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).

9. לאחר שהתבונן למשך חצי הרף עין באור הבוהק שהופיע בעקבות זאת, הוא זנח גם אותו, ואז לא היתה עוד חשיכה ולא היה עוד אור.

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'.

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