योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-12

येन च्छिन्ना विचारेण जीवस्य ज्ञेयवासना ।
निरभ्रस्येव सूर्यस्य तस्यालोको विराजते ॥ १२ ॥

yena cchinnā vicāreṇa jīvasya jñeyavāsanā ,
nirabhrasyeva sūryasya tasyāloko virājate 12

12. yena chinnā vicāreṇa jīvasya jñeyavāsanā
nirabhrasya iva sūryasya tasya ālokaḥ virājate

12. yena vicāreṇa jīvasya jñeyavāsanā chinnā (bhavati),
tasya ālokaḥ nirabhrasya sūryasya iva virājate

12. The latent impressions (vāsanā) of knowable objects belonging to the individual soul (jīva), when severed by proper discriminative inquiry (vicāra), reveal a light in that person (tasya ālokaḥ) that shines splendidly, like that of a cloudless sun.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - Refers to the individual whose jñeyavāsanā is cut off. (by whom, by which.)

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, severed, broken, removed.

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - By philosophical inquiry or discriminative thought. (by inquiry, by consideration, by discrimination, by deliberation.)

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of a living being.

• ज्ञेयवासना (jñeyavāsanā) - desire for what is knowable, latent impression of knowable things.

• निरभ्रस्य (nirabhrasya) - of a cloudless (sky/day).

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if.

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun.

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the individual (yena) whose jñeyavāsanā is cut off. (of him, his.)

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - Spiritual light or clarity. (light, radiance, effulgence, sight.)

• विराजते (virājate) - shines, appears splendid, is resplendent, reigns.

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - Refers to the individual whose jñeyavāsanā is cut off. (by whom, by which.)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, severed, broken, removed.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, removed, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From root chid + na suffix (irregular kta).

Root: chid (class 7)

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - By philosophical inquiry or discriminative thought. (by inquiry, by consideration, by discrimination, by deliberation.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, deliberation, consideration, discrimination (vicāra)

From vi-car + ghañ suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action chinnā.

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of a living being.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life (jīva)

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

ज्ञेयवासना (jñeyavāsanā) - desire for what is knowable, latent impression of knowable things.

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñeyavāsanā

jñeyavāsanā - desire for what is knowable, latent impression of knowable things

Compound of jñeya (knowable) + vāsanā (latent impression).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñeya+vāsanā)

• jñeya – knowable, to be known, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root jñā + eya suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vāsanā – latent impression, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of chinnā.

निरभ्रस्य (nirabhrasya) - of a cloudless (sky/day).

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirabhra

nirabhra - cloudless, without clouds

From nis (without) + abhra (cloud).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+abhra)

• nis – out, away, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix/indeclinable.
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  Root: abh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sūryasya.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if.

(indeclinable)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

Root: sū (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the individual (yena) whose jñeyavāsanā is cut off. (of him, his.)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Corresponds to yena.

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - Spiritual light or clarity. (light, radiance, effulgence, sight.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, radiance, effulgence, sight, view

From ā-lok + a suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of virājate.

विराजते (virājate) - shines, appears splendid, is resplendent, reigns.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj

present middle

From vi-rāj.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)