योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-4

चत्वरेषु तमःपिण्डी प्रजिह्मीकृतदीपिका ।
कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ताऽऽदीपिकारोचिराजिता ॥ ४ ॥

catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā ,
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā''dīpikārocirājitā 4

4. catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā ādīpikāroci-rājitā

4. catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā ādīpikāroci-rājitā

4. In the courtyards, the darkness was a dense mass, making lamps appear dim. It emerged as if from constricted openings, adorned by the brilliance of the lamp's radiance.

4. בכיכרות העיר נצברו גושי חשיכה שהעמימו את אור המנורות, ושרר שילוב של אפלה עם קרני אור מעטות שבקעו מחרכי החלונות.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, in the courtyards

• तमःपिण्डी (tamaḥpiṇḍī) - a mass of darkness, a lump of darkness

• प्रजिह्मीकृतदीपिका (prajihmīkṛtadīpikā) - referring to the night or darkness making lamps appear dim (having lamps made dim or crooked)

• कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ता (kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā) - referring to light, or the darkness itself, emerging from narrow openings (emerged from narrowed/constricted holes)

• आदीपिकारोचि-राजिता (ādīpikāroci-rājitā) - adorned by the brilliance of the lamp

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, in the courtyards

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of catvara

catvara - a square, courtyard, market-place

तमःपिण्डी (tamaḥpiṇḍī) - a mass of darkness, a lump of darkness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tamaḥpiṇḍī

tamaḥpiṇḍī - a mass of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+piṇḍī)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍī – a mass, lump, ball; a bundle
  noun (feminine)

प्रजिह्मीकृतदीपिका (prajihmīkṛtadīpikā) - referring to the night or darkness making lamps appear dim (having lamps made dim or crooked)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajihmīkṛtadīpikā

prajihmīkṛtadīpikā - one whose lamps are made dim/crooked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prajihmīkṛta+dīpikā)

• prajihmīkṛta – made dim, made crooked, bent
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-jihmī-kṛ (root kṛ with prefix pra and jihmī, meaning to make crooked/dim)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dīpikā – a lamp, light
  noun (feminine)

कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ता (kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā) - referring to light, or the darkness itself, emerging from narrow openings (emerged from narrowed/constricted holes)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā

kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā - one who has emerged from narrowed holes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuñcita+chidra+niṣkrāntā)

• kuñcita – contracted, narrowed, bent
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kuñc (to contract, bend)
  Root: kuñc (class 1)
• chidra – a hole, opening, gap
  noun (neuter)
• niṣkrāntā – emerged, gone out
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Feminine form of niṣkrānta, from root kram with prefix nis (to go out, emerge)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: kram (class 1)

आदीपिकारोचि-राजिता (ādīpikāroci-rājitā) - adorned by the brilliance of the lamp

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādīpikāroci-rājitā

ādīpikāroci-rājitā - one who is adorned by the brilliance of a lamp

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādīpikāroci+rājitā)

• ādīpikāroci – brilliance of a lamp
  noun (neuter)
• ādīpikā – a lamp, light
  noun (feminine)
• roci – light, brilliance, splendor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ruc (class 1)
• rājitā – adorned, shining, splendid
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Feminine form of rājita, from root rāj (to shine, to rule)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

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