योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-5

अविद्येत्युच्यते लोके चिच्चेत्यमलमाश्रिता ।
चेत्यातीतात्मतामेति सर्वोपाधिविवर्जिता ॥ ५ ॥

avidyetyucyate loke ciccetyamalamāśritā ,
cetyātītātmatāmeti sarvopādhivivarjitā 5

5. avidyā iti ucyate loke cit cetyam amalam āśritā
cetya-atīta-ātmatām eti sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā

5. cit cetyam amalam āśritā (satī)
loke avidyā iti ucyate (sā eva)
cetya-atīta-ātmatām eti (ca)
sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā (bhavati)

5. In the world, it is called ignorance (avidyā) when consciousness (cit) depends on the pure object of consciousness (cetya). However, when it attains the nature of being beyond the object of consciousness (cetya) and is devoid of all limiting conditions (upādhi), it truly becomes the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, object of consciousness

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, free from impurity

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - dependent on, resorting to, having taken refuge in

• चेत्य-अतीत-आत्मताम् (cetya-atīta-ātmatām) - the nature of being beyond the knowable (cetya)

• एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

• सर्व-उपाधि-विवर्जिता (sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā) - devoid of all limiting conditions (upādhi)

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vidyā' (knowledge).

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

passive voice

From root 'vac' (class 2) with passive ending -yate.

Root: vac (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, mind

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, object of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - that which is to be known, the knowable, object of thought or consciousness

Gerundive/Passive Future Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, to know) + suffix -ya.

Root: cit (class 1)

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, free from impurity

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, free from impurity

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mala' (impurity).

आश्रिता (āśritā) - dependent on, resorting to, having taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, supported, protected

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

चेत्य-अतीत-आत्मताम् (cetya-atīta-ātmatām) - the nature of being beyond the knowable (cetya)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetya-atīta-ātmatā

cetya-atīta-ātmatā - the state or nature of being beyond the object of consciousness, the Self's nature free from objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+atīta+ātmatā)

• cetya – the knowable, object of consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Passive Future Participle
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, to know) + suffix -ya.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• atīta – gone beyond, past, elapsed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'ati'.
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātmatā – Self-nature, true nature, the state of being the Self
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ātman' (Self) + suffix '-tā' (denoting state or quality).

एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

From root 'i' (class 2) in active voice.

Root: i (class 2)

सर्व-उपाधि-विवर्जिता (sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā) - devoid of all limiting conditions (upādhi)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā

sarva-upādhi-vivarjitā - devoid of all limiting conditions, free from all adjuncts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+upādhi+vivarjita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• upādhi – limiting adjunct, condition, attribute, distinguishing property
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon) with upasargas 'vi' and 'var'.
  Prefixes: vi+var
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with feminine 'cit'.