योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-17

देशाद्देशान्तरप्राप्तौ क्षणान्मध्यं विदो वपुः ।
स्वरूपमजहत्त्वेव राजतेऽर्थविवर्तवत् ॥ १७ ॥

deśāddeśāntaraprāptau kṣaṇānmadhyaṃ vido vapuḥ ,
svarūpamajahattveva rājate'rthavivartavat 17

17. deśāt deśāntaraprāptau kṣaṇāt madhyam vidaḥ vapuḥ
| svarūpamajahat tu eva rājate arthavivartavat ||

17. vidaḥ vapuḥ deśāt deśāntaraprāptau kṣaṇāt madhyam
svarūpamajahat tu eva arthavivartavat rājate

17. Upon moving from one place to another, the body of the knower (vid), in a moment, shines forth as if undergoing a transformation of its meaning, without abandoning its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa).

Words meanings summery:

• देशात् (deśāt) - from one place (from a place, from a region)

• देशान्तरप्राप्तौ (deśāntaraprāptau) - upon moving to another place (in the attainment of another place, upon reaching another place)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment (in a moment, instantly, from a moment)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center, interval, in between

• विदः (vidaḥ) - of the knower (of the knower, of one who knows)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure)

• स्वरूपमजहत् (svarūpamajahat) - without abandoning its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa) (not abandoning its own intrinsic nature)

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

• एव (eva) - as if (only, just, indeed, as if)

• राजते (rājate) - shines forth (shines, is splendid, appears)

• अर्थविवर्तवत् (arthavivartavat) - as if undergoing a transformation of its meaning (like a transformation of meaning, like an alteration of purpose)

Words meanings and morphology

देशात् (deśāt) - from one place (from a place, from a region)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

देशान्तरप्राप्तौ (deśāntaraprāptau) - upon moving to another place (in the attainment of another place, upon reaching another place)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of deśāntaraprāpti

deśāntaraprāpti - attainment of another place, reaching another region

Tatpurusha compound: `deśāntara` (another place) + `prāpti` (attainment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśāntara+prāpti)

• deśāntara – another place, another country
  noun (neuter)
  Karmaṇadhāraya or Tatpuruṣa: `deśa` (place) + `antara` (other, different).
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, arrival
  noun (feminine)
  From `pra` + root `āp`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used to express "upon".

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment (in a moment, instantly, from a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time

Note: Used adverbially.

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center, interval, in between

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, intermediate, mean

Note: Used adverbially.

विदः (vidaḥ) - of the knower (of the knower, of one who knows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vid

vid - knower, wise person, one who knows

Derived from root vid- 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, wonderful appearance

Note: Subject of `rājate`.

स्वरूपमजहत् (svarūpamajahat) - without abandoning its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa) (not abandoning its own intrinsic nature)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpamajahat

svarūpamajahat - not abandoning its own form/nature

Present Active Participle (negative)

Compound of `svarūpa` (own form) + `ajahat` (not abandoning). `ajahat` is a negative present active participle from root `hā` (to abandon) with prefix `a` (not).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarūpa+ajahat)

• svarūpa – own form, intrinsic nature, true nature
  noun (neuter)
  Karmaṇadhāraya compound: `sva` (own) + `rūpa` (form).
• ajahat – not abandoning
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Negative participle formed from `a` (not) + `jahat` (present participle of `hā` 'to abandon'). `svarūpam` is direct object of `jahat`.
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Participle modifying `vapuḥ`.

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - as if (only, just, indeed, as if)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

राजते (rājate) - shines forth (shines, is splendid, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

present

From root rāj- (class 1, often ātm.)

Root: rāj (class 1)

अर्थविवर्तवत् (arthavivartavat) - as if undergoing a transformation of its meaning (like a transformation of meaning, like an alteration of purpose)

(indeclinable)

Compound ending with the suffix -vat (like, similar to). Main compound is `arthavivarta`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arthavivarta+vat)

• arthavivarta – transformation of meaning, alteration of purpose
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: `artha` (meaning, purpose) + `vivarta` (transformation, alteration, apparent change).
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Taddhita suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Adverbial use of suffix -vat.