योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-40

विचित्रतेव भाण्डानां ननु हेमतया यथा ।
सा तथोदेति तद्रूपमात्मानं चेतति स्वयम् ॥ ४० ॥

vicitrateva bhāṇḍānāṃ nanu hematayā yathā ,
sā tathodeti tadrūpamātmānaṃ cetati svayam 40

40. vicitratā iva bhāṇḍānām nanu hematayā yathā
sā tathā udeti tatrūpam ātmānam cetati svayam

40. yathā nanu bhāṇḍānām vicitratā hematayā iva
tathā sā udeti svayam tatrūpam ātmānam cetati

40. Just as the variety of vessels is, in fact, nothing but gold, so too does She (the ultimate reality/consciousness) manifest as that form, knowing her own self (ātman) by herself.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रता (vicitratā) - variety, manifoldness, diversity

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भाण्डानाम् (bhāṇḍānām) - of vessels, of pots, of wares

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?

• हेमतया (hematayā) - by the nature of gold, as gold-ness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

• सा (sā) - Refers to the ultimate reality or consciousness. (she, that one)

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

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, manifests, emerges

• तत्रूपम् (tatrūpam) - that form, its own form

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman), soul

• चेतति (cetati) - knows, perceives, is conscious

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself, spontaneously

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रता (vicitratā) - variety, manifoldness, diversity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitratā

vicitratā - variety, diversity, manifoldness, wonderfulness, strangeness

Derived from 'vicitra' (various, wonderful) with the feminine abstract noun-forming suffix '-tā'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भाण्डानाम् (bhāṇḍānām) - of vessels, of pots, of wares

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhāṇḍa

bhāṇḍa - vessel, pot, utensil, commodity, goods, ware

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?

(indeclinable)

हेमतया (hematayā) - by the nature of gold, as gold-ness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hematā

hematā - the nature of gold, gold-ness

Derived from 'heman' (gold) with the feminine abstract noun-forming suffix '-tā'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - Refers to the ultimate reality or consciousness. (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

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

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, manifests, emerges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ud-i

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'ud'. Class 2 verb, parasmaipada conjugation.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

तत्रूपम् (tatrūpam) - that form, its own form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tatrūpa

tatrūpa - that form, its own form, having that form

Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'rūpa' (form). A Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi compound, here meaning 'its own form' or 'the form of that'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+rūpa)

• tad – that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman), soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

चेतति (cetati) - knows, perceives, is conscious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of cit

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Class 10 verb (or class 1 in some contexts), parasmaipada conjugation. Can also be a class 1 verb 'cet'.

Root: cit (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)