योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-28, verse-17

स्व एवालोक एतेन संप्राप्तोऽज्ञानसंकटे ।
शान्तेऽत्र संभ्रमे सौरो दिनेनेव करोत्करः ॥ १७ ॥

sva evāloka etena saṃprāpto'jñānasaṃkaṭe ,
śānte'tra saṃbhrame sauro dineneva karotkaraḥ 17

17. svaḥ eva ālokaḥ etena samprāptaḥ ajñānasaṅkaṭe
śānte atra sambhrame sauraḥ dinena iva karotkaraḥ

17. etena ajñānasaṅkaṭe api svaḥ ālokaḥ samprāptaḥ eva
atra sambhrame śānte dinena iva sauraḥ karotkaraḥ

17. Through this, one's own light is attained even amidst the crisis of ignorance. When the confusion here subsides, it is like the sun's rays appearing at dawn.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own, self, own

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, vision, appearance

• एतेन (etena) - by this, through this

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained, reached, obtained

• अज्ञानसङ्कटे (ajñānasaṅkaṭe) - in the crisis of ignorance, in the predicament due to lack of knowledge

• शान्ते (śānte) - when subsided, peaceful, calm

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this regard

• सम्भ्रमे (sambhrame) - in confusion, in agitation, in consternation

• सौरः (sauraḥ) - solar, belonging to the sun, sun's

• दिनेन (dinena) - by day, at dawn, during the day

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• करोत्करः (karotkaraḥ) - collection of rays, sun's rays

Words meanings and morphology

स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own, self, own

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kinsman

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, vision, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, vision, appearance, sight

From root 'lok' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok

एतेन (etena) - by this, through this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can be masculine or neuter.

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - attained, reached, obtained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp

अज्ञानसङ्कटे (ajñānasaṅkaṭe) - in the crisis of ignorance, in the predicament due to lack of knowledge

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ajñānasaṅkaṭa

ajñānasaṅkaṭa - crisis of ignorance, predicament due to lack of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+saṅkaṭa)

• ajñāna – ignorance, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  From 'a-' (negation) + 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā
• saṅkaṭa – danger, crisis, difficulty, predicament
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaṭ

शान्ते (śānte) - when subsided, peaceful, calm

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - subsided, ceased, peaceful, calm, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this regard

(indeclinable)

सम्भ्रमे (sambhrame) - in confusion, in agitation, in consternation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sambhrama

sambhrama - confusion, agitation, hurry, consternation, awe

From root 'bhram' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram

सौरः (sauraḥ) - solar, belonging to the sun, sun's

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saura

saura - solar, relating to the sun, a worshipper of the sun

Derived from 'sūrya' (sun).

दिनेन (dinena) - by day, at dawn, during the day

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day, daytime

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

करोत्करः (karotkaraḥ) - collection of rays, sun's rays

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karotkara

karotkara - collection of rays, sun's rays

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kara+utkara)

• kara – hand, ray (of light), tax
  noun (masculine)
• utkara – heap, collection, abundance, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kṛ