योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-49

अभुक्तवत्येव यथा भुक्तवानहमित्यलम् ।
जायते प्रत्ययस्तद्वन्निमेषे कल्पनिश्चयः ॥ ४९ ॥

abhuktavatyeva yathā bhuktavānahamityalam ,
jāyate pratyayastadvannimeṣe kalpaniścayaḥ 49

49. abhuktavati eva yathā bhuktavān aham iti alam
jāyate pratyayaḥ tadvat nimeṣe kalpaniścayaḥ

49. yathā abhuktavati eva bhuktavān aham iti alam
pratyayaḥ jāyate tadvat nimeṣe kalpaniścayaḥ

49. Just as the firm conviction, "I have eaten," can arise even when one has not actually eaten, similarly, the certainty of an entire cosmic eon (kalpa) can be experienced within a mere moment (nimeṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अभुक्तवति (abhuktavati) - not having eaten, when not having eaten

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten, one who has eaten

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, that

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently strong / firm (enough, sufficiently, greatly, indeed)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, comes into being

• प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - conviction, belief, trust, cognition, idea

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

• निमेषे (nimeṣe) - in a moment, in an instant

• कल्पनिश्चयः (kalpaniścayaḥ) - the certainty of a kalpa, the conviction of an eon

Words meanings and morphology

अभुक्तवति (abhuktavati) - not having eaten, when not having eaten

(adjective)

Locative, singular of abhuktavat

abhuktavat - not having eaten, one who has not eaten

Past Active Participle

Derived from root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with upasarga a- (negation) and suffix -vat (kṛtvat participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhuktavat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• bhuktavat – having eaten, one who has eaten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Active Participle
  Derived from root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with suffix -vat (kṛtvat participle)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, 'when not having eaten'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten, one who has eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuktavat

bhuktavat - having eaten, one who has eaten

Past Active Participle

Derived from root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with suffix -vat (kṛtvat participle)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the implicit agent 'I' (aham).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

इति (iti) - thus, so, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase as a quotation or thought.

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently strong / firm (enough, sufficiently, greatly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the strength or certainty of the 'pratyayaḥ' (conviction).

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - conviction, belief, trust, cognition, idea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - conviction, belief, trust, cognition, idea, notion, certainty

Derived from root i (to go) with upasargas prati and a

Prefixes: prati+a

Root: i (class 2)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat added to tad (that)

निमेषे (nimeṣe) - in a moment, in an instant

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a blink, an instant, a moment

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

कल्पनिश्चयः (kalpaniścayaḥ) - the certainty of a kalpa, the conviction of an eon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpaniścaya

kalpaniścaya - certainty/conviction of a kalpa/eon

Compound of kalpa (cosmic eon) and niścaya (certainty/conviction)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpa+niścaya)

• kalpa – cosmic eon, a day of Brahma, a long period of time
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ci (to gather) with upasargas ni and śca
  Prefixes: ni+śca
  Root: ci (class 5)