योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-19

क्वचिद्भासित्वमायातं क्वचित्स्थिरतरं स्थितम् ।
स्थितं सर्वत्र कुञ्जेषु तमस्तेजोलवादृतम् ॥ १९ ॥

kvacidbhāsitvamāyātaṃ kvacitsthirataraṃ sthitam ,
sthitaṃ sarvatra kuñjeṣu tamastejolavādṛtam 19

19. kvacit bhāsitvam āyātam kvacit sthirataram sthitam
sthitam sarvatra kuñjeṣu tamaḥ tejaslavādṛtam

19. tamaḥ kvacit bhāsitvam āyātam,
kvacit sthirataram sthitam,
(tat tamaḥ) sarvatra kuñjeṣu tejaslavādṛtam sthitam.

19. In some places, it (the darkness) became illuminated, while in others, it remained very stable. The darkness, present everywhere in the groves, was veiled by mere specks of light.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place

• भासित्वम् (bhāsitvam) - brightness, luminosity

• आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, reached, became

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place

• स्थिरतरम् (sthirataram) - very steady, more steady

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, stayed

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, stayed

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere

• कुञ्जेषु (kuñjeṣu) - in the groves, in the bowers

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

• तेजस्लवादृतम् (tejaslavādṛtam) - covered by a particle of light, veiled by a speck of light

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place

(indeclinable)

भासित्वम् (bhāsitvam) - brightness, luminosity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāsitva

bhāsitva - brightness, luminosity

Derived from bhāsita (shining) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Root: bhās (class 1)

आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, reached, became

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyāta

āyāta - arrived, come, attained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Acts predicatively, agreeing with the implied subject (darkness).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place

(indeclinable)

स्थिरतरम् (sthirataram) - very steady, more steady

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthiratara

sthiratara - more firm, more steady, very firm, very steady

Comparative degree of sthira (firm, steady)

Note: Acts predicatively, agreeing with the implied subject (darkness).

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, stayed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, being, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts predicatively, agreeing with the implied subject (darkness).

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, stayed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, being, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts predicatively, agreeing with the implied subject (darkness).

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + -tra (suffix for 'where')

कुञ्जेषु (kuñjeṣu) - in the groves, in the bowers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kuñja

kuñja - a bower, a grove, a thicket

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (guṇa)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तेजस्लवादृतम् (tejaslavādṛtam) - covered by a particle of light, veiled by a speck of light

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejaslavādṛta

tejaslavādṛta - covered by a particle of light

Tatpurusha compound: tejas (light) + lava (particle) + ādṛta (covered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+lava+ādṛta)

• tejas – splendor, light, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)
• lava – a small piece, fragment, particle, drop
  noun (masculine)
  From root lū (to cut)
  Root: lū (class 9)
• ādṛta – regarded, honored, veiled, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛ' with upasarga 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies `tamaḥ`.