योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-14

आमोद इव पुष्पेषु तैलं तिलकणेष्विव ।
रसजातिष्विवास्वादो देवो देहेषु संस्थितः ॥ १४ ॥

āmoda iva puṣpeṣu tailaṃ tilakaṇeṣviva ,
rasajātiṣvivāsvādo devo deheṣu saṃsthitaḥ 14

14. āmodaḥ iva puṣpeṣu tailam tila-kaṇeṣu iva
rasa-jātiṣu iva āsvādaḥ devaḥ deheṣu saṃsthitaḥ

14. āmodaḥ iva puṣpeṣu tailam iva tila-kaṇeṣu rasa-jātiṣu
iva āsvādaḥ [tathā] devaḥ deheṣu saṃsthitaḥ

14. Like fragrance (āmoda) in flowers, like oil in sesame seeds, and like taste in various kinds of juices, so too is the divine (deva) abiding in bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance (fragrance, joy, delight)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

• तैलम् (tailam) - oil

• तिल-कणेषु (tila-kaṇeṣu) - in sesame seeds

• इव (iva) - like, as

• रस-जातिषु (rasa-jātiṣu) - in various kinds of juices (in varieties of tastes/juices)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• आस्वादः (āsvādaḥ) - taste (taste, flavor, enjoyment)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the divine (god, divine being)

• देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - abiding (situated, abiding, standing together)

Words meanings and morphology

आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance (fragrance, joy, delight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmoda

āmoda - fragrance, perfume, joy, delight

From √mud (to rejoice) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

From √puṣ (to nourish, flourish).

Root: puṣ (class 4)

तैलम् (tailam) - oil

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil (especially sesame oil)

Derived from 'tila' (sesame).

तिल-कणेषु (tila-kaṇeṣu) - in sesame seeds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tila-kaṇa

tila-kaṇa - sesame seed

Compound of 'tila' (sesame) and 'kaṇa' (grain/seed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tila+kaṇa)

• tila – sesame
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – grain, seed, particle
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

रस-जातिषु (rasa-jātiṣu) - in various kinds of juices (in varieties of tastes/juices)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rasa-jāti

rasa-jāti - type of taste, class of juice/essence

Compound of 'rasa' (juice, taste, essence) and 'jāti' (kind, class, species).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+jāti)

• rasa – juice, taste, essence, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• jāti – birth, kind, class, species, family
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

आस्वादः (āsvādaḥ) - taste (taste, flavor, enjoyment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsvāda

āsvāda - taste, flavor, relish, enjoyment

From √svad (to taste, relish) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: svad (class 1)

देवः (devaḥ) - the divine (god, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

From √div (to shine). Often refers to the divine principle, the Self (ātman).

Root: div (class 4)

देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, person

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - abiding (situated, abiding, standing together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, abiding, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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