योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-4

अयमादित्य इत्यर्को न चिता यदि चेत्यते ।
तदर्कतमसोर्भेदः क इहेवोपलभ्यते ॥ ४ ॥

ayamāditya ityarko na citā yadi cetyate ,
tadarkatamasorbhedaḥ ka ihevopalabhyate 4

4. ayam ādityaḥ iti arkaḥ na citā yadi cetyate
tat arka tamasoḥ bhedaḥ kaḥ iha eva upalabhyate

4. yadi ayam ādityaḥ iti arkaḥ citā na cetyate,
tat iha arka tamasoḥ kaḥ bhedaḥ eva upalabhyate?

4. If this sun is not recognized as 'the sun' by consciousness (citā), then what distinction can be perceived here between the sun and darkness?

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular)

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun

• इति (iti) - meaning 'as' or 'called' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun

• न (na) - not, no

• चिता (citā) - by consciousness, by the mind

• यदि (yadi) - if

• चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is understood, is known

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• अर्क (arka) - sun

• तमसोः (tamasoḥ) - of the sun and darkness (of darkness (dual))

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• एव (eva) - even, only, indeed

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - sun, son of Aditi

इति (iti) - meaning 'as' or 'called' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, praise, flash of lightning

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चिता (citā) - by consciousness, by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, mind

Root: cit (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is understood, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of cet

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive of root cit (1P)

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

अर्क (arka) - sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, praise

Note: Forms a Dvandva compound 'arka-tamasau' (sun and darkness) in the genitive dual 'arka-tamasoḥ'.

तमसोः (tamasoḥ) - of the sun and darkness (of darkness (dual))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, breaking, splitting

Root: bhid (class 7)

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of upalabh

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive of root labh with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

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