योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-2

यथा प्राप्तिक्षणे वस्तु प्रथमे तुष्टये तथा ।
न प्राप्त्येकक्षणादूर्ध्वमिति को नानुभूतवान् ॥ २ ॥

yathā prāptikṣaṇe vastu prathame tuṣṭaye tathā ,
na prāptyekakṣaṇādūrdhvamiti ko nānubhūtavān 2

2. yathā prāptikṣaṇe vastu prathame tuṣṭaye tathā na
prāptiekakṣaṇāt ūrdhvam iti kaḥ na anubhūtavān

2. yathā vastu prāptikṣaṇe prathame tuṣṭaye tathā,
prāptiekakṣaṇāt ūrdhvam na [tuṣṭiḥ bhavati] iti kaḥ na anubhūtavān

2. Just as an object, at the moment of its acquisition, brings initial satisfaction, who has not experienced that this satisfaction does not last beyond that single moment of acquisition?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• प्राप्तिक्षणे (prāptikṣaṇe) - at the moment of acquisition, at the time of obtaining

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance

• प्रथमे (prathame) - for the first time (at the first, in the first)

• तुष्टये (tuṣṭaye) - for satisfaction, for contentment

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राप्तिएकक्षणात् (prāptiekakṣaṇāt) - from the single moment of acquisition

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - after, upwards, above

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a quotation or thought)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - one who has experienced

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तिक्षणे (prāptikṣaṇe) - at the moment of acquisition, at the time of obtaining

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāptikṣaṇa

prāptikṣaṇa - moment of acquisition, time of obtaining

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāpti+kṣaṇa)

• prāpti – acquisition, obtaining, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  Derived from the root 'āp' with prefix 'pra', suffix 'ti'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, time
  noun (masculine)

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

प्रथमे (prathame) - for the first time (at the first, in the first)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Qualifies 'kṣaṇe' implicitly or 'tuṣṭaye' as 'for the first satisfaction'

तुष्टये (tuṣṭaye) - for satisfaction, for contentment

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

action noun

Derived from the root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) + suffix 'ti'.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तिएकक्षणात् (prāptiekakṣaṇāt) - from the single moment of acquisition

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prāptiekakṣaṇa

prāptiekakṣaṇa - single moment of acquisition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāpti+eka+kṣaṇa)

• prāpti – acquisition, obtaining, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  Derived from the root 'āp' with prefix 'pra', suffix 'ti'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral adjective
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, time
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - after, upwards, above

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - one who has experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle (kṛt) + vān suffix

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'anu' (after) and the kṛt suffix 'tavān'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a nominal form to express past action