मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-44, verse-25

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एतस्मिन्नेव विज्ञाने विज्ञातमखिलं त्वया ।
अनात्मन्यात्मविज्ञानमखे खमिति मूढता ॥२५॥

25. etasminneva vijñāne vijñātamakhilaṃ tvayā .
anātmanyātmavijñānamakhe khamiti mūḍhatā.

25. etasmīn eva vijñāne vijñātam akhilam tvayā
anātmani ātmajñānam akhe kham iti mūḍhatā

25. Through this very knowledge, everything has been fully understood by you. To perceive the self (ātman) in the non-self (anātman) is utter foolishness, akin to seeking the sky (kha) in that which is not sky (akha).

Words meanings summery:

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एतस्मीन् (etasmīn) - in this, in this very

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - through this knowledge (in knowledge, in understanding)

विज्ञातम् (vijñātam) - has been fully understood (known, understood, perceived)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything (all, whole, entire, complete)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self, in what is not the self

आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (self-knowledge, knowledge of the self)

अखे (akhe) - in that which is not sky (akha) (in the non-sky, in what is not the sky)

खम् (kham) - sky (kha) (sky, ether, space)

इति (iti) - akin to, like (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or simile))

मूढता (mūḍhatā) - utter foolishness (foolishness, stupidity, ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मीन् (etasmīn) - in this, in this very

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can also be masculine here, agreeing with 'vijñāne' (masculine or neuter noun).

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - through this knowledge (in knowledge, in understanding)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, understanding, discernment, wisdom

derived from vi-jñā

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

विज्ञातम् (vijñātam) - has been fully understood (known, understood, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

derived from vi-jñā

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used predicatively.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything (all, whole, entire, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, whole, entire, complete

derived from a (not) + khila (gap, deficiency)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
khila – gap, deficiency, unused land
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vijñātam'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self, in what is not the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anātman

anātman - non-self, not the self

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ātman)

an – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (self-knowledge, knowledge of the self)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna

ātmajñāna - self-knowledge, knowledge of the self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
derived from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'ātmajñānam mūḍhatā'

अखे (akhe) - in that which is not sky (akha) (in the non-sky, in what is not the sky)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akha

akha - non-sky, not the sky, earth (as opposed to sky)

derived from a (not) + kha (sky)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kha)