योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-74

इत्यन्तर्निश्चयो रूढः सम्यग्ज्ञानं विदुर्बुधाः ।
पूर्वं दृष्टमदृष्टं वा यदस्याः प्रतिभासते ॥ ७४ ॥

ityantarniścayo rūḍhaḥ samyagjñānaṃ vidurbudhāḥ ,
pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaṃ vā yadasyāḥ pratibhāsate 74

74. iti antar-niścayaḥ rūḍhaḥ samyak-jñānam viduḥ budhāḥ
pūrvam dṛṣṭam adṛṣṭam vā yat asyāḥ pratibhāsate

74. budhāḥ (etat) iti rūḍhaḥ antar-niścayaḥ samyak-jñānam
viduḥ yat pūrvam dṛṣṭam adṛṣṭam vā asyāḥ pratibhāsate

74. The wise (budhāḥ) know that this firm inner conviction (antar-niścaya) is right knowledge (samyag-jñāna). Whatever appears from this (consciousness, asyāḥ), whether it was previously perceived or unperceived, (they understand to be merely an appearance).

74. החכמים יודעים כי ידע נכון הוא הקביעות הפנימית הזו. כל מה שמשתקף במודעות, בין אם נראה בעבר ובין אם לא נראה...

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• अन्तर्-निश्चयः (antar-niścayaḥ) - inner conviction, firm internal resolve

• रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - established, firm, rooted, current

• सम्यक्-ज्ञानम् (samyak-jñānam) - right knowledge, correct understanding

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, unperceived

• वा (vā) - or

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this consciousness (saṃvit) (of her, of this (feminine))

• प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines, manifests itself

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्-निश्चयः (antar-niścayaḥ) - inner conviction, firm internal resolve

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar-niścaya

antar-niścaya - internal conviction, firm resolve, inner determination

from antar (within) + niścaya (certainty, conviction)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+niścaya)

• antar – within, internal
  indeclinable
• niścaya – certainty, ascertainment, conviction, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  from root ci with nis prefix
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Subject.

रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - established, firm, rooted, current

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, arisen, established, customary, conventional

Past Passive Participle

from root ruh (to grow, ascend)

Root: ruh (class 1)

सम्यक्-ज्ञानम् (samyak-jñānam) - right knowledge, correct understanding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samyak-jñāna

samyak-jñāna - right knowledge, correct understanding

from samyak (right, proper) + jñāna (knowledge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samyak+jñāna)

• samyak – right, correct, proper, thoroughly
  indeclinable
  from sam-añc
  Prefix: sam
  Root: añc (class 5)
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of viduḥ.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense (irregular), active voice

Irregular perfect 3rd person plural. Often used in present sense.

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned, a wise man

from root budh (to awaken, know)

Root: budh (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, perceived, manifest

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate to yat.

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, unperceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, unperceived, invisible

Past Passive Participle

a- (negation) + dṛṣṭa (seen)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen, beheld
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate to yat.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject of pratibhāsate.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this consciousness (saṃvit) (of her, of this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Feminine genitive singular of idam.

प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines, manifests itself

(verb)

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

Present tense, middle voice

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

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