योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-71

अविचारो विचारेण निमेषादेव नश्यति ।
एषा सत्तैव तेनान्तरविद्यैषा न विद्यते ॥ ७१ ॥

avicāro vicāreṇa nimeṣādeva naśyati ,
eṣā sattaiva tenāntaravidyaiṣā na vidyate 71

71. avicāraḥ vicāreṇa nimeṣāt eva naśyati | eṣā sattā
eva tena antara avidyā eṣā na vidyate || 71 ||

71. avicāraḥ vicāreṇa nimeṣāt eva naśyati tena
eṣā sattā eva; eṣā antara avidyā na vidyate 71

71. Lack of inquiry (avicāra) perishes instantly by means of (proper) inquiry (vicāra). Therefore, this is merely existence (sattā) itself; this inner ignorance (avidyā) simply does not exist.

71. היעדר החקירה נעלם כהרף עין מתוך בירור פנימי. רק ההוויה האמיתית קיימת, ולכן הַאֲוִידְיָה (הבורות הרוחנית) הפנימית אינה קיימת כלל.

Words meanings summery:

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

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by means of (proper) inquiry (vicāra) (by inquiry, by discrimination)

• निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in an instant (from an instant, in a blink)

• एव (eva) - instantly (only, just, indeed, merely)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to sattā) (this (feminine))

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence (sattā) itself (existence, being, reality)

• एव (eva) - merely (only, just, indeed, merely)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

• अन्तर (antara) - inner (inner, interior, intermediate, within)

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to antaravidyā) (this (feminine))

• न (na) - not

• विद्यते (vidyate) - does exist (exists, is found, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(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 'lack of inquiry'.

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by means of (proper) inquiry (vicāra) (by inquiry, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, deliberation, consideration, reflection

From vi- + √car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Original term for 'inquiry'.

निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in an instant (from an instant, in a blink)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a twinkling of an eye, an instant

From ni- + √miṣ (to wink)

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - instantly (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

present active

root naś, third singular present active parasmaipada

Root: naś (class 4)

एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to sattā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Feminine nominative singular of etad.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence (sattā) itself (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

From √as (to be) + suffix -tā

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Original term for 'existence'.

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

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

अन्तर (antara) - inner (inner, interior, intermediate, within)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antara

antara - inner, interior, intervening, different

Note: This is the first part of the compound antaravidyā.

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

From a- (negation) + vidyā (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

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

Note: Original term for 'ignorance'. Part of a compound antaravidyā.

एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to antaravidyā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Feminine nominative singular of etad.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - does exist (exists, is found, is known)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

present middle

root vid, third singular present middle (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: The verbal root √vid (class 4) means 'to exist, to be found' in the middle voice.

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