योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-188, verse-19

काकतालीयवद्भाताः पञ्च स्वेन्द्रियसंविदः ।
यत्र यत्र यथा तेषां स्थितास्तत्र तथा स्थिताः ॥ १९ ॥

kākatālīyavadbhātāḥ pañca svendriyasaṃvidaḥ ,
yatra yatra yathā teṣāṃ sthitāstatra tathā sthitāḥ 19

19. kāka-tālīya-vat bhātāḥ pañca sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ
yatra yatra yathā teṣām sthitāḥ tatra tathā sthitāḥ

19. pañca sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ kāka-tālīya-vat bhātāḥ
teṣām yatra yatra yathā sthitāḥ tatra tathā sthitāḥ

19. The five consciousnesses pertaining to their respective senses appeared spontaneously, like the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' incident. Wherever and however they are situated for those (senses), there they remain in that same way.

Words meanings summery:

• काक-तालीय-वत् (kāka-tālīya-vat) - spontaneously (like the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' incident) (like the crow and the palm fruit, by accident, by chance, spontaneously)

• भाताः (bhātāḥ) - manifested, appeared (manifested, appeared, shone)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• स्व-इन्द्रिय-संविदः (sva-indriya-saṁvidaḥ) - the consciousnesses pertaining to their respective senses (consciousnesses of one's own senses, sense-perceptions)

• यत्र यत्र (yatra yatra) - wherever (wherever, in whatever place)

• यथा (yathā) - and however (as, in which way, how)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those (senses) (of them, for them)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

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

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remain situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

काक-तालीय-वत् (kāka-tālīya-vat) - spontaneously (like the 'crow-and-palm-fruit' incident) (like the crow and the palm fruit, by accident, by chance, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Compound with vat (like) suffix.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kāka+tālīya+vat)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – relating to a palm tree/fruit
  adjective (neuter)
  From tāla (palm tree) + īya (suffix)
• vat – like, resembling, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

Note: Qualifies how bhātāḥ occurred.

भाताः (bhātāḥ) - manifested, appeared (manifested, appeared, shone)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāta

bhāta - manifested, appeared, shone

Past Passive Participle

From root bhā (to shine, appear, manifest)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ.

स्व-इन्द्रिय-संविदः (sva-indriya-saṁvidaḥ) - the consciousnesses pertaining to their respective senses (consciousnesses of one's own senses, sense-perceptions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sva-indriya-saṃvid

sva-indriya-saṁvid - consciousnesses of one's own senses, sense-perceptions

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+indriya+saṃvid)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• indriya – sense, organ of sense
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From sam (together) + vid (to know, perceive)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

यत्र यत्र (yatra yatra) - wherever (wherever, in whatever place)

(indeclinable)

Repeated for emphasis.

Note: Adverbial.

यथा (yathā) - and however (as, in which way, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those (senses) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand, remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tra (suffix for place)

Note: Corresponds to yatra.

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

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + thā (suffix for manner)

Note: Corresponds to yathā.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remain situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand, remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for sva-indriya-saṃvidaḥ.