योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-12

आकाश काशसि तु यत्र शशाङ्कबिम्बं त्वत्कीर्णकज्जलतमो मलिनोऽसितत्वम् ।
सङ्गान्न यन्नयसि तत्खलु चित्रमुच्चैः को नाम वान्तरमलं मलिनीकरोति ॥ १२ ॥

ākāśa kāśasi tu yatra śaśāṅkabimbaṃ tvatkīrṇakajjalatamo malino'sitatvam ,
saṅgānna yannayasi tatkhalu citramuccaiḥ ko nāma vāntaramalaṃ malinīkaroti 12

12. ākāśa kāśasi tu yatra śaśāṅkabimbam
tvat-kīrṇa-kajjalatamaḥ malinaḥ asitatvam
saṅgāt na yat nayasi tat khalu citram uccaiḥ
kaḥ nāma vā antaram malam malinīkaroti

12. ākāśa! yatra śaśāṅkabimbam (asti),
tatra tu (tvam) kāśasi.
yat tvat-kīrṇa-kajjalatamaḥ malinaḥ asitatvam (asti,
tat tvam) saṅgāt na nayasi,
tat khalu uccaiḥ citram (asti).
kaḥ nāma vā antaram malam malinīkaroti?

12. O Sky! You shine where the moon's orb is, yet that darkness of yours, scattered like lamp-black and a dirty blackness, you do not dispel by your very presence and connection (with the moon's light)—this is truly a great wonder! For who, indeed, can defile an already inherent inner impurity (or, make an inner blemish dirtier)?

12. הוי שמיים, במקום שבו אתה זורח, גלגל הירח מוכתם בחשכה כהה שפיזרת; אך תמוה מאוד שאינך מעלים את השחור הזה במגעך. מי בעצם מכתים את הטהרה הפנימית בלכלוך?

Words meanings summery:

• आकाश (ākāśa) - O sky! O space!

• काशसि (kāśasi) - you shine, you appear

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• शशाङ्कबिम्बम् (śaśāṅkabimbam) - the moon's orb, disc of the moon

• त्वत्-कीर्ण-कज्जलतमः (tvat-kīrṇa-kajjalatamaḥ) - whose darkness is like soot scattered by you

• मलिनः (malinaḥ) - dirty, stained, impure

• असितत्वम् (asitatvam) - blackness, darkness

• सङ्गात् (saṅgāt) - from contact, from association

• न (na) - not, no

• यत् (yat) - which (accusative), that which

• नयसि (nayasi) - you lead, you remove, you carry away

• तत् (tat) - that (nominative), therefore

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, astonishing

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, greatly, loudly

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, verily, by name

• वा (vā) - or, either (emphatic particle)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - inner, internal

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

• मलिनीकरोति (malinīkaroti) - makes dirty, defiles

Words meanings and morphology

आकाश (ākāśa) - O sky! O space!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether (one of the five elements)

From root 'kāś' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

काशसि (kāśasi) - you shine, you appear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kāś

Present Active

From root 'kāś' (to shine, to appear).

Root: kāś (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'ya' + suffix 'tra'.

शशाङ्कबिम्बम् (śaśāṅkabimbam) - the moon's orb, disc of the moon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaśāṅkabimba

śaśāṅkabimba - moon's orb, disc of the moon

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaśāṅka+bimba)

• śaśāṅka – moon (literally 'marked by a hare')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'śaśa' (hare) + 'aṅka' (mark).
• bimba – disc, orb, reflection, image
  noun (neuter)

त्वत्-कीर्ण-कज्जलतमः (tvat-kīrṇa-kajjalatamaḥ) - whose darkness is like soot scattered by you

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvatkīrṇakajjalatamas

tvatkīrṇakajjalatamas - darkness like soot scattered by you

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+kīrṇa+kajjala+tamas)

• tvat – by you (ablative of 'tvam')
  pronoun
  Ablative singular form of 'tvam' (you).
• kīrṇa – scattered, spread
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to scatter, to strew).
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• kajjala – soot, lamp-black
  noun (neuter)
• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam (class 4)

मलिनः (malinaḥ) - dirty, stained, impure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, foul, impure, black

From root 'mal' (to dirty) with suffix 'ina'.

Root: mal (class 1)

असितत्वम् (asitatvam) - blackness, darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asitatva

asitatva - blackness, dark color, state of being black

From 'asita' (black) + 'tva' (suffix for state/nature).

सङ्गात् (saṅgāt) - from contact, from association

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - contact, attachment, association, union

From root 'sañj' (to cling to, to attach) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (accusative), that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

नयसि (nayasi) - you lead, you remove, you carry away

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nī

Present Active

From root 'nī' (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (nominative), therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, astonishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, astonishing, diverse, bright, picture

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, greatly, loudly

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नाम (nāma) - indeed, verily, by name

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - inner, internal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - inner, internal, intermediate, difference, interval

मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, stain, defilement

Root: mal (class 1)

मलिनीकरोति (malinīkaroti) - makes dirty, defiles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of malinīkṛ

Present Active (Denominative)

Denominative verb formed from adjective 'malina' (dirty) + verb 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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