योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-5

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आतिवाहिक आलोकः स्वत एवानुभूयते ।
सदानवरतं तेन स एवाभाति पुष्टवत् ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ātivāhika ālokaḥ svata evānubhūyate ,
sadānavarataṃ tena sa evābhāti puṣṭavat 5

5. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ।
ātivāhika ālokaḥ svataḥ eva anubhūyate ।
sadā anavaratam tena saḥ eva ābhāti puṣṭavat ॥

5. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
ātivāhika ālokaḥ svataḥ eva anubhūyate.
tena sadā anavaratam saḥ eva puṣṭavat ābhāti.

5. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "The subtle (ātivāhika) manifestation is experienced spontaneously. Because it is experienced constantly and without interruption, that very manifestation appears as if solid."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आतिवाहिक (ātivāhika) - subtle, ethereal, belonging to the subtle body

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - manifestation, appearance, sight, light

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, naturally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• अनवरतम् (anavaratam) - ceaselessly, continuously, without interruption

• तेन (tena) - by that (masculine/neuter)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• पुष्टवत् (puṣṭavat) - as if solid (like something solid, like something nourished/developed)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – sacred, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of 'vasu'
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect third person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आतिवाहिक (ātivāhika) - subtle, ethereal, belonging to the subtle body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, ethereal, conveying beyond, belonging to the subtle body

From 'ativaha' + 'ika' suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ālokaḥ'.

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - manifestation, appearance, sight, light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - sight, view, appearance, manifestation

From prefix 'ā' + root 'lok' (to see, perceive)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

From 'sva' (self) with suffix '-tas'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Passive

Present third person singular passive of root bhū with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

अनवरतम् (anavaratam) - ceaselessly, continuously, without interruption

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'an' (negation) and 'avarata' (stopped, ceased)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+avarata)

• an – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• avarata – ceased, stopped, resting
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'ava' + root 'ram' (to stop, rest)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

तेन (tena) - by that (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Instrumental singular of 'tad'

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present third person singular active of root bhā with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

पुष्टवत् (puṣṭavat) - as if solid (like something solid, like something nourished/developed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣṭavat

puṣṭavat - like something nourished, developed, solid, firm

Adverbial form of 'puṣṭa' (nourished, strong, solid) with the suffix '-vat' (like, as if)

Root: puṣ (class 4)