योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-55

निरावरणविज्ञाना सा ददर्श ततस्ततम् ।
जलाद्यावरणं पारे ब्रह्माण्डस्यातिभासुरम् ॥ ५५ ॥

nirāvaraṇavijñānā sā dadarśa tatastatam ,
jalādyāvaraṇaṃ pāre brahmāṇḍasyātibhāsuram 55

55. nirāvaraṇa-vijñānā sā dadarśa tataḥ tatam
jalādi-āvaraṇam pāre brahmāṇḍasya atibhāsuram

55. tataḥ nirāvaraṇa-vijñānā sā brahmāṇḍasya pāre
tatam atibhāsuram jalādi-āvaraṇam dadarśa

55. Then, she, possessing unobstructed insight (nirāvaraṇa-vijñāna), saw, beyond the universe (brahmāṇḍa), an extensive and extremely brilliant covering of water and other elements (jalādi-āvaraṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• निरावरण-विज्ञाना (nirāvaraṇa-vijñānā) - possessing unobstructed insight (having unobstructed knowledge, having knowledge without covering/impediment)

• सा (sā) - she (the female protagonist) (she, that (feminine singular))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• ततम् (tatam) - extensive (extended, spread out, vast)

• जलादि-आवरणम् (jalādi-āvaraṇam) - a covering of water and other elements (a covering of water, etc.)

• पारे (pāre) - beyond (beyond, on the other side)

• ब्रह्माण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍasya) - of the universe (brahmāṇḍa) (of the universe, of the cosmic egg)

• अतिभासुरम् (atibhāsuram) - extremely brilliant (extremely brilliant, very splendid, shining brightly)

Words meanings and morphology

निरावरण-विज्ञाना (nirāvaraṇa-vijñānā) - possessing unobstructed insight (having unobstructed knowledge, having knowledge without covering/impediment)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirāvaraṇa-vijñāna

nirāvaraṇa-vijñāna - unimpeded knowledge, knowledge without covering

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'nirāvaraṇam vijñānam yasyāḥ sā' (whose knowledge is unobstructed, she).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirāvaraṇa+vijñāna)

• nirāvaraṇa – without covering, unobstructed
  adjective
  Compound of 'nis-' (without) and 'āvaraṇa' (covering)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, insight
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix vi- + root jñā (9P 'to know') + ana suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

सा (sā) - she (the female protagonist) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaidapi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

ततम् (tatam) - extensive (extended, spread out, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - extended, spread out, vast

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (8U 'to stretch, spread') + kta suffix

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'āvaraṇam'.

जलादि-आवरणम् (jalādi-āvaraṇam) - a covering of water and other elements (a covering of water, etc.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalādi-āvaraṇa

jalādi-āvaraṇa - a covering of water and so on, primal covering layer

Tatpuruṣa compound (jalādīnām āvaraṇam - covering of water and others).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jalādi+āvaraṇa)

• jalādi – water and so on, beginning with water
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'jala' (water) and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.)
• āvaraṇa – covering, layer, veil
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix ā- + root vṛ (5U 'to cover')
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

पारे (pāre) - beyond (beyond, on the other side)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pāra

pāra - the other side, bank, shore, end

Root: pṛ

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase meaning 'beyond'.

ब्रह्माण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍasya) - of the universe (brahmāṇḍa) (of the universe, of the cosmic egg)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - the cosmic egg, the universe

Note: Qualifies 'pāre'.

अतिभासुरम् (atibhāsuram) - extremely brilliant (extremely brilliant, very splendid, shining brightly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atibhāsura

atibhāsura - very bright, extremely shining, splendid

Compound of 'ati-' (very, extremely) and 'bhāsura' (shining, brilliant)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+bhāsura)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, too much
  indeclinable
• bhāsura – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective
  From root bhās (1A 'to shine') + ura suffix
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'āvaraṇam'.

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