योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-33

स्मितदीपप्रभोद्भासि क्षणमानन्दसुन्दरम् ।
क्षणं व्याप्तं तमःपूरैर्नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ ३३ ॥

smitadīpaprabhodbhāsi kṣaṇamānandasundaram ,
kṣaṇaṃ vyāptaṃ tamaḥpūrairneṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama 33

33. smita-dīpa-prabhā-udbhāsi kṣaṇam ānanda-sundaram
kṣaṇam vyāptam tamaḥ-pūraiḥ na iṣṭam deha-gṛham mama

33. This body-house of mine, which for a moment shines radiantly with a lamp-like smile and is beautiful with bliss, but the next moment is enveloped by floods of darkness (tamas), is not desired by me.

33. בית הגוף הזה, המואר רגע אחד באור נר החיוך ויפה בשמחתו, וברגע הבא מוצף בחשכה מוחלטת, אינו רצוי בעיניי.

Words meanings summery:

• स्मित-दीप-प्रभा-उद्भासि (smita-dīpa-prabhā-udbhāsi) - shining with the light of a lamp-like smile

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily

• आनन्द-सुन्दरम् (ānanda-sundaram) - beautiful with joy/bliss

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily

• व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, filled, enveloped

• तमः-पूरैः (tamaḥ-pūraiḥ) - by floods of darkness, by masses of gloom

• न (na) - not

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, liked

• देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a dwelling

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

स्मित-दीप-प्रभा-उद्भासि (smita-dīpa-prabhā-udbhāsi) - shining with the light of a lamp-like smile

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smita-dīpa-prabhā-udbhāsin

smita-dīpa-prabhā-udbhāsin - shining forth with the radiance of a lamp-like smile

Compound adjective formed from `smita-dīpa-prabhā` and `udbhāsin`.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (smita+dīpa+prabhā+udbhāsin)

• smita – smile
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from smi (to smile)
  Root: smi (class 1)
• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• udbhāsin – shining forth, radiant
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  from ud-bhās
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhās (class 2)

Note: Compound adjective agreeing with `deha-gṛham`.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily

(indeclinable)

accusative singular of `kṣaṇa` used as adverb

Note: Accusative of time, used adverbially.

आनन्द-सुन्दरम् (ānanda-sundaram) - beautiful with joy/bliss

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ānanda-sundara

ānanda-sundara - beautiful with joy, lovely with bliss

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ānanda+sundara)

• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• sundara – beautiful, lovely, handsome
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `deha-gṛham`.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, momentarily

(indeclinable)

accusative singular of `kṣaṇa` used as adverb

Note: Accusative of time, used adverbially.

व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, filled, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied

Past Passive Participle

from `vi-āp` (to pervade)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `deha-gṛham`.

तमः-पूरैः (tamaḥ-pūraiḥ) - by floods of darkness, by masses of gloom

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tamas-pūra

tamas-pūra - flood/mass of darkness (tamas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+pūra)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – flood, stream, mass, abundance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Agent of `vyāptam`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, liked

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, liked; sacrificed; object of desire

Past Passive Participle

from `√iṣ` (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with `deha-gṛham`.

देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deha-gṛha

deha-gṛha - body-house, dwelling place of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• gṛha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb `asti`).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun.

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