योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-7

पवनः स्पन्दनमिव हुताशन इवोष्णताम् ।
स्वशैत्यमिव पूर्णेन्दुः सत्तामर्थ इवात्मनः ॥ ७ ॥

pavanaḥ spandanamiva hutāśana ivoṣṇatām ,
svaśaityamiva pūrṇenduḥ sattāmartha ivātmanaḥ 7

7. pavanaḥ spandanam iva hutāśanaḥ iva uṣṇatām
svaśaityam iva pūrṇenduḥ sattām arthaḥ iva ātmanaḥ

7. (yathā) pavanaḥ spandanam iva (asti),
(yathā) hutāśanaḥ uṣṇatām iva (asti),
(yathā) pūrṇenduḥ svaśaityam iva (asti),
(tathā) ātmanaḥ arthaḥ sattām iva (asti).

7. Just as movement is inherent to the wind, heat to fire, and its own coolness to the full moon, so too is existence (sattā) the very meaning (artha) of the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

• स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - The inherent characteristic of wind. (movement, vibration, pulsation)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उष्णताम् (uṣṇatām) - The inherent characteristic of fire. (heat, warmth)

• स्वशैत्यम् (svaśaityam) - The inherent characteristic of the full moon. (its own coolness)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पूर्णेन्दुः (pūrṇenduḥ) - full moon

• सत्ताम् (sattām) - The ultimate reality or being of the Self. (existence, being, reality)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - The essential meaning or nature. (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

From root pū (to purify, to blow)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first comparison.

स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - The inherent characteristic of wind. (movement, vibration, pulsation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - vibration, trembling, pulsation, movement

From root spand (to tremble, move)

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Predicate in the comparison (implied verb 'is').

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire (lit. 'eating the sacrifice')

Compound of 'huta' (offered) and 'aśana' (eating)

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to sacrifice)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Subject of the second comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

उष्णताम् (uṣṇatām) - The inherent characteristic of fire. (heat, warmth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uṣṇatā

uṣṇatā - heat, warmth

Derived from 'uṣṇa' (hot) + suffix 'tā'

Note: Object of implicit verb, corresponding to 'spandanam' in the first simile.

स्वशैत्यम् (svaśaityam) - The inherent characteristic of the full moon. (its own coolness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaśaitya

svaśaitya - its own coolness

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'śaitya' (coolness)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+śaitya)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• śaitya – coolness, coldness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'śīta' (cold) + suffix 'ya'

Note: Object of implicit verb, parallel to 'uṣṇatām'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पूर्णेन्दुः (pūrṇenduḥ) - full moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇendu

pūrṇendu - full moon

Compound of 'pūrṇa' (full) and 'indu' (moon)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrṇa+indu)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the third comparison.

सत्ताम् (sattām) - The ultimate reality or being of the Self. (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

From root as (to be) + suffix 'tā'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object, corresponding to movement, heat, and coolness.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - The essential meaning or nature. (meaning, purpose, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

From root ṛ (to go, attain)

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the main comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive, refers to 'arthaḥ'.