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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)