योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-18

अविचार्यैव सूचित्वं तया मूढधियाऽऽस्थितम् ।
नानर्थबुद्धेः स्फुरति पूर्वापरविचारणा ॥ १८ ॥

avicāryaiva sūcitvaṃ tayā mūḍhadhiyā''sthitam ,
nānarthabuddheḥ sphurati pūrvāparavicāraṇā 18

18. avicārya eva sūcitvam tayā mūḍhadhiyā āsthitam
na anarthabuddheḥ sphurati pūrvāparavicāraṇā

18. mūḍhadhiyā tayā avicārya eva sūcitvam āsthitam.
anarthabuddheḥ pūrvāparavicāraṇā na sphurati.

18. Without any consideration, the nature of being a needle (sūcitvaṃ) was accepted by her, the foolish-minded (mūḍhadhiyā). For one whose understanding (buddhi) is misguided (anarthabuddheḥ), reflection on prior and subsequent consequences (pūrvāparavicāraṇā) does not occur.

Words meanings summery:

• अविचार्य (avicārya) - without considering, without deliberating

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• सूचित्वम् (sūcitvam) - the state of being a needle, needle-ness

• तया (tayā) - by her, by that

• मूढधिया (mūḍhadhiyā) - by the foolish-minded, by one whose intellect is bewildered

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed, accepted, taken up, situated

• न (na) - not

• अनर्थबुद्धेः (anarthabuddheḥ) - of one whose understanding is mistaken/misleading

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - does not arise/occur (flashes, appears, manifests, occurs)

• पूर्वापरविचारणा (pūrvāparavicāraṇā) - deliberation about prior and subsequent (circumstances/consequences)

Words meanings and morphology

अविचार्य (avicārya) - without considering, without deliberating

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root car with upasarga vi, and lyap suffix, negated by a.

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: car (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

सूचित्वम् (sūcitvam) - the state of being a needle, needle-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūcitva

sūcitva - the state of being a needle, needle-ness

Formed with suffix tva from sūci (needle).

तया (tayā) - by her, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'āsthitam'.

मूढधिया (mūḍhadhiyā) - by the foolish-minded, by one whose intellect is bewildered

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mūḍhadhī

mūḍhadhī - foolish-minded, bewildered intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+dhī)

• mūḍha – deluded, bewildered, foolish
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh (to be bewildered, deluded) + kta suffix.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• dhī – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed, accepted, taken up, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - assumed, accepted, taken up, situated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with upasarga ā + kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate to 'sūcitvam'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनर्थबुद्धेः (anarthabuddheḥ) - of one whose understanding is mistaken/misleading

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anarthabuddhi

anarthabuddhi - mistaken understanding, misguided intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anartha+buddhi)

• anartha – meaningless, harmful, mistaken
  adjective
  Negated compound: a + artha.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person with misguided understanding.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - does not arise/occur (flashes, appears, manifests, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

पूर्वापरविचारणा (pūrvāparavicāraṇā) - deliberation about prior and subsequent (circumstances/consequences)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvāparavicāraṇā

pūrvāparavicāraṇā - deliberation about prior and subsequent (circumstances/consequences)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrvāpara+vicāraṇā)

• pūrvāpara – prior and subsequent, former and later
  adjective
• vicāraṇā – deliberation, consideration, reflection, investigation
  noun (feminine)
  From root car with upasarga vi + ana suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

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