योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-14

तमः संकल्पयामास संहार इव भूतभुक् ।
त्रिविष्टपस्य देशोऽसौ बभूव तिमिराकुलः ॥ १४ ॥

tamaḥ saṃkalpayāmāsa saṃhāra iva bhūtabhuk ,
triviṣṭapasya deśo'sau babhūva timirākulaḥ 14

14. tamaḥ saṅkalpayām āsa saṃhāraḥ iva bhūtabhuk
triviṣṭapasya deśaḥ asau babhūva timirākulaḥ

14. (Śukra) saṃhāraḥ bhūtabhuk iva tamaḥ saṅkalpayām āsa.
asau triviṣṭapasya deśaḥ timirākulaḥ babhūva.

14. ... (Śukra) invoked darkness, just as Bhūtabhuk (Śiva) at the time of cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra). That region of Svarga (heaven) became filled with darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

• सङ्कल्पयाम् (saṅkalpayām) - invoked (invoked, conceived, resolved (part of a periphrastic perfect))

• आस (āsa) - was (was (auxiliary verb))

• संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra) (destruction, annihilation, cosmic dissolution)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• भूतभुक् (bhūtabhuk) - Bhūtabhuk (Śiva) (consumer of beings, destroyer of elements, name of Śiva)

• त्रिविष्टपस्य (triviṣṭapasya) - of Svarga (heaven) (of heaven, of Svarga)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - region (region, place, country)

• असौ (asau) - that (that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative))

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, was)

• तिमिराकुलः (timirākulaḥ) - filled with darkness (filled with darkness, agitated by darkness)

Words meanings and morphology

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom; ignorance, spiritual darkness; the quality of inertia (tamas)

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Object of saṅkalpayām āsa

सङ्कल्पयाम् (saṅkalpayām) - invoked (invoked, conceived, resolved (part of a periphrastic perfect))

(verb)

active, periphrastic perfect (Lit) of saṅkalpaya

Causative stem of saṃ + kḷp

Periphrastic perfect using ām + auxiliary kṛ/bhū/as

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Forms the periphrastic perfect with āsa

आस (āsa) - was (was (auxiliary verb))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of as

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Periphrastic perfect auxiliary

Root: as (class 2)

संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra) (destruction, annihilation, cosmic dissolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - destruction, annihilation, killing; cosmic dissolution

From sam + hṛ (to take away, destroy)

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of saṃhāra iva bhūtabhuk

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

Note: Introduces the simile

भूतभुक् (bhūtabhuk) - Bhūtabhuk (Śiva) (consumer of beings, destroyer of elements, name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhuj

bhūtabhuj - consumer/enjoyer of beings; an epithet of Śiva; one who feeds on elements

Compound of bhūta (beings, elements) + bhuj (eater, enjoyer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhuj)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhuj – eater, enjoyer, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the simile, referring to Śiva

त्रिविष्टपस्य (triviṣṭapasya) - of Svarga (heaven) (of heaven, of Svarga)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of triviṣṭapa

triviṣṭapa - heaven, Svarga

From tri (three) + viṣṭapa (world/region), referring to the three heavens

Compound type : dvigu (tri+viṣṭapa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• viṣṭapa – world, region, sphere
  noun (neuter)
  From vi + ṣṭap (to cover)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ṣṭap (class 1)

Note: Genitive indicating possession or relation

देशः (deśaḥ) - region (region, place, country)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, quarter, spot

From root diś (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of babhūva

असौ (asau) - that (that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (referring to something distant or something previously mentioned)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to deśaḥ

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence

तिमिराकुलः (timirākulaḥ) - filled with darkness (filled with darkness, agitated by darkness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of timirākula

timirākula - covered/filled with darkness, agitated by gloom

Compound of timira (darkness) + ākula (filled, agitated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timira+ākula)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  From root tim (to be dark)
  Root: tim (class 4)
• ākula – filled with, agitated, confused, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + kul (to collect, crowd)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for deśaḥ

Previous Verse Next Verse