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5,82

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-20

असारात्मस्वरूपाणामनालोकवती सदा ।
अन्धानामुद्धतिर्येयं सा दृश्यायैव जायते ॥ २० ॥
asārātmasvarūpāṇāmanālokavatī sadā ,
andhānāmuddhatiryeyaṃ sā dṛśyāyaiva jāyate 20
20. asāra-ātma-svarūpāṇām an-ālokavatī sadā
andhānām uddhatiḥ yā iyam sā dṛśyāya eva jāyate
20. asāra-ātma-svarūpāṇām an-ālokavatī sadā
andhānām yā iyam uddhatiḥ sā dṛśyāya eva jāyate
20. This arrogance (uddhatiḥ) of the blind (andhānām), who are always without insight (anālokavatī) due to their unsubstantial nature of the self (ātman), arises only for what is visible.

Words meanings summery:

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  • असार-आत्म-स्वरूपाणाम् (asāra-ātma-svarūpāṇām) - of those whose intrinsic nature (svarūpa) of the self (ātman) is unsubstantial
  • अन्-आलोकवती (an-ālokavatī) - without insight, devoid of perception (feminine)
  • सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually
  • अन्धानाम् (andhānām) - of the blind
  • उद्धतिः (uddhatiḥ) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, insolence)
  • या (yā) - which (feminine)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
  • सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
  • दृश्याय (dṛśyāya) - for what is visible, for seeing
  • एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed
  • जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

असार-आत्म-स्वरूपाणाम् (asāra-ātma-svarūpāṇām) - of those whose intrinsic nature (svarūpa) of the self (ātman) is unsubstantial
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asāra-ātma-svarūpa
asāra-ātma-svarūpa - one whose intrinsic nature of the self is unsubstantial
Compound type : bahuvrihi (asāra+ātman+svarūpa)
  • asāra – without essence, unsubstantial, worthless
    adjective (masculine)
    Compound of a (negation) + sāra (essence)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
  • svarūpa – one's own form, nature, identity
    noun (neuter)
    Compound of sva (own) + rūpa (form)
अन्-आलोकवती (an-ālokavatī) - without insight, devoid of perception (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of an-ālokavat
an-ālokavat - one who is without light/sight/perception, without insight
Compound of an (negation) + āloka (sight, perception) + vat (possessive suffix)
Compound type : tatpurusha (an+āloka+vat)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • āloka – light, sight, vision, perception
    noun (masculine)
    From root lok (to see) with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: lok (class 10)
  • vat – possessing, having (suffix)
    suffix
    Possessive suffix
Note: Here modifying uddhatiḥ implicitly, which is feminine.
सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
अन्धानाम् (andhānām) - of the blind
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of andha
andha - blind, dark, ignorant
Root: andh (class 1)
Note: Used as a substantive, 'of the blind ones'.
उद्धतिः (uddhatiḥ) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, insolence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uddhati
uddhati - arrogance, pride, haughtiness, elevation
From root han (to strike) with prefixes ut + ā (or ud-hata from root han with ut, then noun from that)
Prefix: ud
Root: han (class 2)
या (yā) - which (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
दृश्याय (dṛśyāya) - for what is visible, for seeing
(adjective)
Dative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object of sight
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Used as a substantive, 'for the visible thing'.
एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed
(indeclinable)
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jan
present active
Root jan, 4th class, atmanepada, 3rd person singular, present indicative mood
Root: jan (class 4)