योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-6

शुद्धसन्मात्रसंवित्तेः स्वरूपान्न चलन्ति ये ।
रागद्वेषोदयाभावात्तेषां नाज्ञत्वसंभवः ॥ ६ ॥

śuddhasanmātrasaṃvitteḥ svarūpānna calanti ye ,
rāgadveṣodayābhāvātteṣāṃ nājñatvasaṃbhavaḥ 6

6. śuddha-sat-mātra-saṃvitteḥ svarūpāt na calanti ye
rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāvāt teṣām na ajñatva-saṃbhavaḥ

6. ye śuddha-sat-mātra-saṃvitteḥ svarūpāt na calanti,
rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāvāt teṣām ajñatva-saṃbhavaḥ na (asti)

6. Those who do not deviate from their essential nature (svarūpa), which is pure existence-consciousness, because of the absence of the arising of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa), for them there is no possibility of ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्ध-सत्-मात्र-संवित्तेः (śuddha-sat-mātra-saṁvitteḥ) - from the pure, mere existence-consciousness

• स्वरूपात् (svarūpāt) - from one's own nature, from the true form

• न (na) - not, no

• चलन्ति (calanti) - they move, they waver, they deviate

• ये (ye) - Refers to individuals. (who, those who)

• राग-द्वेष-उदय-अभावात् (rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of the rise of attachment and aversion

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to those who do not deviate from their true nature. (for them, of them)

• न (na) - not, no

• अज्ञत्व-संभवः (ajñatva-saṁbhavaḥ) - possibility of non-knowing, possibility of ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्ध-सत्-मात्र-संवित्तेः (śuddha-sat-mātra-saṁvitteḥ) - from the pure, mere existence-consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of śuddha-sat-mātra-saṃvitti

śuddha-sat-mātra-saṁvitti - pure consciousness of mere existence

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpurusha (śuddha+sat+mātra+saṃvitti)

• śuddha – pure, clean, unblemished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śudh (to purify).
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• sat – being, existence, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃvitti – consciousness, knowledge, perfect knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid (to know completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used with svarūpāt as a source.

स्वरूपात् (svarūpāt) - from one's own nature, from the true form

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, essential nature (svarūpa)

sva (own) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes separation or deviation from this state.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चलन्ति (calanti) - they move, they waver, they deviate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of cal

Present Active Indicative

Present stem cala.

Root: cal (class 1)

ये (ye) - Refers to individuals. (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

राग-द्वेष-उदय-अभावात् (rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of the rise of attachment and aversion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāva

rāga-dveṣa-udaya-abhāva - absence of the rise of attachment and aversion

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (rāga+dveṣa+udaya+abhāva)

• rāga – attachment, passion, affection (rāga)
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to be colored, to be attached).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – aversion, hatred, dislike (dveṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root dviṣ (to hate).
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)
• udaya – rising, appearance, production, beginning
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-i (to rise up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + bhāva (existence, state).

Note: Indicates reason or cause.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to those who do not deviate from their true nature. (for them, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अज्ञत्व-संभवः (ajñatva-saṁbhavaḥ) - possibility of non-knowing, possibility of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñatva-saṃbhava

ajñatva-saṁbhava - possibility of ignorance, potential for non-knowing

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñatva+saṃbhava)

• ajñatva – state of not knowing, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  a (negation) + jñatva (knower-ness).
• saṃbhava – possibility, origin, birth, production
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bhū (to be, to exist, to happen).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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