योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-58

आलोकेन विनश्यन्त्या स्फुरन्त्या तमसोन्तरे ।
कौशिकेक्षणधर्मिण्या चित्रमन्धीकृतं जगत् ॥ ५८ ॥

ālokena vinaśyantyā sphurantyā tamasontare ,
kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇyā citramandhīkṛtaṃ jagat 58

58. ālokena vinaśyantyā sphurantyā tamasaḥ antare |
kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇyā citram andhīkṛtam jagat ||

58. ālokena vinaśyantyā tamasaḥ antare sphurantyā
kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇyā jagat citram andhīkṛtam

58. Indeed, it is astonishing how this world (jagat) has been blinded by that which perishes in the presence of light, yet flickers brightly within darkness, possessing the nature (dharma) of an owl's gaze.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकेन (ālokena) - by light (of knowledge) (by light, by illumination, by perception)

• विनश्यन्त्या (vinaśyantyā) - by that which perishes (by the one perishing, by the one being destroyed)

• स्फुरन्त्या (sphurantyā) - by that which flickers (brightly) (by the one flickering, by the one shining, by the one throbbing)

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness (of darkness, from darkness)

• अन्तरे (antare) - within (inside, within, in the midst of, during)

• कौशिकेक्षणधर्मिण्या (kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇyā) - by that which possesses the nature of an owl's gaze (by the one possessing the nature of an owl's gaze)

• चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (adverbial sense) (astonishing, wonderful, strange; a picture)

• अन्धीकृतम् (andhīkṛtam) - has been blinded (blinded, made blind)

• जगत् (jagat) - this world (world, universe, moving, living beings)

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकेन (ālokena) - by light (of knowledge) (by light, by illumination, by perception)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, illumination, sight, perception, viewing

From ā-lok (to see, perceive). Masculine instrumental singular.

विनश्यन्त्या (vinaśyantyā) - by that which perishes (by the one perishing, by the one being destroyed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vinaśyantī

vinaśyantī - perishing, being destroyed, decaying

Present Active Participle

Feminine instrumental singular of vinaśyat (from vi-naś 'to perish, be destroyed').

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The base vinaśyant is an adjective derived from a participle.

स्फुरन्त्या (sphurantyā) - by that which flickers (brightly) (by the one flickering, by the one shining, by the one throbbing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sphurantī

sphurantī - flickering, throbbing, shining, vibrating, flashing

Present Active Participle

Feminine instrumental singular of sphurat (from sphur 'to throb, vibrate, flash').

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: The base sphurant is an adjective derived from a participle.

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness (of darkness, from darkness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, gloom, one of the three guṇas

Neuter genitive/ablative singular.

अन्तरे (antare) - within (inside, within, in the midst of, during)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, interval, space between, difference, another

Neuter locative singular.

कौशिकेक्षणधर्मिण्या (kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇyā) - by that which possesses the nature of an owl's gaze (by the one possessing the nature of an owl's gaze)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇī

kauśikekṣaṇadharmiṇī - having the property/nature of an owl's gaze

Compound noun kauśikekṣaṇa + suffix dharmin (possessing dharma). Feminine instrumental singular.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kauśika+īkṣaṇa+dharmin)

• kauśika – owl
  noun (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, gaze, sight
  noun (neuter)
  From root īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• dharmin – possessing properties, having attributes, having a nature (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  From dharma + suffix in. Feminine form dharmiṇī.

Note: Refers to dharma (intrinsic nature) in the translation.

चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (adverbial sense) (astonishing, wonderful, strange; a picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - distinct, bright, variegated, wonderful, astonishing, strange

Neuter nominative/accusative singular form.

अन्धीकृतम् (andhīkṛtam) - has been blinded (blinded, made blind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andhīkṛta

andhīkṛta - blinded, made blind, obscured

Past Passive Participle

From andhī-kṛ (to make blind). Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगत् (jagat) - this world (world, universe, moving, living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, the universe, mankind

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go), used as a noun. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: gam (class 1)