योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-43

स्वमेव भावमभ्यस्तमास्ते सोऽनुभवंश्चिरम् ।
स्फुटप्रत्ययवांस्त्वत्र सत्यमित्येव वेत्त्यलम् ॥ ४३ ॥

svameva bhāvamabhyastamāste so'nubhavaṃściram ,
sphuṭapratyayavāṃstvatra satyamityeva vettyalam 43

43. svam eva bhāvam abhyastam āste saḥ anubhavan ciram
sphuṭa-pratyayavān tu atra satyam iti eva vetti alam

43. saḥ ciram svam eva abhyastam bhāvam anubhavan āste.
tu atra sphuṭa-pratyayavān satyam iti eva alam vetti.

43. For a long time, he remains experiencing his own accustomed state. But then, having clear conviction, he truly perceives 'this is real'.

43. הוא ממשיך לחוות לאורך זמן את מצבו הנפשי שבו הורגל; ומתוך תפיסה חדה וברורה הוא רואה זאת כקיום אמיתי לחלוטין.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, existence, nature

• अभ्यस्तम् (abhyastam) - practiced, accustomed, habitual, familiar

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, stays, sits

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, perceiving

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• स्फुट-प्रत्ययवान् (sphuṭa-pratyayavān) - having clear conviction, clearly convinced

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• इति (iti) - thus, so, that (introduces a quotation or thought)

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, indeed, truly, enough

Words meanings and morphology

स्वम् (svam) - one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, private

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, existence, nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, existence, nature, sentiment, feeling

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभ्यस्तम् (abhyastam) - practiced, accustomed, habitual, familiar

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhyasta

abhyasta - practiced, accustomed, habitual, learned, repeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'as' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

आस्ते (āste) - remains, stays, sits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

2nd class Atmanepada verb

Root: ās (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing, perceiving, feeling

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

स्फुट-प्रत्ययवान् (sphuṭa-pratyayavān) - having clear conviction, clearly convinced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭapratyayavat

sphuṭapratyayavat - having distinct perception/conviction, clearly understanding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭa+pratyaya)

• sphuṭa – clear, distinct, evident, manifest
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sphuṭ'
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, trust, notion, idea, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, virtuous

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, that (introduces a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

2nd class Parasmaipada verb

Root: vid (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, indeed, truly, enough

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an intensifier 'truly' or 'indeed'.

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