योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-27

प्रशान्ताज्ञाननीहारं विज्ञानशरदम्बरम् ।
समुत्कीर्णमिव स्तम्भे चित्रं भित्ताविवोदितम् ॥ २७ ॥

praśāntājñānanīhāraṃ vijñānaśaradambaram ,
samutkīrṇamiva stambhe citraṃ bhittāvivoditam 27

27. praśāntājñānanīhāram vijñānaśaradam ambaram
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram bhittau iva uditam

27. praśāntājñānanīhāram vijñānaśaradam ambaram
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram iva bhittau uditam

27. It is that in which the fog of ignorance (ajñāna) is quelled, like the clear autumn sky of discriminative knowledge (vijñāna). It is as if engraved on a pillar, or a painting manifested on a wall.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रशान्ताज्ञाननीहारम् (praśāntājñānanīhāram) - where the fog of ignorance is quelled

• विज्ञानशरदम् (vijñānaśaradam) - of the autumn of discriminative knowledge

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

• समुत्कीर्णम् (samutkīrṇam) - engraved, carved out, sculpted

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• स्तम्भे (stambhe) - on a pillar, in a post

• चित्रम् (citram) - painting, picture, wonder

• भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

प्रशान्ताज्ञाननीहारम् (praśāntājñānanīhāram) - where the fog of ignorance is quelled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśāntājñānanīhāra

praśāntājñānanīhāra - where the fog of ignorance is quelled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśānta+ajñāna+nīhāra)

• praśānta – calmed, tranquil, peaceful, quelled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-śam, 'to calm down'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ajñāna – ignorance, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  From a (neg.) + jñāna (knowledge)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• nīhāra – fog, mist, dew
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

विज्ञानशरदम् (vijñānaśaradam) - of the autumn of discriminative knowledge

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijñānaśarad

vijñānaśarad - autumn of discriminative knowledge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vijñāna+śarad)

• vijñāna – discriminative knowledge, wisdom, understanding, science
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• śarad – autumn
  noun (feminine)

Note: Accusative singular to agree with 'ambaram'

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

समुत्कीर्णम् (samutkīrṇam) - engraved, carved out, sculpted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samutkīrṇa

samutkīrṇa - engraved, carved out, sculpted

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ 'to scatter, throw' with prefixes sam and ud, meaning 'to engrave' in this context.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: kṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

स्तम्भे (stambhe) - on a pillar, in a post

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column, trunk

Root: stambh (class 1)

चित्रम् (citram) - painting, picture, wonder

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - painting, picture, drawing; wonderful, variegated

भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhitti

bhitti - wall, partition

Root: bhid (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - arisen, manifested, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root i 'to go' with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

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