योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-69

चित्रामृतं नामृतमेव विद्धि चित्रानलं नानलमेव विद्धि ।
चित्राङ्गना नूनमनङ्गनेति वाचा विवेकस्त्वविवेक एव ॥ ६९ ॥

citrāmṛtaṃ nāmṛtameva viddhi citrānalaṃ nānalameva viddhi ,
citrāṅganā nūnamanaṅganeti vācā vivekastvaviveka eva 69

69. citrāmṛtam na amṛtam eva viddhi
citrānalam na analam eva viddhi
citrāṅganā nūnam anaṅganā
iti vācā vivekaḥ tu avivekaḥ eva

69. citrāmṛtam na amṛtam eva viddhi
citrānalam na analam eva viddhi
citrāṅganā nūnam anaṅganā
iti vācā vivekaḥ tu avivekaḥ eva

69. Understand that a painted nectar is not nectar, and a painted fire is not fire. Similarly, a painted woman is certainly not a real woman. Therefore, discrimination (viveka) based solely on words is, in fact, non-discrimination (aviveka).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रामृतम् (citrāmṛtam) - painted nectar, depicted ambrosia

• न (na) - not, no

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, elixir, immortality

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

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• चित्रानलम् (citrānalam) - painted fire

• न (na) - not, no

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

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

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• चित्राङ्गना (citrāṅganā) - painted woman, depicted lady

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• अनङ्गना (anaṅganā) - not a real woman, not a woman

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

• वाचा (vācā) - by word, by speech, through utterance

• विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

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

• अविवेकः (avivekaḥ) - non-discrimination, lack of discernment

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

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रामृतम् (citrāmṛtam) - painted nectar, depicted ambrosia

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citrāmṛta

citrāmṛta - painted nectar, depicted ambrosia

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+amṛta)

• citra – painted, variegated, wonderful, picture
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: citr
• amṛta – nectar, ambrosia, immortality, immortal
  noun (neuter)
  a- (negation) + mṛta (past participle of mṛ - to die) -> undying, immortal.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Accusative singular, object of viddhi.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, elixir, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, ambrosia, immortality, immortal

a- (negation) + mṛta (past participle of mṛ - to die) -> undying, immortal.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Accusative singular, object of viddhi.

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

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative, active, 2nd person singular

Root vid (2nd class, Atmanepada, but here Parasmaipada form is used for imperative), present stem vitta or vidi. viddhi is a special imperative form from vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

चित्रानलम् (citrānalam) - painted fire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citrānala

citrānala - painted fire, depicted flame

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+anala)

• citra – painted, variegated, wonderful, picture
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: citr
• anala – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Accusative singular, object of viddhi.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire

Root: an

Note: Accusative singular, object of viddhi.

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

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative, active, 2nd person singular

Root vid (2nd class, Atmanepada, but here Parasmaipada form is used for imperative), present stem vitta or vidi. viddhi is a special imperative form from vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

चित्राङ्गना (citrāṅganā) - painted woman, depicted lady

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citrāṅganā

citrāṅganā - painted woman, depicted lady, beautiful woman (in a painting)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+aṅganā)

• citra – painted, variegated, wonderful, picture
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: citr
• aṅganā – woman, lady
  noun (feminine)
  From aṅga (limb) + ana suffix. 'One having beautiful limbs'.

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nūna (fresh, new, immediate) used as an adverb.

Note: Emphatic adverb.

अनङ्गना (anaṅganā) - not a real woman, not a woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anaṅganā

anaṅganā - not a woman, not a real woman

Negation (na) + aṅganā.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+aṅganā)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• aṅganā – woman, lady
  noun (feminine)
  From aṅga (limb) + ana suffix. 'One having beautiful limbs'.

Note: Predicate nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

वाचा (vācā) - by word, by speech, through utterance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Means or instrument of discrimination.

विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason, distinguishing

From vi (apart) + root vic (to distinguish, separate) + a (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Subject of the final clause.

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

(indeclinable)

अविवेकः (avivekaḥ) - non-discrimination, lack of discernment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviveka

aviveka - non-discrimination, lack of discernment, confusion, indistinctness

Negation (a-) + viveka.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viveka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  From vi (apart) + root vic (to distinguish, separate) + a (suffix).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative.

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

(indeclinable)