योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-15

न बीजाङ्कुरयोर्भेदो विद्यतेऽग्न्यौष्ण्ययोरिव ।
बीजमेवाङ्कुरं विद्धि विद्धि कर्मैव मानवम् ॥ १५ ॥

na bījāṅkurayorbhedo vidyate'gnyauṣṇyayoriva ,
bījamevāṅkuraṃ viddhi viddhi karmaiva mānavam 15

15. na bījāṅkurayoḥ bhedaḥ vidyate agnyauṣṇyayor iva
bījam eva aṅkuram viddhi viddhi karma eva mānavam

15. bījāṅkurayoḥ bhedaḥ agnyauṣṇyayor iva na vidyate aṅkuram bījam eva viddhi,
mānavam karma eva viddhi

15. There is no difference between a seed and a sprout, just as there is no difference between fire and its inherent heat. Understand (viddhi) that the sprout is indeed the seed, and likewise, understand (viddhi) that human experience (mānavam) is indeed (karma) action.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• बीजाङ्कुरयोः (bījāṅkurayoḥ) - of seed and sprout, between seed and sprout

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• अग्न्यौष्ण्ययोर् (agnyauṣṇyayor) - of fire and heat, between fire and heat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - sprout, shoot

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• कर्म (karma) - action or its inherent consequence that shapes human experience (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• मानवम् (mānavam) - human existence or experience (human, relating to humans; human being; humanity)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बीजाङ्कुरयोः (bījāṅkurayoḥ) - of seed and sprout, between seed and sprout

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bījāṅkura

bījāṅkura - seed and sprout

Compound type : dvandva (bīja+aṅkura)

• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, separation

Root: bhid (class 7)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

अग्न्यौष्ण्ययोर् (agnyauṣṇyayor) - of fire and heat, between fire and heat

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of agnyauṣṇya

agnyauṣṇya - fire and heat

Compound type : dvandva (agni+auṣṇya)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• auṣṇya – heat, warmth
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - sprout, shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, new growth

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

कर्म (karma) - action or its inherent consequence that shapes human experience (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, fate, consequence of actions

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

मानवम् (mānavam) - human existence or experience (human, relating to humans; human being; humanity)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānava

mānava - human, relating to mankind, human being

Derived from manu (man)

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