योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-27

यावदज्ञानतनुता तावच्चित्तस्य तानवम् ।
प्रावृट्परिक्षयो यावत्तावन्नीहारसंक्षयः ॥ २७ ॥

yāvadajñānatanutā tāvaccittasya tānavam ,
prāvṛṭparikṣayo yāvattāvannīhārasaṃkṣayaḥ 27

27. yāvat ajñāna-tanutā tāvat cittasya tānavam
prāvṛṭ-parikṣayaḥ yāvat tāvat nīhāra-saṃkṣayaḥ

27. yāvat ajñāna-tanutā tāvat cittasya tānavam
yāvat prāvṛṭ-parikṣayaḥ tāvat nīhāra-saṃkṣayaḥ

27. As long as the subtle nature of ignorance (ajñāna) persists, so long does the mind remain feeble. Just as long as the rainy season concludes, so long does the mist disperse.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, until, while

• अज्ञान-तनुता (ajñāna-tanutā) - the subtle state of ignorance, the subtle presence of ignorance

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness

• तानवम् (tānavam) - feebleness, weakness, thinness, subtlety

• प्रावृट्-परिक्षयः (prāvṛṭ-parikṣayaḥ) - end of the rainy season, cessation of the monsoon

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, until, while

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• नीहार-संक्षयः (nīhāra-saṁkṣayaḥ) - disappearance of mist, destruction of fog

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, until, while

(indeclinable)

अज्ञान-तनुता (ajñāna-tanutā) - the subtle state of ignorance, the subtle presence of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñāna-tanutā

ajñāna-tanutā - subtle nature of ignorance, subtle presence of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+tanutā)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  From 'jñāna' with negative prefix 'a-'
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tanutā – thinness, subtlety, minuteness, slenderness, feebleness, slightness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'tanu' + suffix '-tā'

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

तानवम् (tānavam) - feebleness, weakness, thinness, subtlety

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tānava

tānava - feebleness, weakness, thinness, subtlety, minuteness

From 'tanu' + suffix '-a'

प्रावृट्-परिक्षयः (prāvṛṭ-parikṣayaḥ) - end of the rainy season, cessation of the monsoon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāvṛṭ-parikṣaya

prāvṛṭ-parikṣaya - end of the rainy season, cessation of the monsoon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāvṛṣ+parikṣaya)

• prāvṛṣ – rainy season, monsoon
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'pra-' + 'vṛṣ' (to rain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• parikṣaya – end, destruction, diminution, decay, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pari-' + root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, until, while

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

नीहार-संक्षयः (nīhāra-saṁkṣayaḥ) - disappearance of mist, destruction of fog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīhāra-saṃkṣaya

nīhāra-saṁkṣaya - disappearance of mist, destruction of fog

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīhāra+saṃkṣaya)

• nīhāra – mist, fog, dew, hoarfrost
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni-' + root 'hṛ' (to take, carry)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• saṃkṣaya – destruction, annihilation, end, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-' + root 'kṣi' (to destroy)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

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