योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-4

सर्वस्यैव हिमं शीतमुष्णोऽग्निर्मधुरं पयः ।
चिन्मात्रस्यावदातस्य कीदृगन्यत्वमत्र तु ॥ ४ ॥

sarvasyaiva himaṃ śītamuṣṇo'gnirmadhuraṃ payaḥ ,
cinmātrasyāvadātasya kīdṛganyatvamatra tu 4

4. sarvasya eva himam śītam uṣṇaḥ agniḥ madhuram
payaḥ cinmātrasya avadātasya kīdṛk anyatvam atra tu

4. sarvasya eva himam śītam agniḥ uṣṇaḥ payaḥ madhuram
cinmātrasya avadātasya atra tu kīdṛk anyatvam

4. For everyone, ice is cold, fire is hot, and water is sweet. For pure consciousness (cinmātram), which is inherently spotless, what kind of difference (anyatvam) could there possibly be here?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - for everyone, universally (of all, for everyone)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• हिमम् (himam) - ice (ice, snow, cold)

• शीतम् (śītam) - cold (cold, chill)

• उष्णः (uṣṇaḥ) - hot (hot, warm, fervent)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

• पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

• चिन्मात्रस्य (cinmātrasya) - for pure consciousness (cinmātram) (of pure consciousness, of mere consciousness)

• अवदातस्य (avadātasya) - of that which is inherently spotless (of the clear, of the pure, of the spotless)

• कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - what kind of (what kind, what sort)

• अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - distinction, difference (difference, otherness, distinctness)

• अत्र (atra) - in this context, in this regard (here, in this place, in this matter)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the rhetorical nature (but, on the other hand, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - for everyone, universally (of all, for everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Genitive singular of sarva, can be masculine or neuter.

Note: Null gender implies it can refer to either masculine or neuter.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हिमम् (himam) - ice (ice, snow, cold)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - ice, snow, frost, cold

Root: hi

Note: Subject.

शीतम् (śītam) - cold (cold, chill)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, chill, frigid

past passive participle

From root śī (to be cold).

Root: śī

Note: Predicate adjective for 'himam'.

उष्णः (uṣṇaḥ) - hot (hot, warm, fervent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣṇa

uṣṇa - hot, warm, ardent, fervent

past passive participle

From root uṣ (to burn).

Root: uṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'agniḥ'.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Root: ag

Note: Subject.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, delightful

Root: mad

Note: Predicate adjective for 'payaḥ'.

पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, essence

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: pī

Note: Subject.

चिन्मात्रस्य (cinmātrasya) - for pure consciousness (cinmātram) (of pure consciousness, of mere consciousness)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - merely consciousness, only thought, consisting only of consciousness

Genitive singular of cinmātra. Compound of cit (consciousness) and mātra (mere). Sandhi: cit + mātra -> cinmātra.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with and modifies 'avadātasya'.

अवदातस्य (avadātasya) - of that which is inherently spotless (of the clear, of the pure, of the spotless)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of avadāta

avadāta - clean, pure, white, spotless, bright

past passive participle

Derived from ava- (down, off) + root dā (to cut, purify) or dyut (to shine). Commonly means pure, white.

Prefix: ava

Root: dā/dyut

कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - what kind of (what kind, what sort)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort, what like

Nominative singular of interrogative adjective kīdṛśa. Can be masculine or neuter.

Note: Null gender means it can agree with masculine or neuter nouns.

अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - distinction, difference (difference, otherness, distinctness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anyatva

anyatva - difference, otherness, distinctness

Neuter noun derived from anya (other) + suffix -tva.

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

अत्र (atra) - in this context, in this regard (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or context.

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the rhetorical nature (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or contrast.

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