योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-77, verse-4
चत्वरेषु तमःपिण्डी प्रजिह्मीकृतदीपिका ।
कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ताऽऽदीपिकारोचिराजिता ॥ ४ ॥
कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ताऽऽदीपिकारोचिराजिता ॥ ४ ॥
catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā ,
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā''dīpikārocirājitā 4
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā''dīpikārocirājitā 4
4.
catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā ādīpikāroci-rājitā
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā ādīpikāroci-rājitā
4.
catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā ādīpikāroci-rājitā
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)