योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-70

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
अविचारेण तरले भ्रान्तासि चिरमाकुला ।
अविचारः स्वभावोत्थः स विचाराद्विनश्यति ॥ ७० ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
avicāreṇa tarale bhrāntāsi ciramākulā ,
avicāraḥ svabhāvotthaḥ sa vicārādvinaśyati 70

70. śrīdevī uvāca | avicāreṇa tarale bhrāntā asi ciram ākulā
| avicāraḥ svabhāvotthaḥ saḥ vicārāt vinaśyati || 70 ||

70. śrīdevī uvāca tarale,
avicāreṇa ciram ākulā bhrāntā asi saḥ avicāraḥ svabhāvotthaḥ,
(saḥ) vicārāt vinaśyati 70

70. The Goddess said: "O fickle one, you have been deluded and agitated for a long time due to lack of inquiry (avicāra). This thoughtlessness (avicāra) arises from one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva), but it perishes through proper inquiry (vicāra)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The Goddess (The venerable Goddess, the divine Goddess)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अविचारेण (avicāreṇa) - by lack of proper inquiry (by thoughtlessness, by lack of inquiry)

• तरले (tarale) - O fickle one (O fickle one, O restless one, O trembling one)

• भ्रान्ता (bhrāntā) - deluded (deluded, wandered, mistaken)

• असि (asi) - you are

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

• आकुला (ākulā) - agitated, distressed (distressed, agitated, bewildered)

• अविचारः (avicāraḥ) - thoughtlessness (avicāra) (lack of inquiry, thoughtlessness, indiscretion)

• स्वभावोत्थः (svabhāvotthaḥ) - arisen from one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (arisen from one's own nature, naturally arising)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to avicāraḥ) (that, he)

• विचारात् (vicārāt) - through proper inquiry (vicāra) (from inquiry, by discrimination)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The Goddess (The venerable Goddess, the divine Goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - The venerable Goddess, the divine Goddess

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+devī)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, veneration
  noun (feminine)
• devī – Goddess
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

root vac, third singular perfect active parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अविचारेण (avicāreṇa) - by lack of proper inquiry (by thoughtlessness, by lack of inquiry)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avicāra

avicāra - lack of inquiry, thoughtlessness, indiscretion

From a- (negation) + vicāra (inquiry)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, consideration, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + √car
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

तरले (tarale) - O fickle one (O fickle one, O restless one, O trembling one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tarala

tarala - fickle, restless, trembling, quivering

From √tṛ (to pass, cross)

Note: The base tarala is an adjective; its feminine vocative singular form is tarale.

भ्रान्ता (bhrāntā) - deluded (deluded, wandered, mistaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, strayed, deluded, mistaken

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhram (to wander, to be confused)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle functioning as an adjective, agreeing with the implied subject 'you' (feminine).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active

root as, second singular present active parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Note: This is an adverbial accusative of time, hence often listed as an indeclinable or adjective used adverbially.

आकुला (ākulā) - agitated, distressed (distressed, agitated, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, distressed, confused, full of

From ā- + √kul (to collect, to heap)

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with the implied subject 'you' (feminine).

अविचारः (avicāraḥ) - thoughtlessness (avicāra) (lack of inquiry, thoughtlessness, indiscretion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avicāra

avicāra - lack of inquiry, thoughtlessness, indiscretion

From a- (negation) + vicāra (inquiry)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, consideration, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + √car
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Original term for 'thoughtlessness' in the translation.

स्वभावोत्थः (svabhāvotthaḥ) - arisen from one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (arisen from one's own nature, naturally arising)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvottha

svabhāvottha - arisen from one's own nature

Compound of svabhāva (one's own nature) and uttha (arisen from)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+uttha)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (own) + bhāva (being, state)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• uttha – arisen, produced, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud- + √sthā
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with avicāraḥ.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to avicāraḥ) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of tad.

विचारात् (vicārāt) - through proper inquiry (vicāra) (from inquiry, by discrimination)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, deliberation, consideration, reflection

From vi- + √car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Original term for 'inquiry' in the translation.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

present active

From vi- + √naś, third singular present active parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)