योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-33

पद्मोत्पले यथार्केण तपता प्रकटीकृते ।
प्रकाशतमसोः सत्ते चितैवं प्रकटीकृते ॥ ३३ ॥

padmotpale yathārkeṇa tapatā prakaṭīkṛte ,
prakāśatamasoḥ satte citaivaṃ prakaṭīkṛte 33

33. padmotpale yathā arkeṇa tapatā prakaṭīkṛte
prakāśatamasoḥ satte citiḥ evam prakaṭīkṛte

33. yathā arkeṇa tapatā padmotpale prakaṭīkṛte
evam citiḥ prakāśatamasoḥ satte prakaṭīkṛte

33. Just as a lotus and a water-lily are made manifest by the radiant sun, so too are the two realities of light and darkness revealed by consciousness (citi).

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मोत्पले (padmotpale) - a lotus and a water-lily

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun

• तपता (tapatā) - by the shining one, by the radiating one

• प्रकटीकृते (prakaṭīkṛte) - are made manifest, are revealed

• प्रकाशतमसोः (prakāśatamasoḥ) - of light and darkness

• सत्ते (satte) - the two existences, the two realities

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• प्रकटीकृते (prakaṭīkṛte) - are made manifest, are revealed

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मोत्पले (padmotpale) - a lotus and a water-lily

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of padmotpala

padmotpala - lotus and water-lily (collective)

Dvandva compound of padma (lotus) and utpala (water-lily).

Compound type : dvandva (padma+utpala)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• utpala – water-lily
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first prakaṭīkṛte.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb

अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Agent of prakaṭīkṛte.

तपता (tapatā) - by the shining one, by the radiating one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tapat

tapat - shining, radiating, heating

Present Active Participle

From root tap (to shine, to heat) + śatṛ. Instrumental singular masculine.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies arkeṇa.

प्रकटीकृते (prakaṭīkṛte) - are made manifest, are revealed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of prakaṭīkṛta

prakaṭīkṛta - made manifest, revealed

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

Formed from prakaṭī-kṛ (to make manifest). Dual nominative/accusative neuter.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Applies to both padmotpale (neuter dual nominative) and satte (feminine dual nominative). PPPs decline in all genders, so the form is correct for neuter dual.

प्रकाशतमसोः (prakāśatamasoḥ) - of light and darkness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of prakāśatamas

prakāśatamas - light and darkness

Dvandva compound of prakāśa (light) and tamas (darkness).

Compound type : dvandva (prakāśa+tamas)

• prakāśa – light, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra + kāś (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• tamas – darkness, ignorance (tamas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam

Note: Modifies satte.

सत्ते (satte) - the two existences, the two realities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sattā

sattā - existence, reality, being

Derived from sat (being)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second prakaṭīkṛte.

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness (citi), pure intelligence, understanding

From root cit (to perceive, to understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent via implied instrumental. In some contexts, consciousness itself is the manifesting power.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb

प्रकटीकृते (prakaṭīkṛte) - are made manifest, are revealed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of prakaṭīkṛta

prakaṭīkṛta - made manifest, revealed

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

Formed from prakaṭī-kṛ (to make manifest). Dual nominative feminine.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with satte (feminine dual nominative).