योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-36

देहे यद्यप्यशेषेऽस्मिन्बहिरन्तश्च वेदनम् ।
विद्यते तत्तथाप्यत्र शुक्रेऽस्ति घनवासना ॥ ३६ ॥

dehe yadyapyaśeṣe'sminbahirantaśca vedanam ,
vidyate tattathāpyatra śukre'sti ghanavāsanā 36

36. dehe yadyapi aśeṣe asmin bahiḥ antaḥ ca vedanam
vidyate tat tathāpi atra śukre asti ghanavāsanā

36. yadyapi vedanam asmin aśeṣe dehe bahiḥ ca antaḥ vidyate,
tat tathāpi atra śukre ghanavāsanā asti

36. Although consciousness (vedana) exists throughout this entire body, both externally and internally, nevertheless, a strong latent impression (vāsanā) is specifically present here in the vital essence (śukra).

Words meanings summery:

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if

• अशेषे (aśeṣe) - in the entire (body) (in the entire, completely, without remainder)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this)

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

• च (ca) - and, also, both

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - consciousness, sensation, feeling

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• तत् (tat) - nevertheless, yet (as a conjunction) (that, therefore, yet)

• तथापि (tathāpi) - nevertheless, yet, even so

• अत्र (atra) - specifically here (in the vital essence) (here, in this place)

• शुक्रे (śukre) - in the vital essence (śukra), in semen

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• घनवासना (ghanavāsanā) - dense latent impression/tendency, strong inherent disposition

Words meanings and morphology

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if

(indeclinable)

अशेषे (aśeṣe) - in the entire (body) (in the entire, completely, without remainder)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - entire, whole, complete, without remainder

Compound type : Prādisamāsa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dehe' and 'asmin'

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, it

Note: Agrees with 'dehe'

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, both

(indeclinable)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - consciousness, sensation, feeling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - feeling, sensation, consciousness, knowledge

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Derived from root vid (class 4) in the middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

तत् (tat) - nevertheless, yet (as a conjunction) (that, therefore, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial conjunction

तथापि (tathāpi) - nevertheless, yet, even so

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - specifically here (in the vital essence) (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

शुक्रे (śukre) - in the vital essence (śukra), in semen

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śukra

śukra - semen, vital essence, brightness, pure

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

घनवासना (ghanavāsanā) - dense latent impression/tendency, strong inherent disposition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghanavāsanā

ghanavāsanā - dense latent impression, strong inherent tendency/predisposition

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ghana+vāsanā)

• ghana – dense, thick, solid, intense, strong
  adjective
• vāsanā – latent impression, inherent tendency, predisposition, imagination
  noun (feminine)

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