योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-40

अनयोपहतो लोकः कल्याणं नाधिगच्छति ।
भास्वरं तापनालोकं पटलान्धेक्षणो यथा ॥ ४० ॥

anayopahato lokaḥ kalyāṇaṃ nādhigacchati ,
bhāsvaraṃ tāpanālokaṃ paṭalāndhekṣaṇo yathā 40

40. anayaḥ upahataḥ lokaḥ kalyāṇam na adhigacchati
bhāsvaram tāpanālokam paṭalāndhekṣaṇaḥ yathā

40. anayaḥ upahataḥ lokaḥ kalyāṇam na adhigacchati
yathā paṭalāndhekṣaṇaḥ bhāsvaram tāpanālokam

40. A person afflicted by misfortune (anaya) does not achieve well-being, just as someone whose eye is blinded by a cataract does not perceive a brilliant, intense light.

Words meanings summery:

• अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune, impropriety, ill-luck

• उपहतः (upahataḥ) - struck, afflicted, injured, overcome

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - a person (world, people, person)

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness, good fortune

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, comprehends, obtains, reaches

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, dazzling

• तापनालोकम् (tāpanālokam) - scorching light, dazzling light, intense light

• पटलान्धेक्षणः (paṭalāndhekṣaṇaḥ) - one whose eye is blind due to a cataract, a cataract-blind person

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune, impropriety, ill-luck

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anaya

anaya - misfortune, calamity, ill-luck, impolicy, unrighteousness

From a (negation) + naya (right conduct, policy).

Prefix: a

Root: nī (class 1)

उपहतः (upahataḥ) - struck, afflicted, injured, overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upahata

upahata - struck, afflicted, injured, overcome, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: han (class 2)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - a person (world, people, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region, space

Root: lok (class 1)

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness, good fortune

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - beautiful, excellent, good, auspicious, welfare, happiness

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, comprehends, obtains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of adhigam

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from root 'gam' with upasarga 'adhi'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, dazzling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, bright, brilliant, dazzling

From root 'bhās' (to shine).

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Modifies tāpanālokam.

तापनालोकम् (tāpanālokam) - scorching light, dazzling light, intense light

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāpanāloka

tāpanāloka - scorching light, intense light (lit. heat-giving light)

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tāpana+āloka)

• tāpana – causing heat, scorching, tormenting
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'tap' (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• āloka – light, sight, vision
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lok' (to see) with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)

पटलान्धेक्षणः (paṭalāndhekṣaṇaḥ) - one whose eye is blind due to a cataract, a cataract-blind person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭalāndhekṣaṇa

paṭalāndhekṣaṇa - one whose eye is blind due to a cataract

Bahuvrīhi compound: paṭala (cataract) + andha (blind) + īkṣaṇa (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paṭala+andha+īkṣaṇa)

• paṭala – a membrane, film, cataract (of the eye)
  noun (neuter)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, eye, vision
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'īkṣ' (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)