योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-12

परमात्मैव जीवोऽयं बुध्यमानस्त्वचेतनम् ।
आम्र एव रसापत्तेः प्रयाति सहकारताम् ॥ १२ ॥

paramātmaiva jīvo'yaṃ budhyamānastvacetanam ,
āmra eva rasāpatteḥ prayāti sahakāratām 12

12. paramātmā eva jīvaḥ ayam budhyamānaḥ tu acetanam
āmraḥ eva rasāpatteḥ prayāti sahakāratām

12. ayam jīvaḥ acetanam budhyamānaḥ tu paramātmā
eva āmraḥ eva rasāpatteḥ sahakāratām prayāti

12. When this individual soul (jīva) perceives the insentient, it is indeed the Supreme Self (paramātman), just as an unripe mango, by achieving its full juiciness (rasāpatti), becomes a ripe mango (sahakāra).

Words meanings summery:

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul

• एव (eva) - precisely, just, only, indeed

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - perceiving, understanding, identifying

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - the unconscious, the insentient, inanimate

• आम्रः (āmraḥ) - mango (unripe, or general)

• एव (eva) - precisely, just, only, indeed

• रसापत्तेः (rasāpatteḥ) - by the attainment of juice/taste, by obtaining ripeness

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes forth, proceeds, becomes

• सहकारताम् (sahakāratām) - the state of being a ripe mango (sahakāra)

Words meanings and morphology

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self (paramātman), Absolute Soul, ultimate reality

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'jīvaḥ'.

एव (eva) - precisely, just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul (jīva), living being, life, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - perceiving, understanding, identifying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budhyamāna

budhyamāna - perceiving, understanding, knowing, awakening

Present Middle Participle

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive) in the middle voice.

Root: budh (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: The 'tu' in this verse may implicitly connect to the previous verse, or simply serve as a mild emphatic particle.

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - the unconscious, the insentient, inanimate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, insentient, inanimate

Compound of 'a' (negative) and 'cetana' (sentient).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+cetana)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, animate
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root cit-
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of 'budhyamānaḥ'.

आम्रः (āmraḥ) - mango (unripe, or general)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmra

āmra - mango tree, mango fruit (āmra)

Note: Subject of 'prayāti'.

एव (eva) - precisely, just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

रसापत्तेः (rasāpatteḥ) - by the attainment of juice/taste, by obtaining ripeness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of rasāpatti

rasāpatti - attainment of juice/taste, development of sap/essence, ripeness

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+āpatti)

• rasa – juice, sap, taste, essence, delight
  noun (masculine)
• āpatti – attainment, acquisition, occurrence, misfortune
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root ā-pad-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes forth, proceeds, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

From root yā with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

सहकारताम् (sahakāratām) - the state of being a ripe mango (sahakāra)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sahakāratā

sahakāratā - the state of being a sahakāra (a specific, usually ripe and sweet, variety of mango)

Derived from 'sahakāra' with the suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'prayāti'.