योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-13

अनुभूतिवशान्नित्यमर्कादीनां प्रकाशिनी ।
स्वादिनी सर्वभूतानां भाविनी भवभोगिनाम् ॥ १३ ॥

anubhūtivaśānnityamarkādīnāṃ prakāśinī ,
svādinī sarvabhūtānāṃ bhāvinī bhavabhoginām 13

13. anubhūti-vaśāt nityam arka-ādīnām prakāśinī
svādinī sarva-bhūtānām bhāvinī bhava-bhoginām

13. nityam anubhūti-vaśāt arka-ādīnām prakāśinī
sarva-bhūtānām svādinī bhava-bhoginām bhāvinī

13. Owing to (its very nature as) direct experience (anubhūti), it is eternally the illuminator of the sun and all other (luminaries). It is the source of enjoyment for all beings, and the bestower of (material) existence for those who delight in worldly pleasures.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुभूति-वशात् (anubhūti-vaśāt) - by virtue of (direct) experience (anubhūti) (by virtue of experience/perception, due to the power of realization)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

• अर्क-आदीनाम् (arka-ādīnām) - of the sun and other (luminaries) (of the sun and others)

• प्रकाशिनी (prakāśinī) - the illuminator (illuminator, shining, making manifest)

• स्वादिनी (svādinī) - the source of enjoyment (giving taste, producing flavor, source of enjoyment)

• सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all elements)

• भाविनी (bhāvinī) - the bestower of existence (causing to be, producing, bestowing, becoming, future)

• भव-भोगिनाम् (bhava-bhoginām) - for those who indulge in worldly pleasures (of those who enjoy worldly existence, of those who experience becoming)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुभूति-वशात् (anubhūti-vaśāt) - by virtue of (direct) experience (anubhūti) (by virtue of experience/perception, due to the power of realization)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anubhūti-vaśa

anubhūti-vaśa - power of experience, control of perception

Compound type : tatpurusha (anubhūti+vaśa)

• anubhūti – experience, perception, realization (anubhūti)
  noun (feminine)
  from anu + bhū (to be, to perceive)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative.

अर्क-आदीनाम् (arka-ādīnām) - of the sun and other (luminaries) (of the sun and others)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of arka-ādi

arka-ādi - the sun and so forth, beginning with the sun

Compound type : dvandva (arka+ādi)

• arka – sun, ray, fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛc (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so forth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

प्रकाशिनी (prakāśinī) - the illuminator (illuminator, shining, making manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakāśin

prakāśin - shining, bright, illuminating, manifesting

agent noun/adjective

from pra + kāś (to shine), suffix -in

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

स्वादिनी (svādinī) - the source of enjoyment (giving taste, producing flavor, source of enjoyment)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svādin

svādin - tasty, palatable, giving taste, sweet

agent noun/adjective

from svād (to taste), suffix -in

Root: svād (class 1)

सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva-bhūta

sarva-bhūta - all beings, all elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sṛv (class 1)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भाविनी (bhāvinī) - the bestower of existence (causing to be, producing, bestowing, becoming, future)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - causing to be, producing, bestowing, creating, becoming

agent noun/adjective

from bhāv (causative of bhū), suffix -in

Root: bhū (class 1)

भव-भोगिनाम् (bhava-bhoginām) - for those who indulge in worldly pleasures (of those who enjoy worldly existence, of those who experience becoming)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhava-bhogin

bhava-bhogin - one who enjoys worldly existence, one who experiences becoming

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+bhogin)

• bhava – existence, becoming, world, birth
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhogin – enjoyer, possessor, one who experiences
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from bhuj (to enjoy, to experience), suffix -in
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

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