलत्यलम् ।
तथा प्रबुद्धा जीवौघा मिथश्चित्त्वान्मिलन्त्यलम् ॥ ६२ ॥

yathā dravatvādvīcyambu tvanyonyaṃ saṃmilatyalam ,
tathā prabuddhā jīvaughā mithaścittvānmilantyalam 62

62. yathā dravatvāt vīci-ambu tu anyonyam saṃmilati alam
tathā prabuddhāḥ jīva-oghāḥ mithaḥ cittvāt milanti alam

62. yathā vīci-ambu dravatvāt tu anyonyam alam saṃmilati
tathā prabuddhāḥ jīva-oghāḥ cittvāt mithaḥ alam milanti

62. Just as the water of waves, due to its liquid nature, completely intermingles, so too, awakened multitudes of individual souls (jīva), due to their intrinsic nature of consciousness, completely merge with each other.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• द्रवत्वात् (dravatvāt) - due to liquidity, from fluidity

• वीचि-अम्बु (vīci-ambu) - wave-water, water of waves

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, with each other

• संमिलति (saṁmilati) - mingles, merges, unites

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, exceedingly

• तथा (tathā) - so too, thus, in that way

• प्रबुद्धाः (prabuddhāḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully conscious

• जीव-ओघाः (jīva-oghāḥ) - multitudes of individual souls, hosts of beings

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, with each other, reciprocally

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness, from the nature of consciousness

• मिलन्ति (milanti) - merge, mingle, meet, join

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, exceedingly

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

द्रवत्वात् (dravatvāt) - due to liquidity, from fluidity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - liquidity, fluidity, the state of being liquid

Derived from 'drava' (liquid) + 'tva' (suffix for abstract noun)

वीचि-अम्बु (vīci-ambu) - wave-water, water of waves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīci-ambu

vīci-ambu - water of waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīci+ambu)

• vīci – wave
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, with each other

(indeclinable)

From 'anya' (other) + 'anya' (other)

संमिलति (saṁmilati) - mingles, merges, unites

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root mil (class 6, P) + -a + -ti

Prefix: sam

Root: mil (class 6)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so too, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

प्रबुद्धाः (prabuddhāḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, aroused, conscious, intelligent, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra- (prefix) + root budh (to awaken, know) + -ta (PPP suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

जीव-ओघाः (jīva-oghāḥ) - multitudes of individual souls, hosts of beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva-ogha

jīva-ogha - multitude of individual souls

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+ogha)

• jīva – individual soul, living being, life principle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, with each other, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness, from the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state or quality of being consciousness

Derived from 'cit' (consciousness) + 'tva' (suffix for abstract noun)

मिलन्ति (milanti) - merge, mingle, meet, join

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of mil

Present Indicative

Root mil (class 6, P) + -a + -anti

Root: mil (class 6)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

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