योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-23

यः कुण्डबदरन्यायो या घटाकाशयोः स्थितिः ।
स संबन्धोऽपि नैवान्यमैक्यं ह्यन्योन्यवेदनम् ॥ २३ ॥

yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyo yā ghaṭākāśayoḥ sthitiḥ ,
sa saṃbandho'pi naivānyamaikyaṃ hyanyonyavedanam 23

23. yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ yā ghaṭākāśayoḥ sthitiḥ saḥ
saṃbandhaḥ api na eva anyat aikyam hi anyonyavedanam

23. yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ yā ghaṭākāśayoḥ sthitiḥ saḥ saṃbandhaḥ api na eva anyat (asti),
hi anyonyavedanam aikyam (eva).

23. The relationship exemplified by a jujube fruit in a pot, or the state of a pot and the space (ākāśa) within it – even that connection (saṃbandha) is not distinct; indeed, mutual awareness (vedana) itself is unity (aikya).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• कुण्डबदरन्यायः (kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ) - the analogy of a jujube fruit in a pot

• या (yā) - who, which

• घटाकाशयोः (ghaṭākāśayoḥ) - of the pot and the space

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, position

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अन्यत् (anyat) - different, other, distinct

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अन्योन्यवेदनम् (anyonyavedanam) - mutual knowing, mutual awareness

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, inasmuch as

कुण्डबदरन्यायः (kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ) - the analogy of a jujube fruit in a pot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍabadaranyāya

kuṇḍabadaranyāya - the analogy of the jujube fruit in a pot (a philosophical illustration of difference in unity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍa+badara+nyāya)

• kuṇḍa – pot, bowl, basin
  noun (neuter)
• badara – jujube fruit
  noun (neuter)
• nyāya – rule, method, system, analogy, logic
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, inasmuch as

घटाकाशयोः (ghaṭākāśayoḥ) - of the pot and the space

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ghaṭākāśa

ghaṭākāśa - pot-space, the space contained in a pot

Compound type : dvandva (ghaṭa+ākāśa)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, position

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, position, state, condition, stability

derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond, tie

from root bandh with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - different, other, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity

derived from eka ('one') with suffix -ya

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यवेदनम् (anyonyavedanam) - mutual knowing, mutual awareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anyonyavedana

anyonyavedana - mutual knowledge, mutual awareness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+vedana)

• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun (masculine)
• vedana – knowing, perceiving, feeling, knowledge, awareness
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)