योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-50

दृग्दर्शनपरित्यागे नाविद्यास्ति पृथक्सदा ।
कटकादिमहाभेदमेकं हेम यथामलम् ॥ ५० ॥

dṛgdarśanaparityāge nāvidyāsti pṛthaksadā ,
kaṭakādimahābhedamekaṃ hema yathāmalam 50

50. dṛgdarśanaparityāge na avidyā asti pṛthak sadā
kaṭakādimahābhedam ekam hema yathā amalam

50. yathā kaṭakādimahābhedam ekam hema amalam
dṛgdarśanaparityāge avidyā pṛthak sadā na asti

50. Just as pure gold, though appearing in the great distinctions of bangles and other ornaments, remains one and untainted, similarly, when the distinction between the seer (dṛk) and the seen (darśana) is abandoned, ignorance (avidyā) does not always exist as a separate entity.

Words meanings summery:

• दृग्दर्शनपरित्यागे (dṛgdarśanaparityāge) - in the abandonment of the distinction between seer and seen

• न (na) - not, no

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, distinctly

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• कटकादिमहाभेदम् (kaṭakādimahābhedam) - having the great distinctions of bangles etc.

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• हेम (hema) - gold

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अमलम् (amalam) - stainless, pure, faultless

Words meanings and morphology

दृग्दर्शनपरित्यागे (dṛgdarśanaparityāge) - in the abandonment of the distinction between seer and seen

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛgdarśanaparityāga

dṛgdarśanaparityāga - abandonment of the distinction between the seer and the seen

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛś+darśana+parityāga)

• dṛś – seer, vision, eye, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś 'to see'. Here, as a noun, 'the seer'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, vision, philosophy, object of sight
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Formed from root dṛś with suffix ana.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• parityāga – abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: The compound signifies the abandonment of the duality of seer and seen.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

a (not) + vidyā (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid.
  Root: vid (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present active indicative

3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, distinctly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

कटकादिमहाभेदम् (kaṭakādimahābhedam) - having the great distinctions of bangles etc.

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṭakādimahābheda

kaṭakādimahābheda - having the great distinctions of bangles etc.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kaṭaka+ādi+mahā+bheda)

• kaṭaka – bangle, bracelet, ring
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
  Often used as a prefix in compounds.
• bheda – distinction, difference, division, split
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhid.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially or as an adjective modifying hema.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Agrees with hema.

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अमलम् (amalam) - stainless, pure, faultless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - stainless, pure, faultless, untainted

a (not) + mala (impurity, stain).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with hema.