योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-36

रसतामजहच्चैव फलपुष्पलतोन्नतः ।
चिदुल्लासस्तथा जीवो भूयो भवति देहकः ॥ ३६ ॥

rasatāmajahaccaiva phalapuṣpalatonnataḥ ,
cidullāsastathā jīvo bhūyo bhavati dehakaḥ 36

36. rasatām ajahat ca eva phala-puṣpa-lata-unnataḥ
cit-ullāsaḥ tathā jīvaḥ bhūyaḥ bhavati dehakaḥ

36. rasatām ajahat ca eva phala-puṣpa-lata-unnataḥ
tathā cit-ullāsaḥ bhūyaḥ jīvaḥ dehakaḥ bhavati

36. And indeed, without abandoning its essential sweetness, that (essence) also grows, elevated with fruits, flowers, and vines. Similarly, the exuberance of consciousness (cid-ullāsa) repeatedly becomes the individual soul (jīva) and the body.

Words meanings summery:

• रसताम् (rasatām) - its essential sweetness (state of essence/juice, sweetness, taste)

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• फल-पुष्प-लत-उन्नतः (phala-puṣpa-lata-unnataḥ) - adorned with fruits, flowers, and vines (referring to the plant from which the sweet essence comes) (elevated by fruits, flowers, and vines)

• चित्-उल्लासः (cit-ullāsaḥ) - exuberance of consciousness, joy of consciousness

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, more

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• देहकः (dehakaḥ) - body, embodied being

Words meanings and morphology

रसताम् (rasatām) - its essential sweetness (state of essence/juice, sweetness, taste)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rasatā

rasatā - state of juice or essence, quality of taste, sweetness

Abstract noun formed from rasa (juice, taste) with suffix -tā.

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajahat

ajahat - not abandoning, not leaving, not giving up

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hā (3P, to abandon) with negative prefix a- and present active participle suffix -at.

Prefix: a

Root: hā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

फल-पुष्प-लत-उन्नतः (phala-puṣpa-lata-unnataḥ) - adorned with fruits, flowers, and vines (referring to the plant from which the sweet essence comes) (elevated by fruits, flowers, and vines)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phala-puṣpa-lata-unnata

phala-puṣpa-lata-unnata - elevated/grown with fruits, flowers, and creepers

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) of phala, puṣpa, lata, and unnata.

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+puṣpa+latā+unnata)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)
• unnata – elevated, high, risen, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bend) with upasarga ud, with passive participle suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: nam (class 1)

चित्-उल्लासः (cit-ullāsaḥ) - exuberance of consciousness, joy of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ullāsa

cit-ullāsa - exuberance of consciousness, joy of consciousness, manifestation of awareness

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ullāsa)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ullāsa – joy, delight, exuberance, splendour, blossoming
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root las with upasarga ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, alive, the individual soul, living being

Derived from root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative of bahu (much). Used as an adverb.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active

Root bhū (1P), 3rd person singular, Present tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

देहकः (dehakaḥ) - body, embodied being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehaka

dehaka - body, embodied being, person

Derived from deha (body) with suffix -ka.

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