योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-33

कल्पितेनोपमानेन यदेतदुपदिश्यते ।
तत्रोपमैकदेशेन उपमेयसधर्मता ॥ ३३ ॥

kalpitenopamānena yadetadupadiśyate ,
tatropamaikadeśena upameyasadharmatā 33

33. kalpitena upamānena yat etat upadiśyate.
tatra upamā-ekadeśena upameyasadharmatā.

33. yat etat kalpitena upamānena upadiśyate.
tatra upamā-ekadeśena upameyasadharmatā.

33. When something is taught using an imagined analogy (upamāna), then in such cases, the similarity to the object being compared (upameya) is established only through one aspect of that analogy.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पितेन (kalpitena) - by an imagined, by a conjectured, by a fabricated

• उपमानेन (upamānena) - by an analogy, by a comparison

• यत् (yat) - which, that which, whatever

• एतत् (etat) - this, this here

• उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is taught, is instructed, is indicated

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then

• उपमा-एकदेशेन (upamā-ekadeśena) - by a single aspect of the comparison, by a part of the analogy

• उपमेयसधर्मता (upameyasadharmatā) - similarity with the object of comparison

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पितेन (kalpitena) - by an imagined, by a conjectured, by a fabricated

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fabricated, prepared, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp (to arrange, imagine) with suffix -ta.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `upamānena`.

उपमानेन (upamānena) - by an analogy, by a comparison

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of upamāna

upamāna - analogy, comparison, standard of comparison

From upa + mā (to measure, compare).

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

एतत् (etat) - this, this here

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is taught, is instructed, is indicated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of upadiś

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tral (suffix for place).

उपमा-एकदेशेन (upamā-ekadeśena) - by a single aspect of the comparison, by a part of the analogy

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upamā-ekadeśa

upamā-ekadeśa - a single aspect/part of the comparison/analogy

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (upamā+ekadeśa)

• upamā – comparison, analogy, simile
  noun (feminine)
  From upa + mā (to measure).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ekadeśa – a part, a single portion, one side
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of eka (one) + deśa (part).

उपमेयसधर्मता (upameyasadharmatā) - similarity with the object of comparison

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upameyasadharmatā

upameyasadharmatā - similarity to the upameya (object of comparison)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (upameya+sadharmatā)

• upameya – object of comparison, that which is to be compared
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From upa + mā (to measure) with suffix -eya.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)
• sadharmatā – similarity of nature, commonality of intrinsic qualities
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun formed from sadharma (having the same intrinsic nature/quality) with suffix -tā.