योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-10

देहत्वपरिरूढत्वाच्चिद्धेम्ना विस्मृतात्मना ।
मिथ्यानुभूताऽविद्या तु शुद्धा कटकतामिता ॥ १० ॥

dehatvaparirūḍhatvācciddhemnā vismṛtātmanā ,
mithyānubhūtā'vidyā tu śuddhā kaṭakatāmitā 10

10. dehatvaparirūḍhatvāt cit-hemnā vismṛta-ātmanā
mithyānubhūtā avidyā tu śuddhā kaṭakatā-āmitā

10. dehatvaparirūḍhatvāt cit-hemnā vismṛta-ātmanā
tu mithyānubhūtā avidyā śuddhā kaṭakatā-āmitā

10. Due to the deeply established nature of embodiment (dehatva), and by the self (ātman) that has forgotten its true nature which is essentially the gold of consciousness (cit), ignorance (avidyā), though falsely experienced, is nevertheless pure, having attained the state of a bracelet (kaṭakatā).

Words meanings summery:

• देहत्वपरिरूढत्वात् (dehatvaparirūḍhatvāt) - due to the state of being deeply rooted in embodiment

• चित्-हेम्ना (cit-hemnā) - by the gold of consciousness

• विस्मृत-आत्मना (vismṛta-ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) that has forgotten (its true nature)

• मिथ्यानुभूता (mithyānubhūtā) - falsely experienced, erroneously perceived

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

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, nevertheless

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clean, unsullied

• कटकता-आमिता (kaṭakatā-āmitā) - ignorance, though illusory, is still a manifestation (like a bracelet) of the pure consciousness (gold) (having attained the state of a bracelet, become bracelet-like)

Words meanings and morphology

देहत्वपरिरूढत्वात् (dehatvaparirūḍhatvāt) - due to the state of being deeply rooted in embodiment

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dehatvaparirūḍhatva

dehatvaparirūḍhatva - the state of being deeply rooted in embodiment; deep establishment of corporeality

Compound type : tatpurusha (dehatva+parirūḍhatva)

• dehatva – state of being a body, corporeality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived with suffix -tva
• parirūḍhatva – state of being deeply rooted/established
  noun (neuter)
  Derived with suffix -tva

चित्-हेम्ना (cit-hemnā) - by the gold of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cit-heman

cit-heman - consciousness-gold, pure consciousness (likened to gold)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+heman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)

विस्मृत-आत्मना (vismṛta-ātmanā) - by the self (ātman) that has forgotten (its true nature)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vismṛta-ātman

vismṛta-ātman - the self (ātman) whose true nature is forgotten

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vismṛta+ātman)

• vismṛta – forgotten, unremembered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √smṛ (to remember) with upasarga vi- and past participle suffix -ta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, individual essence
  noun (masculine)

मिथ्यानुभूता (mithyānubhūtā) - falsely experienced, erroneously perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyānubhūta

mithyānubhūta - falsely experienced, erroneously perceived, illusorily felt

Past Passive Participle

Derived from mithyā (falsely) + anubhūta (experienced)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mithyā+anubhūta)

• mithyā – falsely, erroneously, wrongly
  indeclinable
• anubhūta – experienced, felt, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist) with upasarga anu- and past participle suffix -ta
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with avidyā

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, illusion

Derived from a- (not) + vidyā (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, nevertheless

(indeclinable)

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clean, unsullied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, unsullied, purified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śudh (to purify) with past participle suffix -ta

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with avidyā

कटकता-आमिता (kaṭakatā-āmitā) - ignorance, though illusory, is still a manifestation (like a bracelet) of the pure consciousness (gold) (having attained the state of a bracelet, become bracelet-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭakatā-āmita

kaṭakatā-āmita - having attained the state of a bracelet; transformed into a bracelet

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭakatā+āmita)

• kaṭakatā – state of being a bracelet
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from kaṭaka (bracelet) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• āmita – measured, assumed, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √mā (to measure, assume) with upasarga ā- and past participle suffix -ta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with avidyā

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