योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-19

प्रत्येकं प्रत्यहं प्रायः पुराणं पेलवं नवम् ।
आलोकमन्धकाराभं तमस्त्वालोकमाततम् ॥ १९ ॥

pratyekaṃ pratyahaṃ prāyaḥ purāṇaṃ pelavaṃ navam ,
ālokamandhakārābhaṃ tamastvālokamātatam 19

19. pratyekam pratyaham prāyaḥ purāṇam pelavam navam
| ālokam andhakārābham tamaḥ tu ālokam ātatam

19. (tat) pratyekam pratyaham prāyaḥ
purāṇam pelavam navam (asti)
(tat) ālokam andhakārābham (asti)
tu tamaḥ ālokam ātatam (asti)

19. Every moment, almost daily, it is at once ancient, delicate, and new. Light resembles darkness, and darkness, conversely, is vast light.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each, individually, for each

• प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

• प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, frequently, almost

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - old, ancient

• पेलवम् (pelavam) - delicate, tender, soft, subtle

• नवम् (navam) - new, fresh, young

• आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, lustre, sight, appearance

• अन्धकाराभम् (andhakārābham) - resembling darkness, darkness-like

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, lustre, sight, appearance

• आततम् (ātatam) - extended, spread out, vast

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each, individually, for each

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+eka)

• prati – towards, against, each
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral/adjective (masculine)

प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+ahan)

• prati – towards, against, each
  indeclinable
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, frequently, almost

(indeclinable)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - old, ancient

(adjective)

neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - old, ancient

Derived from 'purā' (formerly)

पेलवम् (pelavam) - delicate, tender, soft, subtle

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pelava

pelava - delicate, tender, soft, subtle

नवम् (navam) - new, fresh, young

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young

आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, lustre, sight, appearance

(noun)

neuter, singular of āloka

āloka - light, lustre, sight, appearance

Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

अन्धकाराभम् (andhakārābham) - resembling darkness, darkness-like

(adjective)

neuter, singular of andhakārābha

andhakārābha - resembling darkness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (andhakāra+ābha)

• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, similar to; lustre, appearance
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom; the quality of ignorance (in Sāṅkhya)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, lustre, sight, appearance

(noun)

neuter, singular of āloka

āloka - light, lustre, sight, appearance

Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

आततम् (ātatam) - extended, spread out, vast

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, stretched, spread out, vast

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

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