योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-11

सूर्यस्तम इवाजस्रमप्रदर्शयदप्रियम् ।
अनुरक्ता महेलेव प्रियमेवाप्रदर्शयत् ॥ ११ ॥

sūryastama ivājasramapradarśayadapriyam ,
anuraktā maheleva priyamevāpradarśayat 11

11. sūryaḥ tamaḥ iva ajasram apriyam apradarśayat
anuraktā mahelā iva priyam eva apradarśayat

11. sūryaḥ tamaḥ iva (saḥ) ajasram apriyam apradarśayat.
anuraktā mahelā iva (saḥ) priyam eva apradarśayat.

11. Just as the sun (dispels) darkness, he constantly avoided showing anything unpleasant. And like a loving wife, he consistently showed only what was pleasant.

Words meanings summery:

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, continuously)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - anything unpleasant (unpleasant, disagreeable, undesired)

• अप्रदर्शयत् (apradarśayat) - (in line 1): he did not show, he kept away (implied negation from simile); (in line 2): he showed (he showed, he manifested)

• अनुरक्ता (anuraktā) - loving (devoted, attached, loving, fond)

• महेला (mahelā) - a wife (a woman, a wife)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• प्रियम् (priyam) - what was pleasant (pleasant, dear, beloved, pleasing)

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

• अप्रदर्शयत् (apradarśayat) - (in line 1): he did not show, he kept away (implied negation from simile); (in line 2): he showed (he showed, he manifested)

Words meanings and morphology

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun-god

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, a quality of nature (prakṛti)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, continuously)

(indeclinable)

From a- (negation) + jasra (decaying, perishable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jasra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• jasra – wasting away, decaying, perishable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - anything unpleasant (unpleasant, disagreeable, undesired)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, undesired, enemy

From a- (negation) + priya (dear, pleasant).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Substantivized as 'unpleasant thing'.

अप्रदर्शयत् (apradarśayat) - (in line 1): he did not show, he kept away (implied negation from simile); (in line 2): he showed (he showed, he manifested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pradarśayat

Imperfect 3rd Singular Active

From the root dṛś (to see) with prefix pra-. Imperfect tense, active voice. The initial 'a-' is the augment for the Imperfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The form `apradarśayat` is the imperfect 3rd singular active of `pra-dṛś` (to show), where `a` is the augment. However, in the context of the first line, it semantically conveys a negation ('did not show') due to the simile with the sun and darkness. In the second line, it carries its literal meaning ('showed').

अनुरक्ता (anuraktā) - loving (devoted, attached, loving, fond)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - attached, devoted, fond of, loving, charmed

Past Passive Participle

From the root rañj (to color, dye, be pleased) with prefix anu- and suffix -ta (kta pratyaya).

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

महेला (mahelā) - a wife (a woman, a wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahelā

mahelā - a woman, a wife, a female companion

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

प्रियम् (priyam) - what was pleasant (pleasant, dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant, pleasing, desired

Note: Substantivized as 'pleasant thing'.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अप्रदर्शयत् (apradarśayat) - (in line 1): he did not show, he kept away (implied negation from simile); (in line 2): he showed (he showed, he manifested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pradarśayat

Imperfect 3rd Singular Active

From the root dṛś (to see) with prefix pra-. Imperfect tense, active voice. The initial 'a-' is the augment for the Imperfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The form `apradarśayat` is the imperfect 3rd singular active of `pra-dṛś` (to show), where `a` is the augment. However, in the context of the first line, it semantically conveys a negation ('did not show') due to the simile with the sun and darkness. In the second line, it carries its literal meaning ('showed').

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