योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-36

अभवत्पूर्वमद्यैका संपन्नाऽतनुनिर्वृतिः ।
अन्यो भुङ्क्तेऽन्य आदत्तेऽप्यन्यस्यानर्थसंकटः ॥ ३६ ॥

abhavatpūrvamadyaikā saṃpannā'tanunirvṛtiḥ ,
anyo bhuṅkte'nya ādatte'pyanyasyānarthasaṃkaṭaḥ 36

36. abhavat pūrvam adya ekā saṃpannā atanunirvṛtiḥ anyaḥ
bhuṅkte anyaḥ ādatte api anyasya anarthasaṅkaṭaḥ

36. pūrvam abhavat.
adya ekā atanunirvṛtiḥ saṃpannā.
anyaḥ bhuṅkte,
anyaḥ ādatte,
api anyasya anarthasaṅkaṭaḥ.

36. Formerly, there was one (state). Now, great liberation (nirvṛti) is achieved. One (being) experiences enjoyment, another takes, and yet another faces a crisis of misfortune.

Words meanings summery:

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, existed

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, in the past

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• एका (ekā) - one, single

• संपन्ना (saṁpannā) - accomplished, achieved, complete

• अतनुनिर्वृतिः (atanunirvṛtiḥ) - great liberation, vast cessation of suffering

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person/entity)

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, experiences, eats

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person/entity)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, grasps

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, for another

• अनर्थसङ्कटः (anarthasaṅkaṭaḥ) - a crisis of misfortune, a calamity of troubles

Words meanings and morphology

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, in the past

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

एका (ekā) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, a, sole

संपन्ना (saṁpannā) - accomplished, achieved, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃpanna

saṁpanna - accomplished, achieved, complete, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go, fall) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

अतनुनिर्वृतिः (atanunirvṛtiḥ) - great liberation, vast cessation of suffering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atanunirvṛti

atanunirvṛti - great or vast liberation/cessation of suffering/perfect happiness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atanu+nirvṛti)

• atanu – not small, vast, great, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative prefix a- + tanu (small, thin)
• nirvṛti – cessation, extinction, perfect happiness, bliss, liberation (nirvṛti)
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix nir
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person/entity)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, experiences, eats

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person/entity)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, grasps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, for another

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अनर्थसङ्कटः (anarthasaṅkaṭaḥ) - a crisis of misfortune, a calamity of troubles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anarthasaṅkaṭa

anarthasaṅkaṭa - a crisis of misfortune, a calamitous distress

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+saṅkaṭa)

• anartha – misfortune, calamity, evil, useless
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix an- + artha (purpose, wealth, meaning)
• saṅkaṭa – difficulty, danger, distress, crisis
  noun (masculine)
  From root kaṭ (to go) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)

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