योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-4

पादपस्य यथा पत्रे पत्रतायां यथाग्रहः ।
सर्वात्मनस्तथा वृक्षे वृक्षतायां तथाग्रहः ॥ ४ ॥

pādapasya yathā patre patratāyāṃ yathāgrahaḥ ,
sarvātmanastathā vṛkṣe vṛkṣatāyāṃ tathāgrahaḥ 4

4. pādapasya yathā patre patratāyām yathā grahaḥ
sarvātmanaḥ tathā vṛkṣe vṛkṣatāyām tathā grahaḥ

4. pādapasya yathā patre patratāyām grahaḥ,
tathā sarvātmanaḥ vṛkṣe vṛkṣatāyām grahaḥ

4. Just as one perceives "leaf-ness" in a leaf of a tree, so too does the universal Self (ātman) perceive "tree-ness" in a tree.

Words meanings summery:

• पादपस्य (pādapasya) - of a tree

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• पत्रे (patre) - in the leaf

• पत्रतायाम् (patratāyām) - in (the state of) leaf-ness, in the quality of being a leaf

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - apprehension, perception, grasp

• सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - of the universal Self (ātman), of the Self of all

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

• वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - in the tree

• वृक्षतायाम् (vṛkṣatāyām) - in (the state of) tree-ness, in the quality of being a tree

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - apprehension, perception, grasp

Words meanings and morphology

पादपस्य (pādapasya) - of a tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from √pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

पत्रे (patre) - in the leaf

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of patra

patra - leaf, feather, wing

पत्रतायाम् (patratāyām) - in (the state of) leaf-ness, in the quality of being a leaf

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of patratā

patratā - leaf-ness, the state or quality of being a leaf

derived from patra (leaf) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (patra+tā)

• patra – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns ('-ness', '-ity')
  indeclinable (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - apprehension, perception, grasp

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - grasping, seizing, taking, apprehension, perception, planet

Root: grah (class 9)

सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - of the universal Self (ātman), of the Self of all

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the universal Self (ātman), the Self of all, the omnipresent soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

(indeclinable)

वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - in the tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

वृक्षतायाम् (vṛkṣatāyām) - in (the state of) tree-ness, in the quality of being a tree

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vṛkṣatā

vṛkṣatā - tree-ness, the state or quality of being a tree

derived from vṛkṣa (tree) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+tā)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns ('-ness', '-ity')
  indeclinable (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too

(indeclinable)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - apprehension, perception, grasp

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - grasping, seizing, taking, apprehension, perception, planet

Root: grah (class 9)