योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-27

तेजांस्यर्केन्दुवह्नीनां न भिन्नानि तमोघनात् ।
एतावानेव भेदोऽस्ति यद्वर्णे शौक्ल्यकृष्णते ॥ २७ ॥

tejāṃsyarkenduvahnīnāṃ na bhinnāni tamoghanāt ,
etāvāneva bhedo'sti yadvarṇe śauklyakṛṣṇate 27

27. tejāṃsi arkenduvahnīnām na bhinnāni tamoghanāt |
etāvān eva bhedaḥ asti yat varṇe śauklyakṛṣṇate ||

27. arkenduvahnīnām tejāṃsi tamoghanāt na bhinnāni (santi).
etāvān eva bhedaḥ asti yat varṇe śauklyakṛṣṇate (sthaḥ).

27. The luminosities of the sun, moon, and fire are not distinct from dense darkness. The only difference (bheda) that exists is the presence of whiteness and blackness in color.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजांसि (tejāṁsi) - luminosities (of celestial bodies) (luminosities, splendors, powers)

• अर्केन्दुवह्नीनाम् (arkenduvahnīnām) - of the sun, moon, and fire (as sources of light) (of the sun, moon, and fires)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• भिन्नानि (bhinnāni) - distinct, different (distinct, separated, broken, different)

• तमोघनात् (tamoghanāt) - from dense darkness

• एतावान् (etāvān) - only this much (this much, so much, so great, only this)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction (difference, distinction, division, separation)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that, which, because, as)

• वर्णे (varṇe) - in color (in color, in class, in letter)

• शौक्ल्यकृष्णते (śauklyakṛṣṇate) - whiteness and blackness (whiteness and blackness (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

तेजांसि (tejāṁsi) - luminosities (of celestial bodies) (luminosities, splendors, powers)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tejas

tejas - light, splendor, power, energy, brilliance, fire

अर्केन्दुवह्नीनाम् (arkenduvahnīnām) - of the sun, moon, and fire (as sources of light) (of the sun, moon, and fires)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of arkenduvahni

arkenduvahni - sun, moon, and fire

Compound type : dvandva (arka+indu+vahni)

• arka – sun, ray, copper
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)
• vahni – fire, Agni, carrier (of oblations)
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

भिन्नानि (bhinnāni) - distinct, different (distinct, separated, broken, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, different, distinct, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhid (to break, split) + -ta suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with tejāṃsi.

तमोघनात् (tamoghanāt) - from dense darkness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tamoghana

tamoghana - dense darkness, thick darkness

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+ghana)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, cloud
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Sandhi: tamaḥ + ghanāt -> tamoghanāt.

एतावान् (etāvān) - only this much (this much, so much, so great, only this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so far, thus far

Note: Agrees with bhedaḥ.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction (difference, distinction, division, separation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, separation, splitting

From root √bhid (to break) + ghañ suffix.

Root: bhid (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

From root √as, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that, which, because, as)

(indeclinable)

Often functions as a conjunction here.

वर्णे (varṇe) - in color (in color, in class, in letter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, tint, class, caste, letter, sound

From root √vṛ (to cover, to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

शौक्ल्यकृष्णते (śauklyakṛṣṇate) - whiteness and blackness (whiteness and blackness (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śauklyakṛṣṇatā

śauklyakṛṣṇatā - whiteness and blackness

Compound of śauklya (whiteness) and kṛṣṇatā (blackness). The dual ending applies to the compound.

Compound type : dvandva (śauklya+kṛṣṇatā)

• śauklya – whiteness, purity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śukla (white) + ṣyañ suffix.
• kṛṣṇatā – blackness, darkness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from kṛṣṇa (black) + tā suffix.

Note: Refers to the two qualities, whiteness and blackness.