योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-44

हार्दं तु क्षपयेद्ध्वान्तं यत्क्षये सिद्धिरुत्तमा ।
बाह्ये तमसि संक्षीणो लोकालोकः प्रजायते ॥ ४४ ॥

hārdaṃ tu kṣapayeddhvāntaṃ yatkṣaye siddhiruttamā ,
bāhye tamasi saṃkṣīṇo lokālokaḥ prajāyate 44

44. hārdaṃ tu kṣapayet dhvāntam yat kṣaye siddhiḥ
uttamā bāhye tamasi saṃkṣīṇaḥ lokālokaḥ prajāyate

44. hārdaṃ dhvāntam kṣapayet yat kṣaye uttamā siddhiḥ
bāhye tamasi saṃkṣīṇaḥ lokālokaḥ prajāyate

44. One should indeed destroy the internal darkness, for its eradication leads to the supreme accomplishment (siddhi). (In contrast,) when external darkness is completely removed, the entire world (lokāloka) becomes manifest.

Words meanings summery:

• हार्दं (hārdaṁ) - pertaining to the heart, inner, heartfelt

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - one should destroy, one should diminish

• ध्वान्तम् (dhvāntam) - darkness, gloom

• यत् (yat) - which, whose

• क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction, upon the destruction

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment, perfection, success, psychic power

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent, highest

• बाह्ये (bāhye) - in external, in outward

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in gloom

• संक्षीणः (saṁkṣīṇaḥ) - completely destroyed, dwindled, annihilated

• लोकालोकः (lokālokaḥ) - the world, the visible and invisible worlds, the world and non-world, a mythical mountain range separating the visible world from the region of eternal darkness

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, manifests, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

हार्दं (hārdaṁ) - pertaining to the heart, inner, heartfelt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hārda

hārda - relating to the heart, heartfelt, internal

Derived from hṛd (heart) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).

Root: hṛd

Note: Qualifies 'dhvāntam'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, or indicating a contrast.

क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - one should destroy, one should diminish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṣap

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

Formed from the root kṣap (class 10) with the optative suffix -īyāt.

Root: kṣap (class 10)

ध्वान्तम् (dhvāntam) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhvānta

dhvānta - darkness, gloom, error

Derived from √dhvan.

Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṣapayet'.

यत् (yat) - which, whose

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to 'dhvāntam'.

क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction, upon the destruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, diminution, end, loss

From √kṣi.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Refers to the destruction of 'yat' (that darkness).

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment, perfection, success, psychic power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, psychic power (siddhi)

From √sidh.

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Subject.

उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, supreme, best, excellent

Superlative of ud.

Note: Qualifies 'siddhiḥ'.

बाह्ये (bāhye) - in external, in outward

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outer, outward

From bahis (outside) + ya.

Note: Qualifies 'tamasi'.

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in gloom

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

संक्षीणः (saṁkṣīṇaḥ) - completely destroyed, dwindled, annihilated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣīṇa

saṁkṣīṇa - completely destroyed, exhausted, dwindled

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√kṣi (to diminish, destroy).

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'lokālokaḥ'.

लोकालोकः (lokālokaḥ) - the world, the visible and invisible worlds, the world and non-world, a mythical mountain range separating the visible world from the region of eternal darkness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokāloka

lokāloka - the world and non-world; the visible and invisible worlds; a mythical mountain range

Compound of loka (world) and aloka (non-world/region of darkness).

Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka)

• loka – world, region, people
  noun (masculine)
  From √lok.
  Root: lok (class 1)
• aloka – non-world, not a world, region of darkness
  noun (masculine)
  Negative particle 'a' + 'loka'.

Note: Subject of 'prajāyate'.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, manifests, comes into being

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

From pra-√jan (class 4).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)