योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-40

क्षणादायाति सूर्यत्वं संशोषणकरं पदम् ।
अर्कतां संपरित्यज्य न यावच्चन्द्रतां गतः ॥ ४० ॥

kṣaṇādāyāti sūryatvaṃ saṃśoṣaṇakaraṃ padam ,
arkatāṃ saṃparityajya na yāvaccandratāṃ gataḥ 40

40. kṣaṇāt āyāti sūryatvam saṃśoṣaṇakaram padam
arkatām saṃparityajya na yāvat candratām gataḥ

40. kṣaṇāt sūryatvam saṃśoṣaṇakaram padam āyāti
arkatām saṃparityajya yāvat candratām na gataḥ

40. It instantly attains the sun-like state, a position causing desiccation. [This state is held] until it completely abandons its sun-like nature and attains the moon-like state.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, quickly

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains

• सूर्यत्वम् (sūryatvam) - state of being the sun, sun-ness

• संशोषणकरम् (saṁśoṣaṇakaram) - causing desiccation, drying up, scorching

• पदम् (padam) - position, state, place, footstep

• अर्कताम् (arkatām) - sun-like nature, state of being the sun

• संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

• न (na) - not, no

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

• चन्द्रताम् (candratām) - moon-like nature, state of being the moon

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached, become

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, immediately, quickly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - an instant, a moment, a short time

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

सूर्यत्वम् (sūryatvam) - state of being the sun, sun-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūryatva

sūryatva - sun-ness, the quality or state of being the sun

Derived from `sūrya` + `tva` (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Object of `āyāti`.

संशोषणकरम् (saṁśoṣaṇakaram) - causing desiccation, drying up, scorching

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃśoṣaṇakara

saṁśoṣaṇakara - causing desiccation, drying up, scorching

From `saṃśoṣaṇa` (drying) + `kara` (making, causing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃśoṣaṇa+kara)

• saṃśoṣaṇa – drying up, desiccation, causing to wither
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From √śuṣ with saṃ, suffix -ana
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• kara – making, causing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `padam`.

पदम् (padam) - position, state, place, footstep

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position, state, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of `āyāti`.

अर्कताम् (arkatām) - sun-like nature, state of being the sun

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arkatā

arkatā - sun-ness, state of being the sun

From `arka` + `tā` (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Object of `saṃparityajya`.

संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from √tyaj with prefixes `sam` and `pari`, and suffix `-ya`.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `gataḥ`.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with `na` to mean 'until'.

चन्द्रताम् (candratām) - moon-like nature, state of being the moon

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of candratā

candratā - moon-ness, state of being the moon

From `candra` + `tā` (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Object of `gataḥ`.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

From √gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied subject (e.g., 'it').

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