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5,74

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-30

अन्तर्दीपो घट इव मध्यज्वाल इवानलः ।
स्फुरद्दीप्तिर्मणिरिव प्रयात्यन्तः प्रकाशताम् ॥ ३० ॥
antardīpo ghaṭa iva madhyajvāla ivānalaḥ ,
sphuraddīptirmaṇiriva prayātyantaḥ prakāśatām 30
30. antar dīpaḥ ghaṭaḥ iva madhyajvālaḥ iva analaḥ
sphuraddīptiḥ maṇiḥ iva prayāti antaḥ prakāśatām
30. dīpaḥ ghaṭaḥ iva analaḥ madhyajvālaḥ iva maṇiḥ
sphuraddīptiḥ iva antaḥ prakāśatām prayāti
30. It (the inner self/consciousness) attains an inner luminosity, like a lamp within a pot, or fire with its flame held centrally, or a jewel sparkling with its own brilliance.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly (within, inside, between)
  • दीपः (dīpaḥ) - lamp, light
  • घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - pot, jar
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • मध्यज्वालः (madhyajvālaḥ) - central flame
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अनलः (analaḥ) - fire
  • स्फुरद्दीप्तिः (sphuraddīptiḥ) - sparkling brilliance, radiant light
  • मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains (goes forth, proceeds, attains)
  • अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, inner (within, inside, inwardly)
  • प्रकाशताम् (prakāśatām) - luminosity, brightness

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly (within, inside, between)
(indeclinable)
दीपः (dīpaḥ) - lamp, light
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa
dīpa - lamp, light, source of light
From root dīp (to shine)
Root: dīp (class 4)
घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - pot, jar
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa
ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
मध्यज्वालः (madhyajvālaḥ) - central flame
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyajvāla
madhyajvāla - central flame
Compound of madhya and jvāla
Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+jvāla)
  • madhya – middle, center, central
    adjective (neuter)
  • jvāla – flame, blaze
    noun (masculine)
    From root jval (to burn, shine)
    Root: jval (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अनलः (analaḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anala
anala - fire, Agni
Literally 'not insufficient' or 'not stopping'
स्फुरद्दीप्तिः (sphuraddīptiḥ) - sparkling brilliance, radiant light
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sphuraddīpti
sphuraddīpti - sparkling brilliance, radiant light
Compound of sphurat and dīpti
Compound type : tatpurusha (sphurat+dīpti)
  • sphurat – sparkling, shining, throbbing
    adjective (neuter)
    Present Active Participle
    Present active participle of root sphur (to throb, flash, sparkle)
    Root: sphur (class 6)
  • dīpti – light, brilliance, radiance, splendour
    noun (feminine)
    From root dīp (to shine)
    Root: dīp (class 4)
मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi
maṇi - jewel, gem, precious stone
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains (goes forth, proceeds, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, inner (within, inside, inwardly)
(indeclinable)
Note: This form antaḥ can be nominative singular masculine/feminine or ablative/genitive singular of antas (neuter noun 'interior') or an indeclinable 'inwardly'. Here, it acts as an adverb modifying prakāśatām.
प्रकाशताम् (prakāśatām) - luminosity, brightness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prakāśatā
prakāśatā - luminosity, brightness, splendour
Derived from prakāśa (light, shine) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)