योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-24

सति पुर्यष्टके तस्मिञ्जीवः स्फुरति नोपले ।
सति वायाविव रजः सति दीप इवेक्षणम् ॥ २४ ॥

sati puryaṣṭake tasmiñjīvaḥ sphurati nopale ,
sati vāyāviva rajaḥ sati dīpa ivekṣaṇam 24

24. sati puryaṣṭake tasmin jīvaḥ sphurati na upale
sati vāyau iva rajaḥ sati dīpe iva īkṣaṇam

24. jīvaḥ tasmin puryaṣṭake sati sphurati na upale.
rajaḥ vāyau sati iva.
īkṣaṇam dīpe sati iva.

24. The individual soul (jīva) manifests when the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) is present, just as dust becomes perceptible in the presence of wind, or vision functions in the presence of a lamp. It does not manifest, however, in a stone.

Words meanings summery:

• सति (sati) - when the subtle body is present (being present, existing (when))

• पुर्यष्टके (puryaṣṭake) - in the subtle body

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (subtle body) (in that, when that is)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, becomes evident (shines, flashes, manifests, throbs)

• न (na) - not

• उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

• सति (sati) - in the presence of wind (being present, existing (when))

• वायौ (vāyau) - in the wind, in the air

• इव (iva) - like, as

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen, impurity

• सति (sati) - in the presence of a lamp (being present, existing (when))

• दीपे (dīpe) - in a lamp, in light

• इव (iva) - like, as

• ईक्षणम् (īkṣaṇam) - vision (functioning) (sight, vision, seeing, perception)

Words meanings and morphology

सति (sati) - when the subtle body is present (being present, existing (when))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'puryaṣṭake' and 'tasmin'.

पुर्यष्टके (puryaṣṭake) - in the subtle body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puryaṣṭaka

puryaṣṭaka - subtle body (consisting of eight components)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (subtle body) (in that, when that is)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'puryaṣṭake' in the locative absolute construction.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, soul, individual soul

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, becomes evident (shines, flashes, manifests, throbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, gem

सति (sati) - in the presence of wind (being present, existing (when))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'vāyau'.

वायौ (vāyau) - in the wind, in the air

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen, impurity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, impurity, passion (guna)

सति (sati) - in the presence of a lamp (being present, existing (when))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'dīpe'.

दीपे (dīpe) - in a lamp, in light

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

ईक्षणम् (īkṣaṇam) - vision (functioning) (sight, vision, seeing, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īkṣaṇa

īkṣaṇa - seeing, looking, sight, eye, perceiving

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: īkṣ (class 1)