योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-38

बीजमन्तर्यथा वेत्ति स्वरूपं पल्लवादिकम् ।
तथा महाचिदन्तस्थं स्वरूपं वेत्ति सर्गताम् ॥ ३८ ॥

bījamantaryathā vetti svarūpaṃ pallavādikam ,
tathā mahācidantasthaṃ svarūpaṃ vetti sargatām 38

38. bījam antar yathā vetti sva-rūpam pallava-ādi-kam
tathā mahā-cit-antaḥ-stham sva-rūpam vetti sargatām

38. yathā bījam antar pallava-ādi-kam sva-rūpam vetti
tathā mahā-cit-antaḥ-stham sva-rūpam sargatām vetti

38. Just as a seed inherently knows its own intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) that includes sprouts and other growth within itself, similarly, the intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) residing within the great consciousness (mahā-cit) knows itself as the state of creation (sarga).

Words meanings summery:

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed (a seed, origin, cause)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within (itself) (within, inside, between)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands, perceives)

• स्व-रूपम् (sva-rūpam) - its own intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) (its own form, its intrinsic nature, identity)

• पल्लव-आदि-कम् (pallava-ādi-kam) - that includes sprouts and other growth (consisting of sprouts etc.)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• महा-चित्-अन्तः-स्थम् (mahā-cit-antaḥ-stham) - residing within the great consciousness (mahā-cit) (residing within the great consciousness)

• स्व-रूपम् (sva-rūpam) - the intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) (its own form, its intrinsic nature, identity)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands, perceives)

• सर्गताम् (sargatām) - the state of creation (sarga) (the state of creation, creativeness)

Words meanings and morphology

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed (a seed, origin, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

अन्तर् (antar) - within (itself) (within, inside, between)

(indeclinable)

Preposition or adverb.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root vid (to know), 2nd class.

Root: vid (class 2)

स्व-रूपम् (sva-rūpam) - its own intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) (its own form, its intrinsic nature, identity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-rūpa

sva-rūpa - one's own form, intrinsic nature, identity

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
  Reflexive pronoun stem.
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Object of vetti.

पल्लव-आदि-कम् (pallava-ādi-kam) - that includes sprouts and other growth (consisting of sprouts etc.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pallava-ādika

pallava-ādika - consisting of sprouts and so on, beginning with sprouts

ādika is a suffix meaning 'beginning with' or 'etc.'

Compound type : tatpurusha (pallava+ādi)

• pallava – sprout, new leaf, blossom
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
  Often used as a suffix for 'etc.'

Note: Adjective modifying sva-rūpam.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

महा-चित्-अन्तः-स्थम् (mahā-cit-antaḥ-stham) - residing within the great consciousness (mahā-cit) (residing within the great consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahā-cit-antaḥ-stha

mahā-cit-antaḥ-stha - residing within the great consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+cit+antar+stha)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat.
• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Noun/adjective from root sthā.
  Formed with ka suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying sva-rūpam.

स्व-रूपम् (sva-rūpam) - the intrinsic nature (sva-rūpa) (its own form, its intrinsic nature, identity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva-rūpa

sva-rūpa - one's own form, intrinsic nature, identity

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
  Reflexive pronoun stem.
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Subject of vetti.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root vid (to know), 2nd class.

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्गताम् (sargatām) - the state of creation (sarga) (the state of creation, creativeness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sargatā

sargatā - state of creation, creativeness

sarga + tā (abstract suffix).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of vetti.

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