योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-28

जग्मुस्तिमिरसंघाताः पलाय्य क्वाप्यदृश्यताम् ।
श्रुतज्ञानगिरश्चित्तान्महीपानामिवाज्ञताः ॥ २८ ॥

jagmustimirasaṃghātāḥ palāyya kvāpyadṛśyatām ,
śrutajñānagiraścittānmahīpānāmivājñatāḥ 28

28. jagmuḥ timirasaṃghātāḥ palāyya kvāpi adṛśyatām
śrutajñānagiraḥ cittāt mahīpānām iva ajñatāḥ

28. timirasaṃghātāḥ palāyya kvāpi adṛśyatām jagmuḥ
iva mahīpānām cittāt śrutajñānagiraḥ ajñatāḥ

28. The masses of darkness fled and disappeared somewhere, just as ignorance departs from the minds of kings through the words of wisdom they have heard.

Words meanings summery:

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - departed (went, departed, reached)

• तिमिरसंघाताः (timirasaṁghātāḥ) - masses of darkness (masses of darkness, collections of gloom)

• पलाय्य (palāyya) - having fled (having fled, having escaped)

• क्वापि (kvāpi) - somewhere (somewhere, anywhere)

• अदृश्यताम् (adṛśyatām) - to disappearance (to invisibility, to disappearance)

• श्रुतज्ञानगिरः (śrutajñānagiraḥ) - from the words of wisdom they have heard (from the words of heard knowledge, from the speeches of wisdom)

• चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the minds (from the mind, from the heart, from thought)

• महीपानाम् (mahīpānām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers, of earth-protectors)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अज्ञताः (ajñatāḥ) - ignorance (ignorance, lack of knowledge, foolishness)

Words meanings and morphology

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - departed (went, departed, reached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तिमिरसंघाताः (timirasaṁghātāḥ) - masses of darkness (masses of darkness, collections of gloom)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of timirasaṃghāta

timirasaṁghāta - mass of darkness, collection of gloom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timira+saṃghāta)

• timira – darkness, gloom, obscurity
  noun (neuter)
• saṃghāta – mass, assemblage, collection, accumulation
  noun (masculine)

पलाय्य (palāyya) - having fled (having fled, having escaped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive of root lāy with pra and ā prefixes

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: lāy (class 1)

क्वापि (kvāpi) - somewhere (somewhere, anywhere)

(indeclinable)

Formed from kva (where) + api (also/even)

अदृश्यताम् (adṛśyatām) - to disappearance (to invisibility, to disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adṛśyatā

adṛśyatā - invisibility, disappearance

From a- (not) + dṛśyatā (visibility)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyatā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dṛśyatā – visibility, perceptibility
  noun (feminine)
  From dṛśya (visible) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

श्रुतज्ञानगिरः (śrutajñānagiraḥ) - from the words of wisdom they have heard (from the words of heard knowledge, from the speeches of wisdom)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of śrutajñānagir

śrutajñānagir - word/speech of heard knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruta+jñāna+gir)

• śruta – heard, revealed, taught
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
• gir – word, speech, voice
  noun (feminine)

Note: Can also be nominative plural, but ablative singular makes more sense in context as a source of departure for ignorance.

चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the minds (from the mind, from the heart, from thought)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, heart, thought, intellect

महीपानाम् (mahīpānām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers, of earth-protectors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīpa

mahīpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pa)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अज्ञताः (ajñatāḥ) - ignorance (ignorance, lack of knowledge, foolishness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ajñatā

ajñatā - ignorance, lack of knowledge, foolishness

From a- (not) + jñāta (known) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñatā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jñatā – knownness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From jñāta (known) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)