योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-12

तद्वेत्ति शब्दतन्मात्रं तन्मात्राणीतराण्यथ ।
पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि तत्स्थौल्यादितीन्द्रियगणोदयः ॥ १२ ॥

tadvetti śabdatanmātraṃ tanmātrāṇītarāṇyatha ,
pañcendriyāṇi tatsthaulyāditīndriyagaṇodayaḥ 12

12. tat vetti śabda-tanmātram tanmātrāṇi itarāṇi atha
pañca-indriyāṇi tat-sthaulyāt iti indriya-gaṇa-udayaḥ

12. tat śabda-tanmātram vetti atha itarāṇi tanmātrāṇi
tat-sthaulyāt pañca-indriyāṇi iti indriya-gaṇa-udayaḥ

12. That (mind/manas) perceives the subtle element (tanmātra) of sound, and subsequently the other subtle elements. From the grossness (sthaulya) of these (tanmātrāṇi) arise the five sense organs (indriyāṇi); thus is the emergence of the group of sense organs.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - referring to the 'mind' (manas) mentioned in the previous verse (that)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• शब्द-तन्मात्रम् (śabda-tanmātram) - the subtle element of sound

• तन्मात्राणि (tanmātrāṇi) - the other subtle elements besides sound (touch, form, taste, smell) (subtle elements)

• इतराणि (itarāṇi) - other, different

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• पञ्च-इन्द्रियाणि (pañca-indriyāṇi) - five sense organs

• तत्-स्थौल्यात् (tat-sthaulyāt) - referring to the grossness of the tanmātras leading to the sense organs (from its grossness, due to its denseness)

• इति (iti) - marking the conclusion or explanation of a process (thus, so, (quotation marker))

• इन्द्रिय-गण-उदयः (indriya-gaṇa-udayaḥ) - the rise of the group of sense organs, the emergence of the sensory faculties

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - referring to the 'mind' (manas) mentioned in the previous verse (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

शब्द-तन्मात्रम् (śabda-tanmātram) - the subtle element of sound

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śabda-tanmātra

śabda-tanmātra - the subtle element of sound, sound as a subtle primary element

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+tanmātra)

• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
• tanmātra – subtle element, primary element of sensation (e.g., sound, touch, form, taste, smell)
  noun (neuter)

तन्मात्राणि (tanmātrāṇi) - the other subtle elements besides sound (touch, form, taste, smell) (subtle elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tanmātra

tanmātra - subtle element, primary element of sensation (e.g., sound, touch, form, taste, smell)

Compound type : karmadharaya (tat+mātrā)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• mātrā – measure, mere, only, simple
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā (class 2)

इतराणि (itarāṇi) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of itara

itara - other, another, different

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

पञ्च-इन्द्रियाणि (pañca-indriyāṇi) - five sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pañca-indriya

pañca-indriya - the five sense organs (e.g., eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin)

Compound type : dvigu (pañca+indriya)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)

तत्-स्थौल्यात् (tat-sthaulyāt) - referring to the grossness of the tanmātras leading to the sense organs (from its grossness, due to its denseness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tat-sthaulya

tat-sthaulya - its grossness, the grossness of that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+sthaulya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• sthaulya – grossness, coarseness, density, corpulence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sthūla (gross, big)

इति (iti) - marking the conclusion or explanation of a process (thus, so, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रिय-गण-उदयः (indriya-gaṇa-udayaḥ) - the rise of the group of sense organs, the emergence of the sensory faculties

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indriya-gaṇa-udaya

indriya-gaṇa-udaya - the rise/origin of the group of sense organs

Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+gaṇa+udaya)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rise, emergence, origin, dawn
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)