योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-26

अस्वरूपस्य तस्यापि सा ह्यविद्यैव विद्यते ।
विकारितादयो दोषा न केचन महात्मनि ॥ २६ ॥

asvarūpasya tasyāpi sā hyavidyaiva vidyate ,
vikāritādayo doṣā na kecana mahātmani 26

26. asvarūpasya tasya api sā hi avidyā eva vidyate
vikāritādayaḥ doṣāḥ na kecana mahātmani

26. asvarūpasya tasya api sā hi avidyā eva vidyate
mahātmani kecana vikāritādayaḥ doṣāḥ na

26. Even for that [self] which appears without its true nature, it is indeed only ignorance (avidyā) that exists. No defects like mutability are ever present in the great self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अस्वरूपस्य (asvarūpasya) - of the self when it appears to be without its true nature due to ignorance (of the formless; of that which is without its true nature)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that self (ātman) (of that)

• अपि (api) - even for (even, also, too)

• सा (sā) - that (ignorance) (she, that (feminine))

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because)

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

• एव (eva) - only (only, merely, indeed)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is present, is found)

• विकारितादयः (vikāritādayaḥ) - defects like mutability (modifications and others, beginning with mutability)

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - defects (faults, defects, vices)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• केचन (kecana) - any whatsoever (any, some (plural))

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great self (ātman) (in the great self, in the great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्वरूपस्य (asvarūpasya) - of the self when it appears to be without its true nature due to ignorance (of the formless; of that which is without its true nature)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asvarūpa

asvarūpa - formless, devoid of its own nature/form

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'svarūpa'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+svarūpa)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• svarūpa – own form, one's own nature, identity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tasya'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that self (ātman) (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - even for (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (ignorance) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'avidyā' (ignorance).

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, illusion

From 'a' (negation) + 'vidyā' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

एव (eva) - only (only, merely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is present, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle

Root vid (2nd class, Ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 2)

विकारितादयः (vikāritādayaḥ) - defects like mutability (modifications and others, beginning with mutability)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikāritādi

vikāritādi - mutability etc., beginning with change

compound of 'vikāritā' and 'ādi'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikāritā+ādi)

• vikāritā – mutability, changeability, state of being modified
  noun (feminine)
  from vikāra (change) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: Subject of 'na vidyate' (implied with 'doṣāḥ').

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - defects (faults, defects, vices)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, blemish, vice, error

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

केचन (kecana) - any whatsoever (any, some (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

From interrogative pronoun 'kim' + 'cana' (indefinite suffix)

Note: In combination with 'na', it reinforces the negation. 'na kecana' means 'not any'.

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great self (ātman) (in the great self, in the great soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, great self, noble one, the Supreme Soul (ātman)

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat, used as prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: The 'ātman' here refers to the Supreme Self, which is beyond all defects.

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