योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-8, verse-5

भवादविद्योदेत्येषा तमेव फलति स्फुटम् ।
भावात्सत्तामवाप्नोति तमेव फलति क्षणम् ॥ ५ ॥

bhavādavidyodetyeṣā tameva phalati sphuṭam ,
bhāvātsattāmavāpnoti tameva phalati kṣaṇam 5

5. bhavāt avidyā udeti eṣā tam eva phalati sphuṭam |
bhāvāt sattām avāpnoti tam eva phalati kṣaṇam ||

5. avidyā eṣā bhavāt udeti,
tam eva sphuṭam phalati.
bhāvāt sattām avāpnoti,
tam eva kṣaṇam phalati.

5. This nescience (avidyā) arises from phenomenal existence (bhāva) and clearly yields its results for that very existence. From phenomenal existence (bhāva), true reality (sattā) is attained, but that (existence) itself yields its fruit only for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• भवात् (bhavāt) - from existence, from being, from becoming, from the state of being

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• तम् (tam) - that phenomenal existence (bhāva) (that, him, it (masculine/neuter accusative singular))

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, results, ripens

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

• भावात् (bhāvāt) - from existence, from being, from becoming

• सत्ताम् (sattām) - true reality or being (reality, being, existence, goodness (accusative))

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches

• तम् (tam) - that phenomenal existence (bhāva) (that, him, it (masculine/neuter accusative singular))

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, results, ripens

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly, in a moment (accusative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

भवात् (bhavāt) - from existence, from being, from becoming, from the state of being

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, feeling, becoming

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist) with suffix '-a'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vidyā' (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Refers to spiritual ignorance, a key concept in many philosophical schools.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udeti

Formed from prefix 'ud' and root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'avidyā'.

तम् (tam) - that phenomenal existence (bhāva) (that, him, it (masculine/neuter accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'bhāva'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, results, ripens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of phalati

From root 'phal' (to bear fruit).

Root: phal (class 1)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sphuṭ' (to burst, open).

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

भावात् (bhāvāt) - from existence, from being, from becoming

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, feeling, becoming

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist) with suffix '-a'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Repetition of 'bhāvāt' emphasizes the source.

सत्ताम् (sattām) - true reality or being (reality, being, existence, goodness (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, reality, being, essence, goodness

From root 'as' (to be) + suffix 'tā'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'avāpnoti'.

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avāpnoti

From prefix 'ava' and root 'āp' (to obtain).

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

तम् (tam) - that phenomenal existence (bhāva) (that, him, it (masculine/neuter accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'bhāva'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, results, ripens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of phalati

From root 'phal' (to bear fruit).

Root: phal (class 1)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly, in a moment (accusative singular)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative of duration.

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