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.

16. כשהשינה של הבורות חולפת, האדם שהתעורר על ידי שמש הידע זוכה להתעוררות שבעקבותיה לא ייפול עוד באשליה.

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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