योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-7

दीपे यथा विनिद्रस्य ज्वलिते संप्रवर्तते ।
आलोकोऽनिच्छतोऽप्येवं निर्वाणमनया भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

dīpe yathā vinidrasya jvalite saṃpravartate ,
āloko'nicchato'pyevaṃ nirvāṇamanayā bhavet 7

7. dīpe yathā vinidrasya jvalite saṃpravartate |
ālokaḥ anicchataḥ api evam nirvāṇam anayā bhavet ||

7. yathā dīpe jvalite vinidrasya ālokaḥ saṃpravartate,
evam anayā anicchataḥ api nirvāṇam bhavet.

7. Just as light manifests for someone who is awake when a lamp is lit, similarly, through this [text], final liberation (nirvāṇa) can be attained, even for one who is unwilling.

Words meanings summery:

• दीपे (dīpe) - in the lamp

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• विनिद्रस्य (vinidrasya) - of one who is awake, for one who is awake

• ज्वलिते (jvalite) - when burning, when lit

• संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - manifests, proceeds, arises

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light

• अनिच्छतः (anicchataḥ) - of one unwilling, for one unwilling

• अपि (api) - even, also

• एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa)

• अनया (anayā) - through this (text/compilation) (through this (feminine))

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may occur, would be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

दीपे (dīpe) - in the lamp

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

Root: dīp (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

विनिद्रस्य (vinidrasya) - of one who is awake, for one who is awake

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vinidra

vinidra - awake, sleepless, free from sleep

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+nidra)

• vi – away, without, free from
  upasarga
• nidra – sleep
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nidrā (class 1)

ज्वलिते (jvalite) - when burning, when lit

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - burnt, inflamed, lit, shining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jval

Root: jval (class 1)

संप्रवर्तते (saṁpravartate) - manifests, proceeds, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃ-pra-vṛt

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, sight, vision, observation

action noun

From root lok with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

अनिच्छतः (anicchataḥ) - of one unwilling, for one unwilling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anicchat

anicchat - unwilling, not wishing

Present Active Participle

Negation 'a-' + Present Active Participle of root iṣ

Prefix: a

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation, extinguishment, bliss

Prefix: nis

Root: vā (class 2)

अनया (anayā) - through this (text/compilation) (through this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

भवेत् (bhavet) - may occur, would be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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