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).

38. כשם שהזרע מכיל בתוכו את טבעו שלו כניצנים ועלים, כך התודעה הגדולה מכילה בתוכה את טבעה שלה בצורת הבריאה.

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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