योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-34

दीपहस्तो यथाभ्येति तमोरूपदिदृक्षया ।
तथा विलीयते सर्वं तमस्तापैर्घृतं यथा ॥ ३४ ॥

dīpahasto yathābhyeti tamorūpadidṛkṣayā ,
tathā vilīyate sarvaṃ tamastāpairghṛtaṃ yathā 34

34. dīpahastaḥ yathā abhyeti tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣayā |
tathā vilīyate sarvam tamas tāpaiḥ ghṛtam yathā ||

34. yathā dīpahastaḥ tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣayā abhyeti
tathā sarvam tamas vilīyate yathā ghṛtam tāpaiḥ

34. Just as someone holding a lamp approaches with the intention of seeing the true nature of darkness, similarly, all darkness vanishes, just as clarified butter (ghṛta) melts away due to heat.

Words meanings summery:

• दीपहस्तः (dīpahastaḥ) - one holding a lamp

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near, goes towards

• तमःरूपदिदृक्षया (tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see the form of darkness

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, vanishes, disappears

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

• तमस् (tamas) - darkness, gloom, ignorance

• तापैः (tāpaiḥ) - by the heat (causing melting) (by heats, by sufferings, by torments)

• घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee, clarified butter

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

दीपहस्तः (dīpahastaḥ) - one holding a lamp

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpahasta

dīpahasta - one who holds a lamp

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpa+hasta)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near, goes towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

verb form of 'i' (to go) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

तमःरूपदिदृक्षया (tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see the form of darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣā

tamaḥrūpadidṛkṣā - desire to see the form of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+rūpa+didṛkṣā)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• didṛkṣā – desire to see, wish to perceive
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  derived from desiderative stem of root `dṛś` (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, vanishes, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lī

verb form of 'lī' with prefix 'vi'; often used in passive or middle voice for dissolving

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

तमस् (tamas) - darkness, gloom, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

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

Root: tam

तापैः (tāpaiḥ) - by the heat (causing melting) (by heats, by sufferings, by torments)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāpa

tāpa - heat, warmth, suffering, torment, pain

derived from root `tap` (to heat, suffer)

Root: tap (class 1)

घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee, clarified butter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghṛta

ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter

Past Passive Participle

from root `ghṛ`, past passive participle

Root: ghṛ (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)