योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-19

विज्ञाता सत्यरूपांग नाशं याति पलायते ।
विप्रमध्यात्परिज्ञाता यथा चाण्डालकन्यका ॥ १९ ॥

vijñātā satyarūpāṃga nāśaṃ yāti palāyate ,
vipramadhyātparijñātā yathā cāṇḍālakanyakā 19

19. vijñātā satyarūpā aṅga nāśam yāti palāyate
vipramadhyāt parijñātā yathā cāṇḍālakanyakā

19. aṅga satyarūpā vijñātā ajñatā nāśam yāti palāyate
yathā vipramadhyāt parijñātā cāṇḍālakanyakā

19. O dear one, when ignorance is understood in its true nature, it vanishes and flees, just as a Cāṇḍāla girl, once fully recognized among Brahmins, would flee.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञाता (vijñātā) - known, understood, recognized

• सत्यरूपा (satyarūpā) - having a true form, of true nature

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (an address, likely to Rāma) (O dear one, O limb (vocative))

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, disappearance

• याति (yāti) - goes, obtains, reaches

• पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away, escapes

• विप्रमध्यात् (vipramadhyāt) - from the midst of Brahmins

• परिज्ञाता (parijñātā) - fully known, recognized, perceived

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• चाण्डालकन्यका (cāṇḍālakanyakā) - Cāṇḍāla girl, girl of an outcaste

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञाता (vijñātā) - known, understood, recognized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, recognized, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

सत्यरूपा (satyarūpā) - having a true form, of true nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyarūpa

satyarūpa - of true form, whose nature is truth, real

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (satya+rūpa)

• satya – true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying ignorance (understood).

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (an address, likely to Rāma) (O dear one, O limb (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, dear one (vocative)

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, disappearance, ruin, loss

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, disappear)

Root: naś (class 4)

याति (yāti) - goes, obtains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, from root 'yā'.

Root: yā (class 2)

पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away, escapes

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, from root 'ay' with prefix 'palā'.

Prefix: palā

Root: ay (class 1)

विप्रमध्यात् (vipramadhyāt) - from the midst of Brahmins

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vipramadhya

vipramadhya - midst of Brahmins

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vipra+madhya)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

परिज्ञाता (parijñātā) - fully known, recognized, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - fully known, recognized, ascertained, well understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

चाण्डालकन्यका (cāṇḍālakanyakā) - Cāṇḍāla girl, girl of an outcaste

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cāṇḍālakanyakā

cāṇḍālakanyakā - Cāṇḍāla girl, girl of an untouchable

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (cāṇḍāla+kanyakā)

• cāṇḍāla – outcaste, untouchable, member of the lowest caste
  noun (masculine)
• kanyakā – girl, maiden, daughter
  noun (feminine)

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