योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-24

प्रकटोऽनेन दीपेन प्रकाशोऽनुभवात्मना ।
स्वसत्तानाशपूर्वो हि विनानेन भवेत्ततः ॥ २४ ॥

prakaṭo'nena dīpena prakāśo'nubhavātmanā ,
svasattānāśapūrvo hi vinānena bhavettataḥ 24

24. prakaṭaḥ anena dīpena prakāśaḥ anubhavātmanā
svasattānāśapūrvaḥ hi vinā anena bhavet tataḥ

24. anena dīpena anubhavātmanā prakāśaḥ prakaṭaḥ (bhavati).
hi,
anena vinā,
(svasattā) svasattānāśapūrvaḥ (syāt) tataḥ bhavet.

24. The light (knowledge) is made manifest by this lamp, which is the essence of direct experience (anubhava). Indeed, without this (experience), one's own existence (svasattā) would be conditioned by its prior destruction, and thus it would be impermanent.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकटः (prakaṭaḥ) - revealed, made clear (manifest, evident, apparent)

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• दीपेन (dīpena) - by the lamp (metaphorically, source of knowledge) (by the lamp)

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - spiritual light or knowledge (light, manifestation, knowledge)

• अनुभवात्मना (anubhavātmanā) - by the very essence of experience (anubhava) (by the Self of experience, by the nature of experience)

• स्वसत्तानाशपूर्वः (svasattānāśapūrvaḥ) - conditioned by its prior destruction (preceded by the destruction of one's own existence)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• अनेन (anena) - by this (experiential light) (by this)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (impermanent, unreal) (it would be, it might be, it should be)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thus, consequently (then, thence, from that, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकटः (prakaṭaḥ) - revealed, made clear (manifest, evident, apparent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakaṭa

prakaṭa - manifest, evident, apparent, revealed

From pra- (prefix) + root kaṭ (to open, appear).

Prefix: pra

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prakāśaḥ.

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

दीपेन (dīpena) - by the lamp (metaphorically, source of knowledge) (by the lamp)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, torch

From root dīp (to shine).

Root: dīp (class 4)

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - spiritual light or knowledge (light, manifestation, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation, knowledge, clarity

From pra- (prefix) + root kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अनुभवात्मना (anubhavātmanā) - by the very essence of experience (anubhava) (by the Self of experience, by the nature of experience)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anubhavātman

anubhavātman - the Self of experience, the essence/nature of experience

Compound type : tatpurusha (anubhava+ātman)

• anubhava – experience, perception, apprehension, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From anu- (prefix) + root bhū (to be, become, experience).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: In apposition to `dīpena`, indicating the nature of the lamp.

स्वसत्तानाशपूर्वः (svasattānāśapūrvaḥ) - conditioned by its prior destruction (preceded by the destruction of one's own existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasattānāśapūrva

svasattānāśapūrva - having as its prior condition the destruction of one's own existence; preceded by self-annihilation

Bahuvrīhi compound: (sva-sattā-nāśa) pūrvaḥ

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+sattā+nāśa+pūrva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  From root as (to be) + -tā (abstract suffix).
  Root: as (class 2)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś (to perish, be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• pūrva – prior, earlier, former, preceded by
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pṛ

Note: Refers to an implied subject like 'existence' or 'being'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition-like indeclinable.

अनेन (anena) - by this (experiential light) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (impermanent, unreal) (it would be, it might be, it should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, active voice

From root bhū, Class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - thus, consequently (then, thence, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas.