योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-22

वयमज्ञातवन्तस्त्वां मौर्ख्येणाशु मृतं भवत् ।
मृतमस्माकमद्यासि दीपानां तिमिरं यथा ॥ २२ ॥

vayamajñātavantastvāṃ maurkhyeṇāśu mṛtaṃ bhavat ,
mṛtamasmākamadyāsi dīpānāṃ timiraṃ yathā 22

22. vayam ajñātavantaḥ tvām maurkhyeṇa āśu mṛtam bhavat
mṛtam asmākam adya asi dīpānām timiram yathā

22. maurkhyeṇa vayam tvām ajñātavantaḥ,
mṛtam bhavat.
adya tvam asmākam mṛtam asi,
yathā dīpānām timiram.

22. We, out of foolishness, were ignorant of you, O mind, though you were already lifeless. Today, for us, you are truly defunct, just as darkness is nothing to lamps.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अज्ञातवन्तः (ajñātavantaḥ) - those who did not know, ignorant

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness, out of ignorance

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

• भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• असि (asi) - you are

• दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

• तिमिरम् (timiram) - darkness, gloom

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronoun, Nominative Plural

Note: Refers to the speaker(s), likely the enlightened self.

अज्ञातवन्तः (ajñātavantaḥ) - those who did not know, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajñātavat

ajñātavat - one who has not known, ignorant

Past Active Participle

Derived from a- + jñāta (PPP of jñā) + -vat (suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agreeing with vayam.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Pronoun, Accusative Singular

Note: Refers to citta (mind)

मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness, out of ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

Derived from mūrkha

Note: Cause for not knowing

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agreeing with tvām

भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavant

bhavant - being, existing, present

Present Active Participle

derived from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: In sense of 'being' or 'existing'

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively for citta

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronoun, Genitive Plural

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

Root: dīp (class 4)

तिमिरम् (timiram) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of timira

timira - darkness, gloom, mist

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)