Patanjali's yoga sutras

तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्न

tīvra-saṁvegānām-āsannaḥ

Pronunciation: https://yogasutrastudy.info/yoga-sutra-translations/ysp-sutras1-21-1-40/

When desire is intense, liberation is imminent.

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Tīvra (तीव्र).—a.

1) Severe, intense

Saṃvega (संवेग)

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Saṃvega.—The oppressive sense of shock, dismay, and alienation that comes with realizing the futility and meaninglessness of life as its normally lived; a chastening sense of ones own complacency and foolishness in having let oneself live so blindly; and an anxious sense of urgency in trying to find a way out of the meaningless cycle.

General definition (in Jainism)

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Sanskrit dictionary

Saṃvega (संवेग).—

1) Agitation, flurry, excitement;

2) Violent speed, impetuosity, vehemence;

3) Haste, speed.

4) Agonising pain, poignancy.

Sanskrit dictionary

Asanna (असन्न).—a. Ved. Without rest or repose, untiring, restless.

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Āsanna (आसन्न).—p. p.

1) Drawn near, approached, near (in time, place or number); आसन्नविंशाः (āsannaviṃśāḥ) nearly or about 2; at hand, close by आसन्नमेव नृपतिर्भजते मनुष्यम् (āsannameva nṛpatirbhajate manuṣyam) Pt.; impending, imminent; पूर्वमासन्नशृङ्गा वै गाव इत्यनुशुश्रुम (pūrvamāsannaśṛṅgā vai gāva ityanuśuśruma) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.81. 13; आसन्नपतने कूले (āsannapatane kūle) Ś. B.; °मरण °काल (maraṇa °kāla) q. v.

2) Adjacent, adjoining.

3) Well-placed.

4) about to die.

5) Obtained, got