योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-37

यदा यदा स्वभावार्कः स्थितिमेति तदा तदा ।
भोगान्धकारो गलति न सन्नप्यनुभूयते ॥ ३७ ॥

yadā yadā svabhāvārkaḥ sthitimeti tadā tadā ,
bhogāndhakāro galati na sannapyanubhūyate 37

37. yadā yadā svabhāvārkaḥ sthitim eti tadā tadā |
bhogāndhakāraḥ galati na san api anubhūyate ||

37. yadā yadā svabhāvārkaḥ sthitim eti tadā tadā bhogāndhakāraḥ galati,
na san api anubhūyate

37. Whenever the sun of one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva) attains its established state, then and there the darkness of worldly enjoyments dissolves, and it is not even experienced as existent.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• स्वभावार्कः (svabhāvārkaḥ) - the sun of one's intrinsic nature (dharma)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, existence

• एति (eti) - comes, attains, reaches

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भोगान्धकारः (bhogāndhakāraḥ) - the darkness of worldly enjoyments

• गलति (galati) - melts away, dissolves, falls off

• न (na) - not, no

• सन् (san) - being, existing, existent

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

स्वभावार्कः (svabhāvārkaḥ) - the sun of one's intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvārka

svabhāvārka - the sun of one's own nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+arka)

• svabhāva – intrinsic nature (dharma), one's own being, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray, flash
  noun (masculine)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, standing, position

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

एति (eti) - comes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भोगान्धकारः (bhogāndhakāraḥ) - the darkness of worldly enjoyments

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhogāndhakāra

bhogāndhakāra - darkness of enjoyments, darkness of sensory experience

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+andhakāra)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure, possession
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)

गलति (galati) - melts away, dissolves, falls off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gal

Root: gal (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being, existing, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

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

Passive voice of root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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