योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-35

लघुदेहानुभवनमवश्यं भावि वै तथा ।
प्रबोधातिशयादेति जीवतामपि योगिनाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

laghudehānubhavanamavaśyaṃ bhāvi vai tathā ,
prabodhātiśayādeti jīvatāmapi yoginām 35

35. laghudehānubhavanam avaśyam bhāvi vai tathā
prabodhātiśayāt eti jīvatām api yoginām

35. laghudehānubhavanam avaśyam bhāvi vai tathā,
prabodhātiśayāt eti jīvatām api yoginām

35. The experience of a subtle body (laghudeha) is certainly bound to occur. Likewise, it arises even for living yogis due to a great awakening (prabodha).

Words meanings summery:

• लघुदेहानुभवनम् (laghudehānubhavanam) - the experience of a subtle body

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily

• भावि (bhāvi) - destined to be, future, imminent

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• प्रबोधातिशयात् (prabodhātiśayāt) - from the abundance of spiritual awakening (from the abundance of awakening)

• एति (eti) - arises (comes, arises, goes)

• जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of the living ones

• अपि (api) - even, also

• योगिनाम् (yoginām) - of yogis

Words meanings and morphology

लघुदेहानुभवनम् (laghudehānubhavanam) - the experience of a subtle body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of laghudehānubhavana

laghudehānubhavana - experience of a subtle body

Compound type : tatpurusha (laghu+deha+anubhavana)

• laghu – light, subtle, small
  adjective
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• anubhavana – experience, perception
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of verbal root
  Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily

(indeclinable)

भावि (bhāvi) - destined to be, future, imminent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, imminent, destined to be

future participle

Derived from root 'bhū' 'to be' with the '-in' suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

प्रबोधातिशयात् (prabodhātiśayāt) - from the abundance of spiritual awakening (from the abundance of awakening)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prabodhātiśaya

prabodhātiśaya - abundance/excess of awakening

Compound type : tatpurusha (prabodha+atiśaya)

• prabodha – awakening, enlightenment, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'budh' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• atiśaya – excess, abundance, greatness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: śī (class 2)

एति (eti) - arises (comes, arises, goes)

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of the living ones

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, being alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jīv' 'to live'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

योगिनाम् (yoginām) - of yogis

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga

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