योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-24

वस्तुस्वभावादुदयत्यादित्ये यामिनी यथा ।
शाम्यत्येव न तूदेति ज्ञप्ताविच्छादि तत्तथा ॥ २४ ॥

vastusvabhāvādudayatyāditye yāminī yathā ,
śāmyatyeva na tūdeti jñaptāvicchādi tattathā 24

24. vastu svabhāvāt udeti āditye yāminī yathā śāmyati
eva na tu udeti jñaptau icchā ādi tat tathā

24. yathā vastu svabhāvāt āditye yāminī udeti,
tathā jñaptau icchā ādi tat śāmyati eva,
na tu udeti.

24. Just as, by the inherent nature of things (vastu svabhāva), ignorance (yāminī) appears even in the presence of the self-luminous (āditya), similarly, in the state of true knowledge (jñapti), desire (icchā) and the like simply subside and do not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तु (vastu) - reality (thing, object, reality)

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by the inherent nature (from one's own nature, by nature)

• उदेति (udeti) - appears (arises, appears, comes forth)

• आदित्ये (āditye) - in the presence of the self-luminous (āditya) (in the sun, in the solar deity, in the self-luminous)

• यामिनी (yāminī) - ignorance (yāminī) (night)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - simply subside (subsides, calms down, is extinguished)

• एव (eva) - simply (only, certainly, indeed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• उदेति (udeti) - do not arise (arises, appears, comes forth)

• ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in the state of true knowledge (jñapti) (in knowledge, in the state of being known)

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire (icchā) (desire, wish, will, intention)

• आदि (ādi) - and the like (beginning, first, and so on, etcetera)

• तत् (tat) - that (phenomenon) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तु (vastu) - reality (thing, object, reality)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality

Note: First part of the compound 'vastu-svabhāvāt'.

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by the inherent nature (from one's own nature, by nature)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, nature).

Note: Second part of the compound 'vastu-svabhāvāt'. This whole is a compound 'vastu-svabhāva' in ablative.

उदेति (udeti) - appears (arises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Present Tense

Root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'. Present 3rd singular active.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'yāminī'.

आदित्ये (āditye) - in the presence of the self-luminous (āditya) (in the sun, in the solar deity, in the self-luminous)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity, offspring of Aditi, self-luminous

यामिनी (yāminī) - ignorance (yāminī) (night)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāminī

yāminī - night, darkness

Note: Subject of 'udeti'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the analogy.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - simply subside (subsides, calms down, is extinguished)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root 'śam' (to be calm), present 3rd singular active, class 4.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'icchā-ādi'.

एव (eva) - simply (only, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - do not arise (arises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Present Tense

Root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'. Present 3rd singular active.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'icchā-ādi'.

ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in the state of true knowledge (jñapti) (in knowledge, in the state of being known)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, apprehension, ascertainment, state of being known

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with the suffix '-ti'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

इच्छा (icchā) - desire (icchā) (desire, wish, will, intention)

(noun)

feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, intention (icchā)

From root 'iṣ' (to wish) + 'a' suffix.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: First part of the compound 'icchā-ādi'.

आदि (ādi) - and the like (beginning, first, and so on, etcetera)

(indeclinable)

Note: Second part of the compound 'icchā-ādi'.

तत् (tat) - that (phenomenon) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'icchā-ādi'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)