योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-17

अन्धकारहरेणाशु विचारेण परं पदम् ।
दृश्यते विमलं वस्तु प्रदीपेनेव भास्वता ॥ १७ ॥

andhakārahareṇāśu vicāreṇa paraṃ padam ,
dṛśyate vimalaṃ vastu pradīpeneva bhāsvatā 17

17. andhakārahareṇa āśu vicāreṇa param padam
dṛśyate vimalam vastu pradīpena iva bhāsvatā

17. andhakārahareṇa āśu vicāreṇa param padam dṛśyate,
pradīpena bhāsvatā iva vimalam vastu (dṛśyate)

17. Through swift inquiry, which dispels ignorance, the supreme state (param padam) is perceived, and a pure reality (vastu) becomes visible, just as by a radiant lamp.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्धकारहरेण (andhakārahareṇa) - by the dispeller of darkness/ignorance

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by investigation, by inquiry, by thought

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (param padam) (state, abode, goal, step)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, stainless, clear

• वस्तु (vastu) - reality, thing, object, substance

• प्रदीपेन (pradīpena) - by a lamp, by a light

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by a radiant (lamp) (by the shining one, by the brilliant one)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्धकारहरेण (andhakārahareṇa) - by the dispeller of darkness/ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of andhakārahara

andhakārahara - dispeller of darkness, remover of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (andhakāra+hara)

• andhakāra – darkness, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
• hara – removing, carrying away, dispelling, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √hṛ 'to carry, seize'
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by investigation, by inquiry, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - investigation, inquiry, consideration, thought

Derived from √car with vi-ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

Note: Modifies 'padam'

पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (param padam) (state, abode, goal, step)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, path, position, state, word, goal

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, stainless, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, stainless, clean, clear, free from dirt

Compound: vi (without) + mala (stain)

Note: Modifies 'vastu'

वस्तु (vastu) - reality, thing, object, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

प्रदीपेन (pradīpena) - by a lamp, by a light

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pradīpa

pradīpa - lamp, light, lustre

Derived from √dīp 'to shine' with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by a radiant (lamp) (by the shining one, by the brilliant one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - shining, radiant, brilliant

Present active participle of √bhās

Derived from √bhās 'to shine'

Root: bhās (class 1)