योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-18

अज्ञानमुच्यते चित्तमसत्सदिव संस्थितम् ।
असंवेदनमज्ञानं ज्ञानं संवेदनं भवेत् ॥ १८ ॥

ajñānamucyate cittamasatsadiva saṃsthitam ,
asaṃvedanamajñānaṃ jñānaṃ saṃvedanaṃ bhavet 18

18. ajñānam ucyate cittam asat sat iva saṃsthitam
asaṃvedanam ajñānam jñānam saṃvedanam bhavet

18. ajñānam cittam ucyate,
asat sat iva saṃsthitam.
asaṃvedanam ajñānam,
saṃvedanam jñānam bhavet

18. Ignorance (ajñāna) is referred to as the mind (citta), existing as if it were both real and unreal. Ignorance (ajñāna) is non-awareness, while knowledge is awareness.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, non-knowledge

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, established, existing

• असंवेदनम् (asaṁvedanam) - non-awareness, lack of sensation/cognition

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, non-knowledge

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - awareness, sensation, cognition

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, non-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience (ajñāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, awareness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, spirit

Past Passive Participle (secondary noun formation)

From root cit 'to perceive, think'

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'ajñānam'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as ('to be')
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies implied 'tat' or 'cittam'.

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root as ('to be')

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies implied 'tat' or 'cittam'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - placed, situated, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā 'to stand' with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'cittam'.

असंवेदनम् (asaṁvedanam) - non-awareness, lack of sensation/cognition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃvedana

asaṁvedana - non-awareness, unconsciousness, lack of perception

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvedana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃvedana – awareness, sensation, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid 'to know' with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 6)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, non-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience (ajñāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, awareness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'asaṃvedanam'.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, true knowledge

From root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 9)

संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - awareness, sensation, cognition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedana

saṁvedana - awareness, sensation, perception, feeling

From root vid 'to know' with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'jñānam'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)