योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-47

क्वचिच्छुभग्रहगणप्रगृहीताग्र्यमण्डलम् ।
क्वचिद्रात्रितमोव्याप्तं क्वचिद्दिवसभास्वरम् ॥ ४७ ॥

kvacicchubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍalam ,
kvacidrātritamovyāptaṃ kvaciddivasabhāsvaram 47

47. kvacit śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍalam
kvacit rātritamovyāptam kvacit divasabhāsvaram

47. kvacit śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍalam
kvacit rātritamovyāptam kvacit divasabhāsvaram

47. At times, its chief disc is graced by a host of auspicious planets. At other times, it is enveloped in the darkness of night. And sometimes, it shines brilliantly like the day.

47. במקום אחד המרחב העליון מוחזק בידי כוכבי לכת מטיבים, במקום אחר הוא עטוף בחשכת הלילה, ובמקום אחר מואק באור היום.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - at times (sometimes, at times)

• शुभग्रहगणप्रगृहीताग्र्यमण्डलम् (śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍalam) - having its chief disc graced by a host of auspicious planets (having its chief orb grasped by a multitude of auspicious planets)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - at other times (sometimes, at times)

• रात्रितमोव्याप्तम् (rātritamovyāptam) - enveloped in the darkness of night (pervaded by the darkness of night)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes (sometimes, at times)

• दिवसभास्वरम् (divasabhāsvaram) - shines brilliantly like the day (shining like the day, radiant as the day)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - at times (sometimes, at times)

(indeclinable)

शुभग्रहगणप्रगृहीताग्र्यमण्डलम् (śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍalam) - having its chief disc graced by a host of auspicious planets (having its chief orb grasped by a multitude of auspicious planets)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍala

śubhagrahagaṇapragṛhītāgryamaṇḍala - whose chief orb is grasped by a multitude of auspicious planets

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+graha+gaṇa+pragṛhīta+agrya+maṇḍala)

• śubha – auspicious, good, fortunate
  adjective
• graha – planet, seizing, holder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)
• pragṛhīta – grasped, held, seized
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root grah with upasarga pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: grah (class 9)
• agrya – chief, foremost, principal, excellent
  adjective
• maṇḍala – sphere, disc, orb, circle, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied noun like 'kṣetram' (field).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - at other times (sometimes, at times)

(indeclinable)

रात्रितमोव्याप्तम् (rātritamovyāptam) - enveloped in the darkness of night (pervaded by the darkness of night)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rātritamovyāpta

rātritamovyāpta - pervaded by the darkness of night

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+tamas+vyāpta)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• vyāpta – pervaded, filled, occupied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp with upasarga vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied noun like 'kṣetram' (field).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes (sometimes, at times)

(indeclinable)

दिवसभास्वरम् (divasabhāsvaram) - shines brilliantly like the day (shining like the day, radiant as the day)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divasabhāsvara

divasabhāsvara - shining like the day, bright as day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divasa+bhāsvara)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsvara – shining, bright, brilliant
  adjective
  Derived from root bhās (to shine).
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied noun like 'kṣetram' (field).

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