योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-34

अर्कः कुर्वन्नहोरात्रे दर्शयत्याकृतिं यथा ।
चितिः सदसती कृत्वा दर्शयत्याकृतिं तथा ॥ ३४ ॥

arkaḥ kurvannahorātre darśayatyākṛtiṃ yathā ,
citiḥ sadasatī kṛtvā darśayatyākṛtiṃ tathā 34

34. arkaḥ kurvan ahorātre darśayati ākṛtim yathā
citiḥ sadasatī kṛtvā darśayati ākṛtim tathā

34. yathā arkaḥ ahorātre kurvan ākṛtim darśayati
tathā citiḥ sadasatī kṛtvā ākṛtim darśayati

34. Just as the sun, by bringing about day and night, reveals forms, so too does consciousness (citi), having manifested both the existent and the non-existent, reveal forms.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - bringing about (making, doing, creating)

• अहोरात्रे (ahorātre) - day and night

• दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, causes to be seen, reveals

• आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - forms (of the world) (form, shape, appearance)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• सदसती (sadasatī) - the existent and the non-existent

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having manifested (having made, having done, having created)

• दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, causes to be seen, reveals

• आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - forms (of reality) (form, shape, appearance)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first darśayati.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - bringing about (making, doing, creating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - making, doing, creating

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do, to make) + śatṛ. Nominative singular masculine.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies arkaḥ.

अहोरात्रे (ahorātre) - day and night

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night (collective)

Dvandva compound of ahan (day) and rātri (night).

Compound type : dvandva (ahan+rātri)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of kurvan.

दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, causes to be seen, reveals

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative of root dṛś (to see). Present active 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - forms (of the world) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, nature

From ā + kṛ (to make, to form)

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of darśayati.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb

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)

सदसती (sadasatī) - the existent and the non-existent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, dual of sadasat

sadasat - existent and non-existent, reality and unreality

Dvandva compound of sat (existent) and asat (non-existent).

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existent, real, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Participle of root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, non-being
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation of sat (a + sat)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the dual nature of reality perceived by consciousness.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having manifested (having made, having done, having created)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, to make) + tvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Precedes darśayati.

दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, causes to be seen, reveals

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative of root dṛś (to see). Present active 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - forms (of reality) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, nature

From ā + kṛ (to make, to form)

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of darśayati.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to yathā