योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-50

जलमन्यत्तरङ्गोऽन्य इति नानातयाऽज्ञता ।
जलमेव तरङ्गोऽयमित्येकत्वात्किल ज्ञता ॥ ५० ॥

jalamanyattaraṅgo'nya iti nānātayā'jñatā ,
jalameva taraṅgo'yamityekatvātkila jñatā 50

50. jalam anyat taraṅgaḥ anyaḥ iti nānātayā ajñatā
jalam eva taraṅgaḥ ayam iti ekatvāt kila jñatā

50. jalam anyat taraṅgaḥ anyaḥ iti nānātayā ajñatā
jalam eva ayam taraṅgaḥ iti ekatvāt kila jñatā

50. The understanding 'Water is one thing, the wave is another' arises from a sense of multiplicity, and leads to ignorance. [However,] the understanding 'This wave is indeed water itself' arises from a sense of unity, and certainly leads to knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quotation

• नानातया (nānātayā) - by means of multiplicity, by variety, by difference

• अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quotation

• एकत्वात् (ekatvāt) - due to oneness, unity

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known

• ज्ञता (jñatā) - knowledge, wisdom

Words meanings and morphology

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, billow

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quotation

(indeclinable)

नानातया (nānātayā) - by means of multiplicity, by variety, by difference

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - multiplicity, variety, difference

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+tā)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse, separately
  indeclinable
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness'
  suffix (feminine)

अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñatā

ajñatā - ignorance, nescience

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñatā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• jñatā – knowledge, knownness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, billow

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quotation

(indeclinable)

एकत्वात् (ekatvāt) - due to oneness, unity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness, unity, identity, individuality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+tva)

• eka – one, single, identical
  numeral (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness'
  suffix (neuter)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known

(indeclinable)

ज्ञता (jñatā) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñatā

jñatā - knowledge, wisdom, knownness, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

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