योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-9

प्रतिभातं ततस्तेजो निमेषार्धं विचार्य सः ।
जहौ बभूव च तदा न तमो न प्रकाशकम् ॥ ९ ॥

pratibhātaṃ tatastejo nimeṣārdhaṃ vicārya saḥ ,
jahau babhūva ca tadā na tamo na prakāśakam 9

9. pratibhātam tataḥ tejaḥ nimeṣa-ardham vicārya
saḥ jahau babhūva ca tadā na tamaḥ na prakāśakam

9. tataḥ saḥ pratibhātam tejaḥ nimeṣa-ardham vicārya jahau.
ca tadā na tamaḥ na prakāśakam babhūva.

9. Having considered that manifested light (tejas) for just half a blink, he then abandoned it. And at that moment, he became neither darkness nor an illuminator (prakāśaka).

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, splendor, energy

• निमेष-अर्धम् (nimeṣa-ardham) - for half a blink, for a moment, for a very short time

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, having deliberated

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

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

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, it became, came to be

• च (ca) - and, also

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रकाशकम् (prakāśakam) - illuminator, source of light, that which makes manifest

Words meanings and morphology

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 'tejaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, splendor, energy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, energy, virility

निमेष-अर्धम् (nimeṣa-ardham) - for half a blink, for a moment, for a very short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimeṣa-ardha

nimeṣa-ardha - half a blink; a very brief moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+ardha)

• nimeṣa – blink, wink, moment
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates duration of the action 'vicārya'.

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'car' (to move, go) with upasargas 'vi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(verb)

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

Root: hā (class 3)

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, it became, came to be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas

Note: Used as a predicative nominative with 'babhūva'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशकम् (prakāśakam) - illuminator, source of light, that which makes manifest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakāśaka

prakāśaka - illuminator, one who enlightens, manifestor, shining

Note: Used as a predicative nominative with 'babhūva', matching the neuter gender of 'tamaḥ'.