योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-64

अज्ञदृष्ट्या त्वविच्छिन्नसंसारत्वादनारतम् ।
नित्या संसारमायेयं मिथ्यापीहोपपद्यते ॥ ६४ ॥

ajñadṛṣṭyā tvavicchinnasaṃsāratvādanāratam ,
nityā saṃsāramāyeyaṃ mithyāpīhopapadyate 64

64. ajñadṛṣṭyā tu avicchinnasaṃsāratvāt anāratam
nityā saṃsāramāyā iyam mithyā api iha upapadyate

64. tu ajñadṛṣṭyā avicchinnasaṃsāratvāt anāratam
iyam नित्या संसारमाया mithyā api iha upapadyate

64. However, from the perspective of the ignorant, because of the ceaseless and unbroken nature of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), this eternal illusion (māyā) of saṃsāra is justified here, even though it is false.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञदृष्ट्या (ajñadṛṣṭyā) - by the sight of an ignorant person, from the perspective of the ignorant

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

• अविच्छिन्नसंसारत्वात् (avicchinnasaṁsāratvāt) - due to the uninterrupted nature of transmigratory existence

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - ceaselessly (incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly)

• नित्या (nityā) - eternal, constant, perpetual

• संसारमाया (saṁsāramāyā) - the illusion of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - though false, false (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, illusory)

• अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, too, although)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context, from this perspective) (here, in this world)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified (is justified, is established, makes sense)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञदृष्ट्या (ajñadṛṣṭyā) - by the sight of an ignorant person, from the perspective of the ignorant

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ajñadṛṣṭi

ajñadṛṣṭi - sight of an ignorant person, perspective of the ignorant

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajña+dṛṣṭi)

• ajña – ignorant, unwise, not knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  a- (negative) + jña (knower)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, view, perspective
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अविच्छिन्नसंसारत्वात् (avicchinnasaṁsāratvāt) - due to the uninterrupted nature of transmigratory existence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avicchinnasaṃsāratva

avicchinnasaṁsāratva - uninterrupted state of saṃsāra

Derived from avicchinnasaṃsāra + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (avicchinnasaṃsāra+tva)

• avicchinnasaṃsāra – uninterrupted saṃsāra
  noun (masculine)
  a- (negative) + vicchinna (interrupted) + saṃsāra
  Prefix: a
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: 'avicchinna' itself is a compound: a (not) + vicchinna (broken/interrupted, past passive participle of vi-chid).

अनारतम् (anāratam) - ceaselessly (incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly)

(indeclinable)

a- (negative) + ārata (stopped, ceased)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ārata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ārata – stopped, ceased, begun
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- + root ram (to stop, to rest)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

नित्या (nityā) - eternal, constant, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always

Note: Agrees with `samsāramāyā`.

संसारमाया (saṁsāramāyā) - the illusion of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsāramāyā

saṁsāramāyā - illusion of saṃsāra, worldly illusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+māyā)

• saṃsāra – transmigratory existence, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- + root sṛ (to flow, go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
  From root mā (to measure, to form)
  Root: mā (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `samsāramāyā`.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - though false, false (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, illusory)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, too, although)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this context, from this perspective) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified (is justified, is established, makes sense)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Prefix upa- + root pad (to go), 4th class, Ātmanepada

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

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