योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-45

तमस्युपरते कान्तं तेजःपुञ्जं ददर्श सः ।
शार्वरे तिमिरे शान्ते प्रातःसंध्यामिवाम्बुजम् ॥ ४५ ॥

tamasyuparate kāntaṃ tejaḥpuñjaṃ dadarśa saḥ ,
śārvare timire śānte prātaḥsaṃdhyāmivāmbujam 45

45. tamasi uparate kāntam tejaḥpuñjam dadarśa saḥ
śārvare timire śānte prātaḥsandhyām iva ambujam

45. saḥ tamasi uparate śārvare timire śānte kāntam
tejaḥpuñjam ambujam iva prātaḥsandhyām dadarśa

45. When the darkness subsided, he saw a beautiful mass of light, just like a lotus opens at morning twilight when the nocturnal darkness has vanished.

Words meanings summery:

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in gloom

• उपरते (uparate) - when it ceased, upon its cessation

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful, desired, lovely

• तेजःपुञ्जम् (tejaḥpuñjam) - a mass of light, a cluster of brilliance

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• शार्वरे (śārvare) - nocturnal, of the night

• तिमिरे (timire) - in darkness, in gloom

• शान्ते (śānte) - when it was calmed, subsided

• प्रातःसन्ध्याम् (prātaḥsandhyām) - the morning twilight, dawn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

Words meanings and morphology

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in gloom

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

उपरते (uparate) - when it ceased, upon its cessation

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, calmed, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'ram' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tamasi' in locative absolute construction

कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful, desired, lovely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta

kānta - beautiful, beloved, desired, pleasing

Note: Agrees with 'tejaḥpuñjam'

तेजःपुञ्जम् (tejaḥpuñjam) - a mass of light, a cluster of brilliance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejaḥpuñja

tejaḥpuñja - a mass of light, a cluster of brilliance or energy

Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+puñja)

• tejas – light, brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)
• puñja – heap, mass, cluster, collection
  noun (masculine)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शार्वरे (śārvare) - nocturnal, of the night

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śārvara

śārvara - nocturnal, relating to night, dark

Note: Agrees with 'timire' in locative absolute construction

तिमिरे (timire) - in darkness, in gloom

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of timira

timira - darkness, gloom, mist, cataract

शान्ते (śānte) - when it was calmed, subsided

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calmed, pacified, ceased, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'śam'

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'timire' in locative absolute construction

प्रातःसन्ध्याम् (prātaḥsandhyām) - the morning twilight, dawn

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prātaḥsandhyā

prātaḥsandhyā - morning twilight, dawn

Compound type : tatpurusha (prātar+sandhyā)

• prātar – in the morning, early
  indeclinable
• sandhyā – twilight, juncture of day and night, period of union
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (literally 'water-born')

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  Kṛt suffix (agent noun or adjective)
  derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)