योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-147

काकतालीयवद्वारिबुद्बुदोत्पत्तिनाशवत् ।
घुणाक्षरवदुच्छूनं तं स्वभावं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १४७ ॥

kākatālīyavadvāribudbudotpattināśavat ,
ghuṇākṣaravaducchūnaṃ taṃ svabhāvaṃ vidurbudhāḥ 147

147. kākatālīyavat vāribudbudotpattināśavat
ghuṇākṣaravat ucchūnam tam svabhāvam viduḥ budhāḥ

147. budhāḥ tam svabhāvam kākatālīyavat
vāribudbudotpattināśavat ghuṇākṣaravat ucchūnam viduḥ

147. The wise know that intrinsic nature (svabhāva) to be like the unexpected coincidence of the crow and the palm fruit, like the appearance and disappearance of bubbles in water, and like worm-eaten letters, spontaneously manifested.

Words meanings summery:

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow-palm fruit incident (a sudden, unexpected coincidence)

• वारिबुद्बुदोत्पत्तिनाशवत् (vāribudbudotpattināśavat) - like the appearance and disappearance of water bubbles

• घुणाक्षरवत् (ghuṇākṣaravat) - like worm-eaten letters (meaningless, accidental markings)

• उच्छूनम् (ucchūnam) - spontaneously manifested (swollen, inflated, expanded, spontaneously arisen)

• तम् (tam) - that

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - that intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise (sages) (the wise, learned persons)

Words meanings and morphology

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow-palm fruit incident (a sudden, unexpected coincidence)

(indeclinable)

Derived with the suffix '-vat' meaning 'like' or 'as'. The base 'kākatālīya' is a karmadhāraya compound 'kākaś ca sa tālaś ca', or 'kākasya tālīya' (related to crow and palm).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kāka+tālīya+vat)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – related to a palm tree/fruit
  adjective
  Derived from 'tāla' (palm tree) with suffix '-īya'.
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

वारिबुद्बुदोत्पत्तिनाशवत् (vāribudbudotpattināśavat) - like the appearance and disappearance of water bubbles

(indeclinable)

Compound ending with '-vat' (like). The core compound 'vāribudbudotpattināśa' describes the origin and destruction of water bubbles.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+budbuda+utpatti+nāśa+vat)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• budbuda – bubble
  noun (masculine)
• utpatti – origin, birth, production, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'pad' with prefix 'ud' (to rise, come forth).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)
• nāśa – destruction, disappearance, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

घुणाक्षरवत् (ghuṇākṣaravat) - like worm-eaten letters (meaningless, accidental markings)

(indeclinable)

Derived with the suffix '-vat' meaning 'like' or 'as'. 'Ghuṇākṣara' is a tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ghuṇa+akṣara+vat)

• ghuṇa – woodworm, insect that eats wood
  noun (masculine)
• akṣara – letter, syllable, imperishable
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

उच्छूनम् (ucchūnam) - spontaneously manifested (swollen, inflated, expanded, spontaneously arisen)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchūna

ucchūna - swollen, increased, expanded, full, spontaneously arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'śvi' (to swell, grow) with the prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: śvi (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'svabhāvam'.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'svabhāvam'.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - that intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition, constitution (svabhāva)

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The root 'vid' in the second class (adadi) forms its present tense similar to perfect forms in other classes.

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise (sages) (the wise, learned persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, learned, intelligent person, sage

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)