योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-83

अग्नेरादित्यचन्द्रादेस्तैजसं मण्डलं यथा ।
पिशाचादेरजन्यात्म तामसं मण्डलं तथा ॥ ८३ ॥

agnerādityacandrādestaijasaṃ maṇḍalaṃ yathā ,
piśācāderajanyātma tāmasaṃ maṇḍalaṃ tathā 83

83. agneḥ āditya-candra-ādeḥ taijasam maṇḍalam yathā
| piśāca-ādeḥ ajanyātma tāmasam maṇḍalam tathā

83. yathā agneḥ āditya-candra-ādeḥ taijasam maṇḍalam
tathā piśāca-ādeḥ ajanyātma tāmasam maṇḍalam

83. Just as there is a fiery, luminous orb associated with fire, the sun, the moon, and so forth, similarly, there is a dark orb associated with ghosts and such beings, whose essence is not of human origin.

83. כפי שלמקור אש, לשמש ולירח יש הילה זוהרת, כך לפִּישָׁאצָ'ה וכיוצא בו, שאינו בעל גוף גשמי, יש הילה חשוכה.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

• आदित्य-चन्द्र-आदेः (āditya-candra-ādeḥ) - of the sun, moon, and others, etc.

• तैजसम् (taijasam) - fiery, luminous, brilliant, composed of light/fire

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - orb, sphere, disc, circle, region

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• पिशाच-आदेः (piśāca-ādeḥ) - of a ghost, etc.

• अजन्यात्म (ajanyātma) - whose nature is not of human origin, of unworldly nature, of ignoble nature

• तामसम् (tāmasam) - dark, dull, ignorant, pertaining to (tamas)

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - orb, sphere, disc, circle, region

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

आदित्य-चन्द्र-आदेः (āditya-candra-ādeḥ) - of the sun, moon, and others, etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādityacandrādi

ādityacandrādi - the sun, moon, and others; beginning with the sun and moon

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (āditya+candra+ādi)

• āditya – the sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• candra – the moon, shining, bright
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first; etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

तैजसम् (taijasam) - fiery, luminous, brilliant, composed of light/fire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taijasa

taijasa - fiery, luminous, brilliant; pertaining to fire/light (tejas), made of radiance

Derived from 'tejas' (radiance, fire).

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - orb, sphere, disc, circle, region

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, sphere, region, territory

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

पिशाच-आदेः (piśāca-ādeḥ) - of a ghost, etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of piśācādi

piśācādi - beginning with piśācas, ghosts and similar beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśāca+ādi)

• piśāca – ghost, demon, fiend, goblin
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first; etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

अजन्यात्म (ajanyātma) - whose nature is not of human origin, of unworldly nature, of ignoble nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajanyātman

ajanyātman - whose self or nature is not generated, unnatural, ignoble, not of human birth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajanya+ātman)

• ajanya – not to be generated, not of human birth/origin, unnatural, ignoble
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

तामसम् (tāmasam) - dark, dull, ignorant, pertaining to (tamas)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāmasa

tāmasa - dark, dull, ignorant, inert; related to (tamas), made of darkness

Derived from 'tamas' (darkness, ignorance).

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - orb, sphere, disc, circle, region

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, sphere, region, territory

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

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