योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-72

सदोदिताय शान्ताय महाहृद्ध्वान्तहारिणे ।
सर्वगायाप्यदृश्याय चित्सूर्याय नमो नमः ॥ ७२ ॥

sadoditāya śāntāya mahāhṛddhvāntahāriṇe ,
sarvagāyāpyadṛśyāya citsūryāya namo namaḥ 72

72. sadā-uditāya śāntāya mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hāriṇe
sarva-gāya api adṛśyāya cit-sūryāya namaḥ namaḥ

72. namaḥ namaḥ sadā-uditāya śāntāya mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hāriṇe
sarva-gāya api adṛśyāya cit-sūryāya

72. To the ever-manifest, the peaceful, the dispeller of the great darkness of the heart, the all-pervading yet invisible, the very sun of consciousness, salutations again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा-उदिताय (sadā-uditāya) - to the inner self, who is eternally manifest (to the always arisen, ever-manifest)

• शान्ताय (śāntāya) - to the inner self, who is peaceful (to the peaceful, to the calm)

• महा-हृद्-ध्वान्त-हारिणे (mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hāriṇe) - to the inner self, who removes the profound ignorance/darkness from the heart (to the dispeller of the great darkness of the heart)

• सर्व-गाय (sarva-gāya) - to the inner self, who pervades everything (to the all-pervading)

• अपि (api) - and (connecting all-pervading and invisible) (also, even, and)

• अदृश्याय (adṛśyāya) - to the inner self, who is imperceptible to the senses (to the invisible, to the imperceptible)

• चित्-सूर्याय (cit-sūryāya) - to the inner self, who is like the sun, illuminating with consciousness (to the sun of consciousness)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

Words meanings and morphology

सदा-उदिताय (sadā-uditāya) - to the inner self, who is eternally manifest (to the always arisen, ever-manifest)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of sadā-udita

sadā-udita - always risen, ever-manifest

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (sadā+udita)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √i (to go) or √vad (to speak) with prefix ud-. Here, from √i, 'risen' or 'appeared'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the inner self.

शान्ताय (śāntāya) - to the inner self, who is peaceful (to the peaceful, to the calm)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śam (to be calm, cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies the subject of salutation.

महा-हृद्-ध्वान्त-हारिणे (mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hāriṇe) - to the inner self, who removes the profound ignorance/darkness from the heart (to the dispeller of the great darkness of the heart)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hārin

mahā-hṛd-dhvānta-hārin - dispeller of the great heart-darkness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā-hṛd), Tatpurusha (mahāhṛd-dhvānta), Tatpurusha (mahāhṛddhvānta-hārin) (mahā+hṛd+dhvānta+hārin)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hṛd – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)
• dhvānta – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  From √dhvan (to sound, to darken)
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• hārin – taking away, removing, dispelling, stealing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from √hṛ (to take, carry, remove)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the inner self's function.

सर्व-गाय (sarva-gāya) - to the inner self, who pervades everything (to the all-pervading)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of sarva-ga

sarva-ga - all-going, omnipresent, all-pervading

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving; residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Primary suffix ga
  Derived from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the omnipresent nature.

अपि (api) - and (connecting all-pervading and invisible) (also, even, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two adjectives.

अदृश्याय (adṛśyāya) - to the inner self, who is imperceptible to the senses (to the invisible, to the imperceptible)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, imperceptible, not to be seen

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

a- (not) + dṛśya (to be seen, visible, from √dṛś)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nañ-tatpurusha) (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive / Potential Passive Particyl
  Derived from √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes a quality of the ultimate reality.

चित्-सूर्याय (cit-sūryāya) - to the inner self, who is like the sun, illuminating with consciousness (to the sun of consciousness)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of cit-sūrya

cit-sūrya - sun of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+sūrya)

• cit – consciousness, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the illuminating power of consciousness.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

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