योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-8

ततो जहौ तमोमात्रं प्रतिभातमिवाम्बरे ।
उत्तिष्ठत्प्रस्फुरद्रूपं प्राज्ञः कोपलवं यथा ॥ ८ ॥

tato jahau tamomātraṃ pratibhātamivāmbare ,
uttiṣṭhatprasphuradrūpaṃ prājñaḥ kopalavaṃ yathā 8

8. tataḥ jahau tamaḥ-mātram pratibhātam iva ambare
uttiṣṭhat prasphurat-rūpam prājñaḥ kopa-lavam yathā

8. prājñaḥ tataḥ ambare uttiṣṭhat prasphurat-rūpam
iva pratibhātam tamaḥ-mātram kopa-lavam yathā jahau

8. Then, the wise one (prājña) abandoned that mere darkness, which had appeared like a rising, flickering shape in the sky, just as one discards a fragment of anger.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• जहौ (jahau) - he abandoned, he cast off, he gave up

• तमः-मात्रम् (tamaḥ-mātram) - mere darkness, only darkness

• प्रतिभातम् (pratibhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone forth

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• उत्तिष्ठत् (uttiṣṭhat) - rising, emerging, standing up

• प्रस्फुरत्-रूपम् (prasphurat-rūpam) - having a flickering form, of a shining form

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, the discerning person

• कोप-लवम् (kopa-lavam) - a fragment of anger, a small bit of wrath

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in what manner, as

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

जहौ (jahau) - he abandoned, he cast off, he gave up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

तमः-मात्रम् (tamaḥ-mātram) - mere darkness, only darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas-mātra

tamas-mātra - mere darkness, nothing but darkness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tamas+mātra)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, inertia
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

प्रतिभातम् (pratibhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone forth

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratibhāta

pratibhāta - appeared, manifested, shone, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine) with the upasarga 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'tamaḥ-mātram'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing

उत्तिष्ठत् (uttiṣṭhat) - rising, emerging, standing up

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttiṣṭhat

uttiṣṭhat - rising, standing up, emerging

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with the upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tamaḥ-mātram'.

प्रस्फुरत्-रूपम् (prasphurat-rūpam) - having a flickering form, of a shining form

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasphurat-rūpa

prasphurat-rūpa - having a flickering or shining form

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prasphurat+rūpa)

• prasphurat – flickering, throbbing, shining forth
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flicker, flash) with the upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tamaḥ-mātram'.

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, the discerning person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, intelligent; a wise person

कोप-लवम् (kopa-lavam) - a fragment of anger, a small bit of wrath

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kopa-lava

kopa-lava - a small part of anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kopa+lava)

• kopa – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
• lava – fragment, small piece, drop, particle
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in what manner, as

(indeclinable)