योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-2

अज्ञोऽपि तज्ज्ञसदृशो वलितात्मचमत्कृतिः ।
युक्त्या भव्योऽप्यभव्योऽपि न जडो नापि चेतनः ॥ २ ॥

ajño'pi tajjñasadṛśo valitātmacamatkṛtiḥ ,
yuktyā bhavyo'pyabhavyo'pi na jaḍo nāpi cetanaḥ 2

2. ajñaḥ api tat-jña-sadṛśaḥ valita-ātma-camatkṛtiḥ yuktyā
bhavyaḥ api abhavyaḥ api na jaḍaḥ na api cetanaḥ

2. Even if ignorant, it appears like a knower, endowed with a sense of self-importance (ātman). Whether deemed worthy or unworthy through various means, it is neither inert nor conscious.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• तत्-ज्ञ-सदृशः (tat-jña-sadṛśaḥ) - similar to a knower of that

• वलित-आत्म-चमत्कृतिः (valita-ātma-camatkṛtiḥ) - Having a deluded sense of self-importance or self-amazement. (endowed with self-wonder, exhibiting self-importance/amazement)

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by means, by reason, by logic, by proper method

• भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - worthy, noble, excellent, future, existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - unworthy, ignoble, inauspicious, impossible

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, neither

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, unconscious, foolish, cold

• न (na) - not, neither

• अपि (api) - also, even

• चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious, sentient, animate

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

Negation of jña

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jña – knowing, wise, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the entity (e.g. mind/jīva) being described.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

तत्-ज्ञ-सदृशः (tat-jña-sadṛśaḥ) - similar to a knower of that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-jña-sadṛśa

tat-jña-sadṛśa - resembling a knower of 'that' (the truth, reality)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña+sadṛśa)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knower, wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• sadṛśa – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa

Note: Refers to the entity (e.g. mind/jīva) being described.

वलित-आत्म-चमत्कृतिः (valita-ātma-camatkṛtiḥ) - Having a deluded sense of self-importance or self-amazement. (endowed with self-wonder, exhibiting self-importance/amazement)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valita-ātma-camatkṛti

valita-ātma-camatkṛti - endowed with self-wonder/amazement

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (valita+ātman+camatkṛti)

• valita – turned, bent, manifested, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from val-
  Root: val (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
• camatkṛti – wonder, astonishment, marvel, striking effect
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: camat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The 'ātman' here is about the self, not the supreme Self necessarily, but the individual 'I'.

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by means, by reason, by logic, by proper method

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - joining, application, fitness, reason, argument, means

From root yuj-

Root: yuj (class 7)

भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - worthy, noble, excellent, future, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavya

bhavya - to be, to exist, worthy, noble, future, auspicious

Gerundive/Future Participle

From root bhū, with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - unworthy, ignoble, inauspicious, impossible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhavya

abhavya - unworthy, ignoble, inauspicious, impossible

Negation of bhavya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhavya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bhavya – worthy, noble, existing, auspicious
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Participle
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, unconscious, foolish, cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, inert, senseless, unconscious, foolish

Note: Refers to the entity (e.g. mind/jīva) being described.

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious, sentient, animate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, animate, intelligent

agent noun/adjective

From root cit-

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the entity (e.g. mind/jīva) being described.