योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-4

ज्योत्स्नयेवान्धकाराणामलमन्तः प्रजायते ।
सा स्वात्मचिन्ता भगवन्सर्वसंकल्पवर्जिता ॥ ४ ॥

jyotsnayevāndhakārāṇāmalamantaḥ prajāyate ,
sā svātmacintā bhagavansarvasaṃkalpavarjitā 4

4. jyotsnayā iva andhakārāṇām alam antaḥ prajāyate
sā svātmacintā bhagavan sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā

4. bhagavan sā svātmacintā sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā
jyotsnayā iva andhakārāṇām alam antaḥ prajāyate

4. O Lord (bhagavan), that self-contemplation (ātmacintā) is devoid of all mental constructs or resolves (saṅkalpa). Just as internal darkness is completely dispelled by moonlight, so too does this (state) arise.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्योत्स्नया (jyotsnayā) - by moonlight, by the light of the moon.

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were.

• अन्धकाराणाम् (andhakārāṇām) - of darknesses, of obscurities.

• अलम् (alam) - Here it implies cessation or complete removal. (enough, sufficient, capable, fit, indeed, completely.)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - Refers to the internal state, often 'internal darkness'. (inside, internal, within, heart, mind.)

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - The subject implied is `antaḥ` (internal state/darkness) or the cessation of it being removed. (arises, comes into being, is born, is produced.)

• सा (sā) - Refers to `ātmacintā`. (she, that (feminine).)

• स्वात्मचिन्ता (svātmacintā) - contemplation of one's own self, self-contemplation.

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord!, O worshipful one!

• सर्वसङ्कल्पवर्जिता (sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā) - devoid of all resolves/mental constructs/desires.

Words meanings and morphology

ज्योत्स्नया (jyotsnayā) - by moonlight, by the light of the moon.

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jyotsnā

jyotsnā - moonlight, luminosity.

From `jyotiḥ` (light).

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were.

(indeclinable)

अन्धकाराणाम् (andhakārāṇām) - of darknesses, of obscurities.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of andhakāra

andhakāra - darkness, gloom, obscurity.

`andha` (blind) + `kāra` (maker).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अलम् (alam) - Here it implies cessation or complete removal. (enough, sufficient, capable, fit, indeed, completely.)

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - Refers to the internal state, often 'internal darkness'. (inside, internal, within, heart, mind.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antas

antas - interior, inside, heart, mind, end.

Note: Refers to the internal state, often 'internal darkness'.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - The subject implied is `antaḥ` (internal state/darkness) or the cessation of it being removed. (arises, comes into being, is born, is produced.)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

From root `jan` (to be born) with prefix `pra`. `Ātmanepada` form.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

सा (sā) - Refers to `ātmacintā`. (she, that (feminine).)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it.

Feminine nominative singular of `tad`.

स्वात्मचिन्ता (svātmacintā) - contemplation of one's own self, self-contemplation.

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svātmacintā

svātmacintā - contemplation of one's own self (ātman), self-inquiry.

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+cintā)

• sva – one's own, self.
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an
• cintā – thought, consideration, contemplation, anxiety.
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, understand) with suffix `-a` (feminine).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord!, O worshipful one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, prosperous, venerable, Lord (often for Viṣṇu, Śiva, Buddha).

From `bhaga` (fortune, excellence) + suffix `-vat`.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

सर्वसङ्कल्पवर्जिता (sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā) - devoid of all resolves/mental constructs/desires.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā

sarvasaṅkalpavarjitā - devoid of all resolves or mental constructs (saṅkalpa) (feminine).

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saṅkalpa+varjitā)

• sarva – all, every, whole.
  adjective
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, mental construct, determination, desire.
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-kḷp` (to be well-arranged, to resolve).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• varjitā – devoid of, abandoned, excluded, free from (feminine).
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (feminine)
  From root `vṛj` (to abandon, exclude).
  Root: vṛj (class 7)