योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-22

सितासिताभ्यां रूपाभ्यां कमलोत्पलखण्डयोः ।
वैसादृश्यं भवेत्किंतु समा जडजडैतयोः ॥ २२ ॥

sitāsitābhyāṃ rūpābhyāṃ kamalotpalakhaṇḍayoḥ ,
vaisādṛśyaṃ bhavetkiṃtu samā jaḍajaḍaitayoḥ 22

22. sitāsitābhyām rūpābhyām kamala-utpala-khaṇḍayoḥ
vaisādṛśyam bhavet kimtu samā jaḍajaḍa etayoḥ

22. kamala-utpala-khaṇḍayoḥ sitāsitābhyām rūpābhyām
vaisādṛśyam bhavet kimtu etayoḥ jaḍajaḍa samā

22. While a dissimilarity might exist between the white and dark forms of the lotus (kamala) and the blue water lily (utpala) segments, their inherent inertness (jaḍa) is, however, the same.

Words meanings summery:

• सितासिताभ्याम् (sitāsitābhyām) - by white and black/dark (colors)

• रूपाभ्याम् (rūpābhyām) - by forms, by colors, by appearances

• कमल-उत्पल-खण्डयोः (kamala-utpala-khaṇḍayoḥ) - of the segments of lotus and blue water lily

• वैसादृश्यम् (vaisādṛśyam) - dissimilarity, difference, unlikeness

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, could be

• किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however

• समा (samā) - equal, similar

• जडजड (jaḍajaḍa) - inertness, dullness (emphatic or collective)

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

Words meanings and morphology

सितासिताभ्याम् (sitāsitābhyām) - by white and black/dark (colors)

(adjective)

Instrumental, dual of sitāsita

sitāsita - white and black, variegated

Compound type : dvandva (sita+asita)

• sita – white
  adjective
• asita – black, dark
  adjective

Note: Agrees with rūpābhyām (neuter dual instrumental).

रूपाभ्याम् (rūpābhyām) - by forms, by colors, by appearances

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, color, appearance

कमल-उत्पल-खण्डयोः (kamala-utpala-khaṇḍayoḥ) - of the segments of lotus and blue water lily

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of kamalotpalakhaṇḍa

kamalotpalakhaṇḍa - segments of lotus and blue water lily

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamala+utpala+khaṇḍa)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• utpala – blue water lily (or water lily in general)
  noun (neuter)
• khaṇḍa – segment, part, piece
  noun (neuter)

वैसादृश्यम् (vaisādṛśyam) - dissimilarity, difference, unlikeness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaisādṛśya

vaisādṛśya - dissimilarity, unlikeness

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

समा (samā) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, similar, same

Note: Agrees with an implied feminine noun such as 'jaḍatā' (inertness) or 'avasthā' (state).

जडजड (jaḍajaḍa) - inertness, dullness (emphatic or collective)

(noun)

neuter, singular of jaḍajaḍa

jaḍajaḍa - extreme inertness, dullness, lack of animation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jaḍa+jaḍa)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, inanimate, senseless
  adjective
• jaḍa – inert, dull, inanimate, senseless
  adjective

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative or adverbial, describing the shared quality.

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to kamala and utpala.