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.

7. כפי שאדם ער זוכה באור ברגע שמדליקים מנורה, גם מבלי שביקש זאת, כך מושגת נִרְוָואנָה באמצעות חיבור זה.

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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