योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-8

यावत्पश्यामि गगनं न तमोभिर्न तेजसा ।
व्याप्तमत्यन्तविततं शून्यमन्तविवर्जितम् ॥ ८ ॥

yāvatpaśyāmi gaganaṃ na tamobhirna tejasā ,
vyāptamatyantavitataṃ śūnyamantavivarjitam 8

8. yāvat paśyāmi gaganam na tamobhiḥ na tejasā
vyāptam atyantavitatam śūnyam antavivarjitam

8. yāvat aham gaganam na tamobhiḥ na tejasā vyāptam
atyantavitatam śūnyam antavivarjitam paśyāmi

8. As I observed the sky, I found it not pervaded by darknesses nor by light, but extremely vast, empty, and boundless.

8. כשהתבוננתי בשמיים, ראיתי חלל רחב ידיים, ללא קץ, ריק, שאינו מלא באופל וגם לא באור.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until, as much as

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I observe

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, firmament, space

• न (na) - not, nor

• तमोभिः (tamobhiḥ) - by darknesses, by shadows

• न (na) - not, nor

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by light, by brilliance, by energy

• व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, filled, occupied

• अत्यन्तविततम् (atyantavitatam) - extremely vast, greatly extended

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, vacant

• अन्तविवर्जितम् (antavivarjitam) - devoid of end, boundless, endless

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until, as much as

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I observe

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present active indicative, 1st person singular

derived from root dṛś (class 1, irregular paśya stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, firmament, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, firmament, space

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

तमोभिः (tamobhiḥ) - by darknesses, by shadows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance

Root: tam

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

तेजसा (tejasā) - by light, by brilliance, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, energy, spiritual power

Root: tij

व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, filled, occupied

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled

past passive participle

derived from root āp with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

अत्यन्तविततम् (atyantavitatam) - extremely vast, greatly extended

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyantavitata

atyantavitata - extremely vast, greatly extended

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyanta+vitata)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very
  adjective (neuter)
• vitata – expanded, spread out, vast
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  derived from root tan with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying gaganam.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, vacant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, zero

Root: śū

Note: Adjective modifying gaganam.

अन्तविवर्जितम् (antavivarjitam) - devoid of end, boundless, endless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antavivarjita

antavivarjita - devoid of end, boundless

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+vivarjita)

• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• vivarjita – abandoned, deprived of, devoid of
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  derived from root vṛj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying gaganam.

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