योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-2

नित्यं सत्त्वप्रधानत्वात्प्रकाशाकृतिराजगत् ।
सर्वं दृश्यमृते सर्वचौरध्वान्तप्रतापयुक् ॥ २ ॥

nityaṃ sattvapradhānatvātprakāśākṛtirājagat ,
sarvaṃ dṛśyamṛte sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk 2

2. nityam sattvapradhānatvāt prakāśākṛtiḥ ajagat
sarvam dṛśyam ṛte sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk

2. nityam sattvapradhānatvāt ajagat prakāśākṛtiḥ sarvam
dṛśyam ṛte sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk (asti)

2. Always, due to the predominance of purity (sattva), the unmanifest (ajagat) assumes a form of light (prakāśa). It is distinct from all visible phenomena, and it possesses a glory that dispels the darkness (dhvānta) which acts as a thief of everything.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

• सत्त्वप्रधानत्वात् (sattvapradhānatvāt) - due to the predominance of the quality of purity (sattva) (due to the predominance of purity/goodness)

• प्रकाशाकृतिः (prakāśākṛtiḥ) - form of light, luminous appearance

• अजगत् (ajagat) - the unmanifest aspect of reality (unmoving, unmanifest, non-world)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (visible phenomena) (all, whole, entire)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible phenomenon (visible, to be seen, phenomenon)

• ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, distinct from (without, except for, apart from)

• सर्वचौरध्वान्तप्रतापयुक् (sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk) - possessing a glory that overcomes the darkness, which is a thief of all (endowed with the glory that dispels the darkness which steals all)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वप्रधानत्वात् (sattvapradhānatvāt) - due to the predominance of the quality of purity (sattva) (due to the predominance of purity/goodness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sattvapradhānatva

sattvapradhānatva - the state of having sattva as predominant; predominance of purity

Compound of 'sattva' (purity), 'pradhāna' (predominant), and '-tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+pradhāna+tva)

• sattva – purity, goodness, essence, existence
  noun (neuter)
• pradhāna – principal, chief, predominant
  adjective
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns: -ness, -hood, -ity
  suffix (neuter)

प्रकाशाकृतिः (prakāśākṛtiḥ) - form of light, luminous appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakāśākṛti

prakāśākṛti - form of light, manifestation as light, luminous form

Compound of 'prakāśa' (light) and 'ākṛti' (form).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakāśa+ākṛti)

• prakāśa – light, luminosity, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

अजगत् (ajagat) - the unmanifest aspect of reality (unmoving, unmanifest, non-world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajagat

ajagat - unmoving, unmanifest, not the world

Negative compound of 'jagat' with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jagat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (visible phenomena) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible phenomenon (visible, to be seen, phenomenon)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible, an object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, distinct from (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

सर्वचौरध्वान्तप्रतापयुक् (sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk) - possessing a glory that overcomes the darkness, which is a thief of all (endowed with the glory that dispels the darkness which steals all)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk

sarvacauradhvāntapratāpayuk - connected with the glory/power that dispels darkness, which is the thief of everything

A complex bahuvrīhi compound describing the glory of the unmanifest.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+caura+dhvānta+pratāpa+yuk)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• caura – thief, robber
  noun (masculine)
• dhvānta – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• pratāpa – majesty, glory, power, splendor, heat
  noun (masculine)
• yuk – joined, connected, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective
  Derived from root 'yuj' (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'ajagat'.