योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-43

अविचारणमज्ञानं मौर्ख्यमाहुर्महाधियः ।
संसारसंसृतौ सारमन्तःकरणकारणम् ॥ ४३ ॥

avicāraṇamajñānaṃ maurkhyamāhurmahādhiyaḥ ,
saṃsārasaṃsṛtau sāramantaḥkaraṇakāraṇam 43

43. avicāraṇam ajñānam maurkhyam āhuḥ mahādhiyaḥ
saṃsārasaṃsṛtau sāram antaḥkaraṇakāraṇam

43. mahādhiyaḥ avicāraṇam ajñānam maurkhyam āhuḥ
saṃsārasaṃsṛtau antaḥkaraṇakāraṇam sāram

43. Great thinkers declare non-discrimination to be ignorance and foolishness. The essential cause in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) is the internal organ (antaḥkaraṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• अविचारणम् (avicāraṇam) - non-discrimination, non-reflection, thoughtlessness

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

• मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

• महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - great thinkers, those of great intellect

• संसारसंसृतौ (saṁsārasaṁsṛtau) - in the worldly existence of transmigration, in the cycle of saṃsāra

• सारम् (sāram) - essence, core, main thing, strength

• अन्तःकरणकारणम् (antaḥkaraṇakāraṇam) - the internal organ as the cause, the cause which is the internal organ

Words meanings and morphology

अविचारणम् (avicāraṇam) - non-discrimination, non-reflection, thoughtlessness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avicāraṇa

avicāraṇa - non-discrimination, non-reflection, thoughtlessness

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vicāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vicāraṇa – reflection, discrimination, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'car' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, want of knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+jñāna)

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

Note: Predicate nominative with 'āhuḥ'.

मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance, silliness

Abstract noun derived from 'mūrkha' (foolish)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'āhuḥ', alongside 'ajñānam'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Perfect Active

Irregular root, 3rd person plural perfect tense of 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)

महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ) - great thinkers, those of great intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhi

mahādhi - great-minded, of great intellect, intelligent person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dhī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

संसारसंसृतौ (saṁsārasaṁsṛtau) - in the worldly existence of transmigration, in the cycle of saṃsāra

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsārasaṃsṛti

saṁsārasaṁsṛti - in the cycle of worldly existence and transmigration

Compound type : dvandva (saṃsāra+saṃsṛti)

• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• saṃsṛti – transmigration, worldly existence, flow, course
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sṛ' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

सारम् (sāram) - essence, core, main thing, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, main thing, extract, strength

अन्तःकरणकारणम् (antaḥkaraṇakāraṇam) - the internal organ as the cause, the cause which is the internal organ

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antaḥkaraṇakāraṇa

antaḥkaraṇakāraṇa - the internal organ as the cause

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaḥkaraṇa+kāraṇa)

• antaḥkaraṇa – internal organ (mind, intellect, ego, citta)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: antar
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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