योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-32

तमस्त्वं तमसो देहमविनाशयतामुना ।
तप्यतेऽभासया भासा सर्वमाभास्यते तमः ॥ ३२ ॥

tamastvaṃ tamaso dehamavināśayatāmunā ,
tapyate'bhāsayā bhāsā sarvamābhāsyate tamaḥ 32

32. tamaḥ tvam tamasaḥ deham avināśayatā amunā
tapyate abhāsayā bhāsā sarvam ābhāsyate tamaḥ

32. tamaḥ tvam tamasaḥ deham avināśayatā amunā
tapyate abhāsayā bhāsā sarvam ābhāsyate tamaḥ

32. Darkness (tamas) is truly the very body of darkness. It is not destroyed by that [supreme consciousness]. [Rather], it is manifested by a light that does not itself shine, and all darkness is made apparent.

Words meanings summery:

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

• त्वम् (tvam) - indeed, truly

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness, from darkness

• देहम् (deham) - the very body or essence (body, form, essence)

• अविनाशयता (avināśayatā) - by that (consciousness) which does not destroy (darkness) (by not destroying, by the non-destroying one)

• अमुना (amunā) - by that supreme consciousness (brahman) (by that (one/thing))

• तप्यते (tapyate) - is manifested, shines, is revealed

• अभासया (abhāsayā) - by a light that does not itself shine (in a material sense) (by non-shining, by non-light)

• भासा (bhāsā) - by true light (of consciousness) (by light, by splendor)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all darkness (all, everything)

• आभास्यते (ābhāsyate) - is illuminated, is made to shine, is made apparent

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance (tamas), inertia

Root: tam

त्वम् (tvam) - indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

Used as an emphatic particle.

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness, from darkness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance (tamas), inertia

Root: tam

देहम् (deham) - the very body or essence (body, form, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, essence

Root: dih (class 4)

अविनाशयता (avināśayatā) - by that (consciousness) which does not destroy (darkness) (by not destroying, by the non-destroying one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avināśayat

avināśayat - not destroying, causing no perishing

Present Active Participle (causative)

From a + vi-naś (causative) + śatṛ. Instrumental singular of this participle.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśayat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• vināśayat – destroying, causing to perish
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (causative)
  From vi-naś (causative) + śatṛ. Refers to the agent of not destroying, which is 'amunā' (consciousness).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies amunā.

अमुना (amunā) - by that supreme consciousness (brahman) (by that (one/thing))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder)

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/neuter instrumental singular.

Note: Refers to the supreme consciousness (brahman).

तप्यते (tapyate) - is manifested, shines, is revealed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of tap

Passive voice or middle voice from root tap. Can mean 'to shine' or 'to be manifested' in this context.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tamaḥ'.

अभासया (abhāsayā) - by a light that does not itself shine (in a material sense) (by non-shining, by non-light)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abhāsā

abhāsā - non-shining, non-light

Compound of a (negation) and bhāsā (light/shining). Instrumental singular.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāsā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• bhāsā – light, shining, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhā (to shine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

भासा (bhāsā) - by true light (of consciousness) (by light, by splendor)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāsā

bhāsā - light, shining, splendor

Derived from root bhā (to shine)

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all darkness (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to 'tamaḥ'.

आभास्यते (ābhāsyate) - is illuminated, is made to shine, is made apparent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ābhās

Passive voice from ā + bhās (causative) or ā + bhā (causative).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'sarvam tamaḥ'.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance (tamas), inertia

Root: tam

Note: Subject of ābhāsyate.