योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-16

अज्ञाननिद्रोपशमे जनो ज्ञानार्कबोधितः ।
तत्प्रबोधमवाप्नोति पुनर्येन न मुह्यति ॥ १६ ॥

ajñānanidropaśame jano jñānārkabodhitaḥ ,
tatprabodhamavāpnoti punaryena na muhyati 16

16. ajñāna-nidrā-upaśame janaḥ jñāna-arka-bodhitaḥ
tat-prabodham avāpnoti punar yena na muhyati

16. ajñāna-nidrā-upaśame jñāna-arka-bodhitaḥ janaḥ
tat-prabodham avāpnoti yena punar na muhyati

16. When the slumber of ignorance (ajñāna) subsides, a person, awakened by the sun of knowledge (jñāna), attains that complete awakening by which they are no longer deluded.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञान-निद्रा-उपशमे (ajñāna-nidrā-upaśame) - on the subsidence of the sleep of ignorance (ajñāna)

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people

• ज्ञान-अर्क-बोधितः (jñāna-arka-bodhitaḥ) - awakened by the sun of knowledge (jñāna)

• तत्-प्रबोधम् (tat-prabodham) - that awakening, full enlightenment

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• पुनर् (punar) - again, anew

• येन (yena) - by which

• न (na) - not, no

• मुह्यति (muhyati) - is deluded, becomes confused, errs

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञान-निद्रा-उपशमे (ajñāna-nidrā-upaśame) - on the subsidence of the sleep of ignorance (ajñāna)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ajñānanidropśama

ajñānanidropśama - subsidence of the sleep of ignorance

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+nidrā+upaśama)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• upaśama – subsidence, cessation, calming
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 4)

ज्ञान-अर्क-बोधितः (jñāna-arka-bodhitaḥ) - awakened by the sun of knowledge (jñāna)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānārkbodhita

jñānārkbodhita - awakened by the sun of knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+arka+bodhita)

• jñāna – knowledge (jñāna), wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• bodhita – awakened, enlightened, taught
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From causative root 'budh'
  Root: budh (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'janaḥ'.

तत्-प्रबोधम् (tat-prabodham) - that awakening, full enlightenment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tatprabodha

tatprabodha - that awakening, that enlightenment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+prabodha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun
• prabodha – awakening, full knowledge, enlightenment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avāp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

पुनर् (punar) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to 'tat-prabodha' (that awakening).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुह्यति (muhyati) - is deluded, becomes confused, errs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

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