योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-4, verse-47
अविद्या संसृतिश्चित्तं मनो बन्धो मलस्तमः ।
इति पर्यायनामानि दृश्यस्य विदुरुत्तमाः ॥ ४७ ॥
इति पर्यायनामानि दृश्यस्य विदुरुत्तमाः ॥ ४७ ॥
avidyā saṃsṛtiścittaṃ mano bandho malastamaḥ ,
iti paryāyanāmāni dṛśyasya viduruttamāḥ 47
iti paryāyanāmāni dṛśyasya viduruttamāḥ 47
47.
avidyā saṃsṛtiḥ cittam manaḥ bandhaḥ malaḥ
tamaḥ | iti paryāyanāmāni dṛśyasya viduḥ uttamāḥ
tamaḥ | iti paryāyanāmāni dṛśyasya viduḥ uttamāḥ
47.
uttamāḥ avidyā saṃsṛtiḥ cittam manaḥ bandhaḥ
malaḥ tamaḥ iti dṛśyasya paryāyanāmāni viduḥ
malaḥ tamaḥ iti dṛśyasya paryāyanāmāni viduḥ
47.
Ignorance (avidyā), the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), consciousness (citta), mind (manas), bondage, impurity, and darkness—the wise know these to be synonymous terms for the perceived world (dṛśya).
Words meanings summery:
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- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience
- संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - Synonymous with saṃsāra, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. (transmigration, cycle of existence, flow)
- चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind, thought
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
- बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie
- मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, dirt, defilement
- तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance, inertia
- इति (iti) - Indicates that the preceding words are a list of synonyms. (thus, in this manner)
- पर्यायनामानि (paryāyanāmāni) - synonymous names, alternative terms
- दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the perceived world, of phenomena
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
- उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - Refers to those who are superior in knowledge or understanding, i.e., the wise. (the best ones, excellent ones, the wise)
Words meanings and morphology
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - Synonymous with saṃsāra, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. (transmigration, cycle of existence, flow)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti
saṁsṛti - transmigration, wandering, cycle of existence, flow, course
Derived from root sṛ (to flow) with prefix saṃ.
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1)
चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - consciousness, mind, thought, intellect, heart
Root: cit (class 1)
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha
bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment, binding
Root: bandh (class 9)
मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, dirt, defilement
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mala
mala - impurity, dirt, defilement, stain, sin
तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance, inertia
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, ignorance, illusion, inertia (as a guṇa)
इति (iti) - Indicates that the preceding words are a list of synonyms. (thus, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
पर्यायनामानि (paryāyanāmāni) - synonymous names, alternative terms
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of paryāyanāman
paryāyanāman - synonymous name, alternative term
Compound type : karmadhāraya (paryāya+nāman)
- paryāya – turn, succession, synonym, alternative
noun (masculine) - nāman – name, appellation, term
noun (neuter)
दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the perceived world, of phenomena
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, the perceived world, phenomena
Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)
Derived from the verbal root dṛś (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - Refers to those who are superior in knowledge or understanding, i.e., the wise. (the best ones, excellent ones, the wise)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama
uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest