योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-23

वस्त्वल्पमप्यतिवृहल्लघुसत्त्वो हि मन्यते ।
मूषिकाः स्वाञ्जलिद्रव्यं नवपङ्कमिवार्भकाः ॥ २३ ॥

vastvalpamapyativṛhallaghusattvo hi manyate ,
mūṣikāḥ svāñjalidravyaṃ navapaṅkamivārbhakāḥ 23

23. vastu alpam api ativṛhat laghusattvaḥ hi manyate |
mūṣikāḥ svāñjali-dravyam nava-paṅkam iva arbhakāḥ

23. hi laghusattvaḥ vastu alpam api
ativṛhat manyate (yathā) mūṣikāḥ
svāñjali-dravyam (manyante) (yathā)
arbhakāḥ nava-paṅkam iva (manyante)

23. Indeed, a being of limited perception regards even a very small object as extremely large, just as mice perceive a mere handful of substance (as a great store), or children perceive fresh mud (as something of great importance).

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance, reality

• अल्पम् (alpam) - small, little, few

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अतिवृहत् (ativṛhat) - very large, extremely great

• लघुसत्त्वः (laghusattvaḥ) - a small being, a creature of limited essence/perception

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, perceives, regards, believes

• मूषिकाः (mūṣikāḥ) - mice

• स्वाञ्जलि-द्रव्यम् (svāñjali-dravyam) - a handful of one's own substance/material

• नव-पङ्कम् (nava-paṅkam) - fresh mud, new mud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्भकाः (arbhakāḥ) - children, young ones

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, real entity, matter

अल्पम् (alpam) - small, little, few

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

Note: Modifies 'vastu'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अतिवृहत् (ativṛhat) - very large, extremely great

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ativṛhat

ativṛhat - very large, exceedingly great, huge

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+vṛhat)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, excessively
  indeclinable
• vṛhat – large, great, vast, extensive
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'vṛh' (to grow, increase).
  Root: vṛh

Note: Predicative adjective, 'is considered (to be) very large'.

लघुसत्त्वः (laghusattvaḥ) - a small being, a creature of limited essence/perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghusattva

laghusattva - small being, creature of little power/essence, ignoble person, creature of limited perception

Compound type : karmadhāraya (laghu+sattva)

• laghu – small, light, trifling, quick
  adjective (masculine)
• sattva – being, existence, essence, nature, strength, courage, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, perceives, regards, believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Middle

From root 'man' (to think). 4th conjugation, ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

मूषिकाः (mūṣikāḥ) - mice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mūṣikā

mūṣikā - mouse, rat

स्वाञ्जलि-द्रव्यम् (svāñjali-dravyam) - a handful of one's own substance/material

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāñjali-dravya

svāñjali-dravya - a handful of one's own material/substance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+añjali+dravya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, a handful
  noun (masculine)
• dravya – substance, material, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dru

Note: Object of implied 'manyante'.

नव-पङ्कम् (nava-paṅkam) - fresh mud, new mud

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nava-paṅka

nava-paṅka - fresh mud, new mud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+paṅka)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (neuter)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implied 'manyante'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्भकाः (arbhakāḥ) - children, young ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arbhaka

arbhaka - child, boy, infant, young one