योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-14

तदा तु नाम सर्गादौ नासीद्भास्यो न भासकः ।
मिथ्याज्ञानवशादेव स्थाणौ पुंस्प्रत्ययो यथा ॥ १४ ॥

tadā tu nāma sargādau nāsīdbhāsyo na bhāsakaḥ ,
mithyājñānavaśādeva sthāṇau puṃspratyayo yathā 14

14. tadā tu nāma sargādau na āsīt bhāsyaḥ na bhāsakaḥ
| mithyājñāṇavaśāt eva sthāṇau puṃspratyayaḥ yathā

14. sargādau tadā tu nāma bhāsyaḥ na āsīt bhāsakaḥ na
mithyājñāṇavaśāt eva sthāṇau puṃspratyayaḥ yathā

14. Then, indeed, at the beginning of creation, there was neither that which is illuminated nor the illuminator. This was solely due to false knowledge, just as there is the perception of a man in a tree stump.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, forsooth, by name (particle)

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• भास्यः (bhāsyaḥ) - that which is to be illuminated; object of light/perception

• न (na) - not, no

• भासकः (bhāsakaḥ) - illuminator, one who illuminates or causes to appear

• मिथ्याज्ञाणवशात् (mithyājñāṇavaśāt) - due to the power/force of false knowledge

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• स्थाणौ (sthāṇau) - in a tree stump, in a post

• पुंस्प्रत्ययः (puṁspratyayaḥ) - perception of a man

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, forsooth, by name (particle)

(indeclinable)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, first
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

root verb, Class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

भास्यः (bhāsyaḥ) - that which is to be illuminated; object of light/perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsya

bhāsya - to be shined upon, to be illuminated, perceptible

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle

from root bhās (to shine, appear)

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'that which is illuminated/perceived'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भासकः (bhāsakaḥ) - illuminator, one who illuminates or causes to appear

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsaka

bhāsaka - illuminator, shining, causing to appear

Agent noun

from root bhās (to shine, appear) + NvUL/aka

Root: bhās (class 1)

मिथ्याज्ञाणवशात् (mithyājñāṇavaśāt) - due to the power/force of false knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mithyājñāṇavaśa

mithyājñāṇavaśa - sway of false knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyājñāṇa+vaśa)

• mithyājñāṇa – false knowledge, illusion
  noun (neuter)
• vaśa – power, control, force, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्थाणौ (sthāṇau) - in a tree stump, in a post

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, a tree-stump, a pillar

Root: sthā

पुंस्प्रत्ययः (puṁspratyayaḥ) - perception of a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṃspratyaya

puṁspratyaya - perception of a man

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṃs+pratyaya)

• puṃs – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)
• pratyaya – perception, apprehension, conviction, idea
  noun (masculine)
  from root i with prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)