योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-17

कचत्काञ्चनकान्तेन विमलालोककारिणा ।
भुवनं भास्करेणेव भाति साधुः स्वतेजसा ॥ १७ ॥

kacatkāñcanakāntena vimalālokakāriṇā ,
bhuvanaṃ bhāskareṇeva bhāti sādhuḥ svatejasā 17

17. kacat-kāñcanakāntena vimalālokakāriṇā bhuvanam
bhāskareṇa iva bhāti sādhuḥ svatejasā

17. sādhuḥ svatejasā bhāti bhuvanam
kacatkāñcanakāntena vimalālokakāriṇā bhāskareṇa iva

17. A virtuous person shines with their own inner light, just as the world shines by the sun, whose radiant golden brilliance creates pure light.

Words meanings summery:

• कचत्-काञ्चनकान्तेन (kacat-kāñcanakāntena) - by the sun, which has a blazing golden radiance (by the one shining with golden splendor)

• विमलालोककारिणा (vimalālokakāriṇā) - by the sun, which produces pure light (by the one creating pure light, by the producer of pure light)

• भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world, being, dwelling

• भास्करेण (bhāskareṇa) - by the sun, by the light-maker

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a good person, a virtuous person, a sage

• स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by one's own splendor, by one's own radiance

Words meanings and morphology

कचत्-काञ्चनकान्तेन (kacat-kāñcanakāntena) - by the sun, which has a blazing golden radiance (by the one shining with golden splendor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kacat-kāñcanakānta

kacat-kāñcanakānta - shining with golden splendor, having blazing golden brilliance

Compound of kacat (present participle of √kas), kāñcana (golden), and kānta (shining, beautiful).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kacat+kāñcana+kānta)

• kacat – shining, blazing, flashing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root √kas (to shine, blaze) with -at suffix.
  Root: kas (class 1)
• kāñcana – golden, made of gold; gold
  adjective (neuter)
• kānta – desired, lovely, beautiful, shining, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kam (to desire, love).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhāskareṇa'.

विमलालोककारिणा (vimalālokakāriṇā) - by the sun, which produces pure light (by the one creating pure light, by the producer of pure light)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vimalālokakārin

vimalālokakārin - one who creates pure light

Compound of vimala (pure), āloka (light), and kārin (making, doing, causing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimala+āloka+kārin)

• vimala – spotless, pure, clear
  adjective
• āloka – light, sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root √lok (to see) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• kārin – making, doing, performing, causing (agentive suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Suffix -in added to √kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'bhāskareṇa'.

भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world, being, dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, being, dwelling, creation

From root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'bhuvanam bhāti'.

भास्करेण (bhāskareṇa) - by the sun, by the light-maker

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, light-maker

Compound of bhās (light) and kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, radiance
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, doing, causing; hand, ray
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent in the simile, 'as if by the sun'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root verb from 2nd class.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for both 'bhuvanam' and 'sādhuḥ'.

साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a good person, a virtuous person, a sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous; a good person, a sage

From root √sādh (to accomplish, succeed).

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by one's own splendor, by one's own radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svatejas

svatejas - one's own splendor/radiance/light

Compound of sva (own) and tejas (splendor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tejas)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  From root √tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Instrument by which the virtuous person shines.

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