योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-14

आलोकसमकाले हि प्रतिभानं ततो भृगोः ।
चिरमुत्क्रान्तजीवः किं मत्पुत्रोऽयमिति क्षणात् ॥ १४ ॥

ālokasamakāle hi pratibhānaṃ tato bhṛgoḥ ,
ciramutkrāntajīvaḥ kiṃ matputro'yamiti kṣaṇāt 14

14. ālokasamakāle hi pratibhānam tataḥ bhṛgoḥ ciram
utkrāntajīvaḥ kim matputraḥ ayam iti kṣaṇāt

14. hi ālokasamakāle bhṛgoḥ tataḥ kṣaṇāt pratibhānam
iti ayam matputraḥ kim ciram utkrāntajīvaḥ

14. Indeed, at the very moment of seeing, an intuition instantly flashed into Bhrigu's mind: 'Is this my son, whose life departed long ago?'

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकसमकाले (ālokasamakāle) - at the very moment of seeing, at the same time as seeing

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• प्रतिभानम् (pratibhānam) - an intuition, insight (sudden appearance, manifestation, intuition, inspiration, understanding)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu

• चिरम् (ciram) - long ago (for a long time, long (ago))

• उत्क्रान्तजीवः (utkrāntajīvaḥ) - whose life departed (long ago) (one whose life has departed, lifeless)

• किम् (kim) - (interrogative particle) (what? why? whether?)

• मत्पुत्रः (matputraḥ) - my son

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the skeleton) (this, he)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the thought) (thus, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought))

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (instantly, in a moment, from a moment)

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकसमकाले (ālokasamakāle) - at the very moment of seeing, at the same time as seeing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ālokasamakāla

ālokasamakāla - the same time as seeing, moment of perception

Compound noun.

Compound type : Śaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (āloka+samakāla)

• āloka – seeing, perception, sight
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√lok (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• samakāla – simultaneous, contemporary, same time
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of sama (same) + kāla (time)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

प्रतिभानम् (pratibhānam) - an intuition, insight (sudden appearance, manifestation, intuition, inspiration, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibhāna

pratibhāna - sudden appearance, insight, intuition, flash of intelligence

From prati-√bhā (to appear, shine, understand).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'arose' or 'occurred'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from tad (that).

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Note: Possessive, 'of Bhrigu' regarding the intuition.

चिरम् (ciram) - long ago (for a long time, long (ago))

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here.

Note: Adverb modifying 'utkrāntajīvaḥ'.

उत्क्रान्तजीवः (utkrāntajīvaḥ) - whose life departed (long ago) (one whose life has departed, lifeless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utkrāntajīva

utkrāntajīva - one whose life has departed, lifeless, dead

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (utkrānta+jīva)

• utkrānta – departed, gone out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut-√kram (to go out, pass away) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kram (class 1)
• jīva – life, living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'my son' (matputraḥ).

किम् (kim) - (interrogative particle) (what? why? whether?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle.

मत्पुत्रः (matputraḥ) - my son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matputra

matputra - my son

Compound noun.

Compound type : Śaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (mad+putra)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  From asmad (I), genitive/ablative singular base form.
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the skeleton) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the thought) (thus, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (instantly, in a moment, from a moment)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially.

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'instantly'.

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