योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-17

अह्नि प्रकाशमसि रक्तवपुर्दिनान्ते यामासु कृष्णमथ चाखिलवस्तुरिक्तम् ।
नित्यं न किंचिदपि सद्वहसीति मायां न व्योम वेत्ति विदुषोऽपि विचेष्टितं ते ॥ १७ ॥

ahni prakāśamasi raktavapurdinānte yāmāsu kṛṣṇamatha cākhilavasturiktam ,
nityaṃ na kiṃcidapi sadvahasīti māyāṃ na vyoma vetti viduṣo'pi viceṣṭitaṃ te 17

17. ahni prakāśam asi raktavapuḥ dinānte
yāmāsu kṛṣṇam atha ca akhilavasturiktam
nityaṃ na kiṃcit api sat vahasi iti māyām
na vyoma vetti viduṣaḥ api viceṣṭitam te

17. te māyām viduṣaḥ api viceṣṭitam na vyoma
vetti ahni prakāśam raktavapuḥ asi ca
dinānte atha yāmāsu kṛṣṇam akhilavasturiktam
nityaṃ na kiṃcit api sat vahasi iti

17. During the day, you are luminous and red-bodied, and at day's end, you become dark throughout the watches of the night, completely devoid of all things. You continually bear nothing that truly exists; therefore, not even space (vyoma) comprehends your illusion (māyā) or the subtle actions of even a wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• अह्नि (ahni) - in the day, during the day

• प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - luminous (light, brightness, shining)

• असि (asi) - you are

• रक्तवपुः (raktavapuḥ) - red-bodied, having a red form

• दिनान्ते (dinānte) - at the end of the day

• यामासु (yāmāsu) - in the watches (of the night), in the periods

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - dark, black

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• च (ca) - and, also

• अखिलवस्तुरिक्तम् (akhilavasturiktam) - devoid of all things, empty of all substance

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (something, anything)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सत् (sat) - that which truly exists (existing, real, good, true)

• वहसि (vahasi) - you carry, you bear, you bring

• इति (iti) - therefore (thus, so, in this manner)

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magic, deception

• न (na) - not, no

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, atmosphere

• वेत्ति (vetti) - comprehends (he/she/it knows, understands)

• विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of a wise person, of one who knows

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - subtle actions/workings (action, deed, movement)

• ते (te) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

अह्नि (ahni) - in the day, during the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day, daylight

प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - luminous (light, brightness, shining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asi'

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

रक्तवपुः (raktavapuḥ) - red-bodied, having a red form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raktavapus

raktavapus - red-bodied, having a red form/shape

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+vapus)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• vapus – body, form, figure, shape
  noun (neuter)

दिनान्ते (dinānte) - at the end of the day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dinānta

dinānta - day's end, evening

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dina+anta)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

यामासु (yāmāsu) - in the watches (of the night), in the periods

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yāmā

yāmā - a watch (of the night), a division of time

Root: yā (class 2)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - dark, black

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अखिलवस्तुरिक्तम् (akhilavasturiktam) - devoid of all things, empty of all substance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhilavasturikta

akhilavasturikta - devoid of all things/substance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akhila+vastu+rikta)

• akhila – all, entire, complete
  adjective
• vastu – thing, substance, object, reality
  noun (neuter)
• rikta – empty, devoid, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: ric (class 7)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - that which truly exists (existing, real, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, good, true, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

वहसि (vahasi) - you carry, you bear, you bring

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

इति (iti) - therefore (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magic, deception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, deception

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

वेत्ति (vetti) - comprehends (he/she/it knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of a wise person, of one who knows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidus

vidus - wise, learned, knowing person

Root: vid (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - subtle actions/workings (action, deed, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viceṣṭita

viceṣṭita - action, activity, gesture, movement

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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