योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-89

एषा ह्यविद्या कथिता मायैषा सा निगद्यते ।
परमेतत्तदज्ञानं संसारादिविषप्रदम् ॥ ८९ ॥

eṣā hyavidyā kathitā māyaiṣā sā nigadyate ,
parametattadajñānaṃ saṃsārādiviṣapradam 89

89. eṣā hi avidyā kathitā | eṣā sā māyā nigadyate |
paramam etat tat ajñānaṃ saṃsārādiviṣapradam ||

89. eṣā hi avidyā kathitā eṣā sā māyā nigadyate
etat tat paramam ajñānaṃ saṃsārādiviṣapradam

89. This is indeed termed ignorance (avidyā); this same (śakti) is declared to be illusion (māyā). This supreme ignorance (ajñāna) is that which gives rise to the poison of transmigration (saṃsāra) and the like.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' from the previous verse, or the spandaśakti. (this (feminine))

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

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

• कथिता (kathitā) - called, said, narrated, declared

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' from the previous verse, or the spandaśakti. (this (feminine))

• सा (sā) - Refers to śakti. (she, that (feminine))

• माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, supernatural power

• निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is declared, is spoken of, is stated

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ignorance (ajñānam) being described. (this (neuter))

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' or 'that which arises'. (that, it)

• अज्ञानं (ajñānaṁ) - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

• संसारादिविषप्रदम् (saṁsārādiviṣapradam) - that which bestows the poison of saṃsāra and so on

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' from the previous verse, or the spandaśakti. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

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

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or causation.

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Negative prefix a + vidyā (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

कथिता (kathitā) - called, said, narrated, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - called, said, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' from the previous verse, or the spandaśakti. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

सा (sā) - Refers to śakti. (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, supernatural power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, supernatural power

Root: mā (class 3)

निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is declared, is spoken of, is stated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gad

Passive voice, present tense

Root gad (1st class) with prefix ni, passive form.

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

Superlative form of para.

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the ignorance (ajñānam) being described. (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'imagined connection as mind' or 'that which arises'. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अज्ञानं (ajñānaṁ) - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

Negative prefix a + jñāna (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

संसारादिविषप्रदम् (saṁsārādiviṣapradam) - that which bestows the poison of saṃsāra and so on

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsārādiviṣaprada

saṁsārādiviṣaprada - giving the poison of transmigration etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+ādi+viṣa+prada)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root sṛ (to flow)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• prada – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective
  nominal agent suffix (ḍa)
  From pra + root dā (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies ajñānam.