योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-62, verse-12

यथाम्भो रसतां वेत्ति शैत्यं वेत्ति यथा हिमम् ।
स्पन्दं वेत्ति यथा वायुस्तथैतद्वेत्ति शुद्धधीः ॥ १२ ॥

yathāmbho rasatāṃ vetti śaityaṃ vetti yathā himam ,
spandaṃ vetti yathā vāyustathaitadvetti śuddhadhīḥ 12

12. yathā ambhaḥ rasatām vetti śaityam vetti yathā himam
spandam vetti yathā vāyuḥ tathā etat vetti śuddhadhīḥ

12. yathā ambhaḥ rasatām vetti yathā himam śaityam vetti
yathā vāyuḥ spandam vetti tathā śuddhadhīḥ etat vetti

12. Just as water inherently knows its own taste, just as ice knows its own coldness, and just as air knows its own vibration, similarly, one with a pure intellect (śuddhadhīḥ) understands this (ultimate reality).

Words meanings summery:

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

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

• रसताम् (rasatām) - taste-ness, the quality of being taste, sapidity

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coldness, coolness

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

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

• हिमम् (himam) - ice, snow, frost

• स्पन्दम् (spandam) - vibration, tremor, movement

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

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

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, so, thus

• एतत् (etat) - this ultimate reality or truth previously described (this, it)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• शुद्धधीः (śuddhadhīḥ) - one with a pure intellect, pure-minded

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

रसताम् (rasatām) - taste-ness, the quality of being taste, sapidity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rasatā

rasatā - the state of being juice/taste, sapidity, tastefulness

Derived from 'rasa' (taste) with suffix '-tā'.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

शैत्यम् (śaityam) - coldness, coolness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coldness, coolness, frigidity

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

हिमम् (himam) - ice, snow, frost

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - ice, snow, frost, cold, winter

स्पन्दम् (spandam) - vibration, tremor, movement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, throbbing, movement, motion

Root: spand (class 1)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, vital breath, a deity of wind

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this ultimate reality or truth previously described (this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

शुद्धधीः (śuddhadhīḥ) - one with a pure intellect, pure-minded

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddhadhī

śuddhadhī - pure intellect, one whose mind is pure, pure-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+dhī)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, unadulterated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śudh' (to purify).
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, mind, thought
  noun (feminine)

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