योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-31

अविद्या रूपरहिता यावदेवावलोक्यते ।
तावदेव गलत्याशु तुहिनाणुर्यथातपे ॥ ३१ ॥

avidyā rūparahitā yāvadevāvalokyate ,
tāvadeva galatyāśu tuhināṇuryathātape 31

31. avidyā rūparahitā yāvat eva avalokyate
tāvat eva galati āśu tuhināṇuḥ yathā ātape

31. rūparahitā avidyā yāvat eva avalokyate
tāvat eva āśu galati yathā ātape tuhināṇuḥ

31. As soon as ignorance (avidyā), which is devoid of form, is perceived, it quickly dissipates, just as a particle of snow melts in the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge)

• रूपरहिता (rūparahitā) - devoid of form, formless

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as soon as

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived, is seen, is observed

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so far, then, immediately

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• गलति (galati) - melts, drips, dissolves, disappears

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तुहिनाणुः (tuhināṇuḥ) - a particle of snow/ice

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• आतपे (ātape) - in the sun, in sunshine, in heat

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  negating prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

रूपरहिता (rūparahitā) - devoid of form, formless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūparahita

rūparahita - devoid of form, formless, without shape

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (rūpa+rahita)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rah 'to abandon' + kta suffix
  Root: rah (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as soon as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived, is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of lok

passive form of ava-lok

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so far, then, immediately

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

गलति (galati) - melts, drips, dissolves, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gal

Root: gal (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

तुहिनाणुः (tuhināṇuḥ) - a particle of snow/ice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuhināṇu

tuhināṇu - a particle of snow, a snow-crystal

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tuhina+aṇu)

• tuhina – snow, frost, ice
  noun (neuter)
• aṇu – particle, atom, minute, small
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

आतपे (ātape) - in the sun, in sunshine, in heat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - sunshine, heat, warmth

Prefix: ā

Root: tap (class 1)