योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-64

ब्रह्म वेत्ति यदात्मानं स ब्रह्मायं प्रजापतिः ।
स च नो ब्रह्मणो भिन्नं द्रवत्वमिव वारिणः ॥ ६४ ॥

brahma vetti yadātmānaṃ sa brahmāyaṃ prajāpatiḥ ,
sa ca no brahmaṇo bhinnaṃ dravatvamiva vāriṇaḥ 64

64. brahma vetti yadā ātmanam saḥ brahmā ayam prajāpatiḥ
saḥ ca naḥ brahmaṇaḥ bhinnam dravatvam iva vāriṇaḥ

64. yadā brahma ātmanam vetti saḥ ayam brahmā prajāpatiḥ
saḥ ca naḥ brahmaṇaḥ bhinnam dravatvam iva vāriṇaḥ

64. When Brahman (brahman) knows itself (ātman), that very Brahma (Brahmā), the Lord of Creation (Prajāpati), is not different from Brahman (brahman), just as liquidity is not different from water.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - self, soul, spirit

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the deity Brahmā

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation, progenitor, a creator deity

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• नः (naḥ) - not

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different, distinct, separated

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluid nature

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• वारिणः (vāriṇaḥ) - from water, of water

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root verb, 2nd class, Parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the deity Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the deity Brahmā (creator god)

Note: Here refers to the masculine deity Brahmā, distinct from the neuter Brahman.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation, progenitor, a creator deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, progenitor, creator deity (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creature, people
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Variant of 'na' before 'brahmaṇaḥ'

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - different, distinct, separated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, divided, different, distinct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhid (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluid nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - liquidity, fluid nature, fluidity

Derived from 'drava' (liquid) with suffix '-tva'

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

वारिणः (vāriṇaḥ) - from water, of water

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water