योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-114

यथा तमःप्रकाशाभ्यामहोरात्रौ स्थितिं गतौ ।
तथैव सुखदुःखाभ्यां शरीरं स्थितिमागतम् ॥ ११४ ॥

yathā tamaḥprakāśābhyāmahorātrau sthitiṃ gatau ,
tathaiva sukhaduḥkhābhyāṃ śarīraṃ sthitimāgatam 114

114. yathā tamaḥprakāśābhyām ahorātrau sthitim gatau
tathā eva sukhaduḥkhābhyām śarīram sthitim āgatam

114. yathā tamaḥprakāśābhyām ahorātrau sthitim gatau,
tathā eva sukhaduḥkhābhyām śarīram sthitim āgatam

114. Just as day and night exist due to (the interplay of) darkness and light, so too the body has attained its state of being through (the experiences of) joy and sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• तमःप्रकाशाभ्याम् (tamaḥprakāśābhyām) - by (the interplay of) darkness and light (by darkness and light)

• अहोरात्रौ (ahorātrau) - day and night

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state of being, existence (state, condition, existence, firm position)

• गतौ (gatau) - have attained existence (gone, attained, reached (dual))

• तथा (tathā) - so too (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• सुखदुःखाभ्याम् (sukhaduḥkhābhyām) - through (the experiences of) joy and sorrow (by joy and sorrow)

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body (body, corporeal frame)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of being, existence (state, condition, existence, firm position)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - has attained, has come into existence (come, arrived, attained (neuter singular))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

तमःप्रकाशाभ्याम् (tamaḥprakāśābhyām) - by (the interplay of) darkness and light (by darkness and light)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of tamas-prakāśa

tamas-prakāśa - darkness and light (a pair)

Compound type : dvandva (tamas+prakāśa)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia (tamas)
  noun (neuter)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation, publicity
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From pra-√kāś (to shine forth, appear).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

अहोरात्रौ (ahorātrau) - day and night

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night (as a period of 24 hours), a day-night cycle

Compound type : dvandva (ahar+rātra)

• ahar – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state of being, existence (state, condition, existence, firm position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, condition, existence, duration, firm adherence

action noun

From root √sthā (to stand, exist) + suffix -ti.

Root: sthā (class 1)

गतौ (gatau) - have attained existence (gone, attained, reached (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained, past

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √gam (to go) + past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ahorātrau'. The verb 'gam' often implies 'to undergo' or 'to attain' when combined with an accusative object like 'sthitim'.

तथा (tathā) - so too (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सुखदुःखाभ्याम् (sukhaduḥkhābhyām) - through (the experiences of) joy and sorrow (by joy and sorrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain (a pair)

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, unhappiness (duḥkha)
  noun (neuter)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body (body, corporeal frame)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame, physical form

From root √śṝ (to tear, break, decay).

Root: śṝ (class 9)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of being, existence (state, condition, existence, firm position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, condition, existence, duration, firm adherence

action noun

From root √sthā (to stand, exist) + suffix -ti.

Root: sthā (class 1)

आगतम् (āgatam) - has attained, has come into existence (come, arrived, attained (neuter singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, attained, happened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ā-√gam (to come, arrive) + past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīram'. Implies 'having attained' or 'having come to be'.