योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-47

तेजस्युपरते तस्य घूर्णमानं मनो मुनेः ।
निशाब्जवदगान्निद्रा लोलं क्षीबवदेव वा ॥ ४७ ॥

tejasyuparate tasya ghūrṇamānaṃ mano muneḥ ,
niśābjavadagānnidrā lolaṃ kṣībavadeva vā 47

47. tejasi uparate tasya ghūrṇamānam manaḥ muneḥ
niśābjavat agāt nidrā lolam kṣībavat eva vā

47. tejasi uparate tasya muneḥ ghūrṇamānam manaḥ (abhūt) kṣībavat eva vā lolam (ca abhūt),
(tataḥ) niśābjavat nidrā agāt

47. When that light subsided, the sage's mind, which had been whirling, became unsteady, or rather, like that of a drunkard. Then sleep came upon him, like a night-lotus closing.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजसि (tejasi) - in the light, in the brilliance

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

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• घूर्णमानम् (ghūrṇamānam) - whirling, reeling, agitated, trembling

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, ascetic

• निशाब्जवत् (niśābjavat) - like a night-lotus

• अगात् (agāt) - it went, it came

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep, slumber

• लोलम् (lolam) - unsteady, wavering, restless

• क्षीबवत् (kṣībavat) - like a drunkard, like one intoxicated

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

तेजसि (tejasi) - in the light, in the brilliance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - light, brilliance, energy, splendor

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 'tejasi' in locative absolute construction

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the muni

घूर्णमानम् (ghūrṇamānam) - whirling, reeling, agitated, trembling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghūrṇamāna

ghūrṇamāna - whirling, reeling, trembling, agitated

Present Middle Participle

derived from root 'ghūrṇ' (to whirl, roll, agitate)

Root: ghūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, ascetic

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

निशाब्जवत् (niśābjavat) - like a night-lotus

(indeclinable)

derived from 'niśābja' with suffix 'vat' (like)

अगात् (agāt) - it went, it came

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep, slumber

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber, drowsiness

लोलम् (lolam) - unsteady, wavering, restless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lola

lola - shaking, trembling, unsteady, restless, fickle

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

क्षीबवत् (kṣībavat) - like a drunkard, like one intoxicated

(indeclinable)

derived from 'kṣība' with suffix 'vat' (like)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)