योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-16

महाभूतप्रकाशानामभावस्तम उच्यते ।
महाभूताभावजं तु तेनात्र न तमः क्वचित् ॥ १६ ॥

mahābhūtaprakāśānāmabhāvastama ucyate ,
mahābhūtābhāvajaṃ tu tenātra na tamaḥ kvacit 16

16. mahābhūta-prakāśānām abhāvaḥ tamaḥ ucyate
mahābhūta-abhāva-jam tu tena atra na tamaḥ kvacit

16. mahābhūta-prakāśānām abhāvaḥ tamaḥ ucyate.
tu mahābhūta-abhāva-jam (tamaḥ),
tena atra kvacit na tamaḥ.

16. The absence of the lights of the great elements is called darkness. But that (darkness) which is born from the absence of the great elements, therefore, has no place here (in Brahman); there is no such darkness anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभूत-प्रकाशानाम् (mahābhūta-prakāśānām) - of the lights of the great elements

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - the absence (absence, non-existence, negation)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• महाभूत-अभाव-जम् (mahābhūta-abhāva-jam) - that (darkness) which is born from the absence of the great elements (born from the absence of great elements)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, by him/it)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in Brahman) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• न (na) - not, no

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at some time, sometimes)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभूत-प्रकाशानाम् (mahābhūta-prakāśānām) - of the lights of the great elements

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahābhūta-prakāśa

mahābhūta-prakāśa - light of the great elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahābhūta+prakāśa)

• mahābhūta – great element (ether, air, fire, water, earth)
  noun (neuter)
• prakāśa – light, luminosity, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - the absence (absence, non-existence, negation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation, annihilation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, a quality of prakṛti

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive Indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

महाभूत-अभाव-जम् (mahābhūta-abhāva-jam) - that (darkness) which is born from the absence of the great elements (born from the absence of great elements)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhūta-abhāva-ja

mahābhūta-abhāva-ja - born from the absence of the great elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahābhūta+abhāva+ja)

• mahābhūta – great element (ether, air, fire, water, earth)
  noun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  suffix (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'therefore', 'by that reason'.

अत्र (atra) - here (in Brahman) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, a quality of prakṛti

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at some time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)