योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-30

स्थितोऽपि तत्र न तपत्यर्को न च निशाकरः ।
प्रकाशयति देवोऽसावर्कं नार्कस्तमीश्वरम् ॥ ३० ॥

sthito'pi tatra na tapatyarko na ca niśākaraḥ ,
prakāśayati devo'sāvarkaṃ nārkastamīśvaram 30

30. sthitaḥ api tatra na tapati arkaḥ na ca niśākaraḥ
prakāśayati devaḥ asau arkam na arkaḥ tam īśvaram

30. tatra sthitaḥ api arkaḥ na tapati,
ca na niśākaraḥ.
asau devaḥ arkam prakāśayati,
na arkaḥ tam īśvaram.

30. Even when established there, neither the sun nor the moon truly shines. That divine being illuminates the sun, and the sun, in turn, does not illuminate that Lord (īśvara).

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, established

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, though

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• न (na) - not, no

• तपति (tapati) - shines, burns, gives heat

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray of light

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - moon, night-maker

• प्रकाशयति (prakāśayati) - illuminates, makes visible, manifests

• देवः (devaḥ) - the ultimate divine being or principle (divine being, god)

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

• अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray of light

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the Lord, the controller

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, established, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, though

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तपति (tapati) - shines, burns, gives heat

(verb)

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

Root: tap (class 1)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, light, flash

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - moon, night-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - the moon, night-maker

Compound of 'niśā' (night) and 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रकाशयति (prakāśayati) - illuminates, makes visible, manifests

(verb)

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

Causal verb

Causal stem of 'prakāś' (to shine forth), derived from root 'kāś' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

देवः (devaḥ) - the ultimate divine being or principle (divine being, god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial being, supreme spirit

Root: div (class 4)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, this, he/she/it (remote demonstrative)

अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light, flame

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun, ray of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, light, flash

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the Lord, the controller

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, controller, supreme being

Root: īś (class 2)