योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-8

तरौ गुलुच्छकादीनां यथान्यः कुरुतेऽभिधाः ।
तथा चिद्वृक्षपुष्पादिपृथ्व्यादिविहिताभिधम् ॥ ८ ॥

tarau gulucchakādīnāṃ yathānyaḥ kurute'bhidhāḥ ,
tathā cidvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidham 8

8. tarau gulucchakādīnām yathā anyaḥ kurute abhidhāḥ
| tathā citvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidham ||

8. yathā anyaḥ tarau gulucchakādīnām abhidhāḥ kurute tathā
cit-vṛkṣa-puṣpa-ādi-pṛthvī-ādi-vihita-abhidham (kurute)

8. Just as one assigns various names (abhidhāḥ) to things like flower clusters and other parts on a tree, so too are names such as 'tree,' 'flower,' 'earth,' and so on, assigned to consciousness (citi).

8. כפי שאדם מעניק שמות לאשכולות הפרחים ולעלים בעץ, כך התודעה מעניקה שמות כגון אדמה לפרחי עץ התודעה.

Words meanings summery:

• तरौ (tarau) - on a tree

• गुलुच्छकादीनाम् (gulucchakādīnām) - of clusters and others, of flower clusters etc.

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

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person)

• कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs, assigns

• अभिधाः (abhidhāḥ) - names, appellations, designations

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

• चित्वृक्षपुष्पादिपृथ्व्यादिविहिताभिधम् (citvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidham) - the assigned names of consciousness as tree, flower, earth, etc.

Words meanings and morphology

तरौ (tarau) - on a tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree

गुलुच्छकादीनाम् (gulucchakādīnām) - of clusters and others, of flower clusters etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gulucchakādi

gulucchakādi - starting with gulucchaka (cluster/bunch), flower cluster etc.

compound of gulucchaka and ādi

Compound type : dvandva (gulucchaka+ādi)

• gulucchaka – cluster, bunch (especially of flowers), bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

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

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs, assigns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present tense

present indicative, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभिधाः (abhidhāḥ) - names, appellations, designations

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of abhidhā

abhidhā - name, appellation, designation, word

from abhi-dhā (to place upon, to name)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'kurute'.

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

(indeclinable)

चित्वृक्षपुष्पादिपृथ्व्यादिविहिताभिधम् (citvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidham) - the assigned names of consciousness as tree, flower, earth, etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidha

citvṛkṣapuṣpādipṛthvyādivihitābhidha - that which has names like consciousness-as-tree, flower, earth, etc., assigned/ordained to it; the designated names of consciousness as tree, flower, earth, etc.

very long compound noun/adjective

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vṛkṣa+puṣpa+ādi+pṛthvī+ādi+vihita+abhidhā)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• pṛthvī – earth, ground, world
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• vihita – assigned, ordained, established, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• abhidhā – name, appellation, designation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Functions as the object of an implied verb (like 'kurute' or 'jānāti').

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