योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-37

निम्नं विनैव तोयस्य न संभवति काचन ।
अर्थ एव मनस्कारो मन एवार्थरञ्जनम् ॥ ३७ ॥

nimnaṃ vinaiva toyasya na saṃbhavati kācana ,
artha eva manaskāro mana evārtharañjanam 37

37. nimnam vinā eva toyasya na saṃbhavati kācana |
arthaḥ eva manaskāraḥ manaḥ eva artha-rañjanam ||

37. toyasya nimnam vinā eva kācana na saṃbhavati
arthaḥ eva manaskāraḥ manaḥ eva artha-rañjanam

37. Just as water cannot exist without a low ground, so also the external object (artha) is essentially a mental impression (manaskāra), and the mind (manas) itself is what gives color or meaning to that object (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• निम्नम् (nimnam) - low ground, depressed area

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

• न (na) - not

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - exists, occurs, is possible

• काचन (kācana) - any, anything

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मनस्कारः (manaskāraḥ) - mental activity, attention, mental impression

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अर्थ-रञ्जनम् (artha-rañjanam) - the coloring of the object, that which colors the object, imbuing meaning to the object

Words meanings and morphology

निम्नम् (nimnam) - low ground, depressed area

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimna

nimna - low, deep, depressed; a low ground, hollow

Note: Governed by `vinā`.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - exists, occurs, is possible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃbhavati

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Prefix: sam

Root: √bhū (class 1)

काचन (kācana) - any, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācana

ka-cana - any, anything, someone, something

Feminine form of the indefinite pronoun 'ka-cana'

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, object, thing, wealth

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मनस्कारः (manaskāraḥ) - mental activity, attention, mental impression

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manaskāra

manaskāra - mental activity, attention, mental impression, reflection

Compound type : Tatpurusha (manas+kāra)

• manas – mind, intellect, inner sense
  noun (neuter)
• kāra – doing, making, action, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, inner sense, heart

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-रञ्जनम् (artha-rañjanam) - the coloring of the object, that which colors the object, imbuing meaning to the object

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of artha-rañjana

artha-rañjana - coloring of an object, that which gives color/meaning to an object

Compound type : Tatpurusha (artha+rañjana)

• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, object, thing
  noun (masculine)
• rañjana – coloring, dyeing, pleasing, delighting
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √rañj (class 1)