योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-65

विचित्रं विपरीतं च व्यवहारं महानिशि ।
अह्नीव भास्करालोकं दुर्भेद्यं चाह्नि वा तमः ॥ ६५ ॥

vicitraṃ viparītaṃ ca vyavahāraṃ mahāniśi ,
ahnīva bhāskarālokaṃ durbhedyaṃ cāhni vā tamaḥ 65

65. vicitram viparītam ca vyavahāram mahāniśi ahni
iva bhāskarālokam durbhedyam ca ahni vā tamaḥ

65. mahāniśi vicitram ca viparītam vyavahāram,
ahni iva bhāskarālokam,
vā ahni ca durbhedyam tamaḥ

65. He perceives strange and contradictory phenomena: in the deep night, it is as if there were daylight (bhāskarāloka) as seen in the day, or, during the day, impenetrable darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रम् (vicitram) - strange (strange, wonderful, variegated, diverse, curious)

• विपरीतम् (viparītam) - contradictory (contrary, opposite, inverted, reversed, adverse)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - phenomena (conduct, activity, transaction, usage, practice, state of affairs)

• महानिशि (mahāniśi) - in the deep night (in the great night, in the deep night)

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

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• भास्करालोकम् (bhāskarālokam) - daylight (bhāskarāloka) (sunlight, light of the sun)

• दुर्भेद्यम् (durbhedyam) - impenetrable (impenetrable, difficult to pierce, unbreakable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (darkness, gloom, ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रम् (vicitram) - strange (strange, wonderful, variegated, diverse, curious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - strange, wonderful, variegated, diverse, curious

Prefix: vi

Root: citr

Note: Modifies 'vyavahāram'.

विपरीतम् (viparītam) - contradictory (contrary, opposite, inverted, reversed, adverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viparīta

viparīta - contrary, opposite, inverted, reversed, adverse

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + pari- + root i (to go)

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'vyavahāram'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - phenomena (conduct, activity, transaction, usage, practice, state of affairs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, activity, transaction, usage, practice, state of affairs

From vi- + ava- + root hṛ (to carry)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of perception (implied verb).

महानिशि (mahāniśi) - in the deep night (in the great night, in the deep night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāniśā

mahāniśā - deep night, great night

Compound of mahā (great) + niśā (night)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+niśā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial locative.

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: From 'ahan' (day).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

भास्करालोकम् (bhāskarālokam) - daylight (bhāskarāloka) (sunlight, light of the sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskarāloka

bhāskarāloka - sunlight, light of the sun

Compound of bhāskara (sun) + āloka (light)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+āloka)

• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
• āloka – light, sight, seeing
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root lok (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of comparison.

दुर्भेद्यम् (durbhedyam) - impenetrable (impenetrable, difficult to pierce, unbreakable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durbhedya

durbhedya - impenetrable, difficult to pierce, unbreakable

Gerundive

From dur- + root bhid (to break)

Prefix: dur

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'tamaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: From 'ahan' (day).

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (darkness, gloom, ignorance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Note: Object of perception.

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