योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-62

स्फुरत्तनु तनुक्षुब्धं सुखमुत्प्लवनं प्रति ।
अन्तःस्थितमहालोकमपश्यत्प्रविलीयते ॥ ६२ ॥

sphurattanu tanukṣubdhaṃ sukhamutplavanaṃ prati ,
antaḥsthitamahālokamapaśyatpravilīyate 62

62. sphurattanu tanukṣubdham sukham utplavanam
prati antaḥsthita mahālokam apaśyat pravilīyate

62. sphurattanu tanukṣubdham sukham utplavanam
prati antaḥsthita mahālokam apaśyat pravilīyate

62. A subtly vibrating being, slightly agitated, striving to rise towards joy, dissolves without perceiving the great light residing within.

62. כשהוא רועד ומוטרד בחיפוש אחר תענוג חולף, מבלי לראות את האור הגדול המצוי בתוכו, הוא מתפוגג ונעלם.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुरत्तनु (sphurattanu) - trembling body; subtly vibrating being

• तनुक्षुब्धम् (tanukṣubdham) - slightly agitated/disturbed

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort

• उत्प्लवनम् (utplavanam) - rising up, floating, soaring

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, against

• अन्तःस्थित (antaḥsthita) - located within, situated internally

• महालोकम् (mahālokam) - great light

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - not seeing, without seeing

• प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, disappears, melts away

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरत्तनु (sphurattanu) - trembling body; subtly vibrating being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurattanu

sphurattanu - trembling body, subtly vibrating form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurat+tanu)

• sphurat – trembling, throbbing, quivering, flashing
  participle (masculine)
  present active participle
  Present active participle of root 'sphur' (to throb, vibrate).
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• tanu – body, person, form; thin, slender, subtle
  noun (feminine)

Note: Interpreted as the nominative subject of 'pravilīyate'.

तनुक्षुब्धम् (tanukṣubdham) - slightly agitated/disturbed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tanukṣubdha

tanukṣubdha - slightly agitated

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanu+kṣubdha)

• tanu – thin, slender, subtle, small, slight
  adjective (masculine)
• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, troubled, stirred
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'kṣubh' (to agitate, disturb).
  Root: kṣubh (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of state) modifying the implied subject.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

उत्प्लवनम् (utplavanam) - rising up, floating, soaring

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utplavana

utplavana - rising up, floating, leaping

action noun

Noun of action derived from root 'plu' (to float) with prefix 'ut' and suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: ut

Root: plu (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, against

(indeclinable)

अन्तःस्थित (antaḥsthita) - located within, situated internally

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antaḥsthita

antaḥsthita - located within, internal, inherent

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antas+sthita)

• antas – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, located, present
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahālokam'.

महालोकम् (mahālokam) - great light

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāloka

mahāloka - great light, great world/realm

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+loka)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem form of 'mahat', often used as the first part of compounds.
• loka – world, realm, people, light, sight
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lok' (to see).
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - not seeing, without seeing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing

present active participle (negative)

Present active participle of root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paś' in present tense) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject of 'pravilīyate'.

प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, disappears, melts away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pravilī

passive present stem

Passive stem of root 'lī' (to cling, dissolve) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

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