योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-99

तमःप्रकाशयोश्छायातपयोर्दिनरात्रयोः ।
मध्ये विलक्षणं रूपं प्राज्ञैरपि न लभ्यते ॥ ९९ ॥

tamaḥprakāśayośchāyātapayordinarātrayoḥ ,
madhye vilakṣaṇaṃ rūpaṃ prājñairapi na labhyate 99

99. tamaḥ-prakāśayoḥ chāyā-ātapayoḥ dina-rātrayoḥ
madhye vilakṣaṇam rūpam prājñaiḥ api na labhyate

99. tamaḥ-prakāśayoḥ chāyā-ātapayoḥ dina-rātrayoḥ
madhye vilakṣaṇam rūpam prājñaiḥ api na labhyate

99. Between darkness and light, between shade and sunlight, and between day and night, a distinct form or intermediate state is not found even by the wise.

99. בין חשיכה לאור, בין צל לחום, ובין יום ללילה, לא ניתן למצוא צורת ביניים נפרדת, אפילו לא על ידי החכמים.

Words meanings summery:

• तमः-प्रकाशयोः (tamaḥ-prakāśayoḥ) - of darkness and light

• छाया-आतपयोः (chāyā-ātapayoḥ) - of shade and sunlight

• दिन-रात्रयोः (dina-rātrayoḥ) - of day and night

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between, among

• विलक्षणम् (vilakṣaṇam) - distinctive, peculiar, extraordinary, different

• रूपम् (rūpam) - an intermediate form or state (form, shape, nature, appearance, characteristic)

• प्राज्ञैः (prājñaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• अपि (api) - (emphasizes the difficulty of finding it) (even, also, too)

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

तमः-प्रकाशयोः (tamaḥ-prakāśayoḥ) - of darkness and light

(noun)

Genitive, dual of tamaḥprakāśa

tamaḥprakāśa - darkness and light

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (tamas+prakāśa)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation, clarity
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + kāś (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Also locative dual.

छाया-आतपयोः (chāyā-ātapayoḥ) - of shade and sunlight

(noun)

Genitive, dual of chāyātapa

chāyātapa - shade and sunlight; heat and cold; light and shade

Dvandva compound of chāyā (shade) and ātapa (sunlight/heat).

Compound type : dvandva (chāyā+ātapa)

• chāyā – shade, shadow, reflection, image
  noun (feminine)
• ātapa – sunlight, heat, sunshine
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + tap (to heat, burn)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Also locative dual.

दिन-रात्रयोः (dina-rātrayoḥ) - of day and night

(noun)

Genitive, dual of dinarātri

dinarātri - day and night

Dvandva compound of dina (day) and rātri (night).

Compound type : dvandva (dina+rātri)

• dina – day, daytime
  noun (neuter)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rā (class 2)

Note: Also locative dual.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between, among

(indeclinable)

Root: madh

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

विलक्षणम् (vilakṣaṇam) - distinctive, peculiar, extraordinary, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vilakṣaṇa

vilakṣaṇa - distinctive, peculiar, special, extraordinary, anomalous, contrary

From vi- + lakṣaṇa (mark, characteristic).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+lakṣaṇa)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, intensely
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition, attribute
  noun (neuter)
  From root lakṣ (to mark, perceive)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

रूपम् (rūpam) - an intermediate form or state (form, shape, nature, appearance, characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essential property, beautiful form

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

प्राज्ञैः (prājñaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing; a wise person, an expert

From pra- + jñā (to know) + -a suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - (emphasizes the difficulty of finding it) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negation particle

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is perceived

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From root labh (to obtain), passive formation (labh + ya + te).

Root: labh (class 1)

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