योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-20

नैतज्जलमिति ज्ञानात्संवित्तेः प्रविलीयते ।
इदं चित्तमिति प्रौढं यदज्ञानमलं हृदि ॥ २० ॥

naitajjalamiti jñānātsaṃvitteḥ pravilīyate ,
idaṃ cittamiti prauḍhaṃ yadajñānamalaṃ hṛdi 20

20. na etat jalam iti jñānāt saṃvitteḥ praviliyate
idam cittam iti prauḍham yat ajñānam alam hṛdi

20. hṛdi idam cittam iti prauḍham yat ajñānam alam,
etat jalam iti jñānāt saṃvitteḥ na praviliyate

20. That profound ignorance (ajñāna) rooted in the heart, which asserts 'this is the mind,' does not dissolve from consciousness (saṃvit) merely by knowledge like 'this is not water.'

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, by knowledge

• संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - from consciousness, from understanding, from awareness

• प्रविलियते (praviliyate) - it dissolves, it disappears, it vanishes

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

• प्रौढम् (prauḍham) - deeply rooted (referring to ignorance) (fully grown, developed, mature, profound, deeply rooted)

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - Spiritual ignorance (ajñāna), the fundamental misconception of reality. (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance)

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly, verily (sufficiently, indeed, enough, truly)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind, inwardly

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Used here as an adjective, referring to 'jalam'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, fluid

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, by knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - from consciousness, from understanding, from awareness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - consciousness (saṃvit), knowledge, understanding, awareness

Derived from root vid with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रविलियते (praviliyate) - it dissolves, it disappears, it vanishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-lī

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

Past Passive Participle of cit 'to perceive, observe'

Derived from root cit.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The object of the 'iti' clause, "this is the mind."

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

प्रौढम् (prauḍham) - deeply rooted (referring to ignorance) (fully grown, developed, mature, profound, deeply rooted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prauḍha

prauḍha - full grown, mature, deep, strong, developed, profound

Formed from pra-√vah or pra-√uḍh.

यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'ajñānam'.

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - Spiritual ignorance (ajñāna), the fundamental misconception of reality. (ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

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

Formed with negative prefix 'a' and 'jñāna' (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

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

Note: Subject of 'praviliyate'.

अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly, verily (sufficiently, indeed, enough, truly)

(indeclinable)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind, inwardly

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, interior

Root: hṛ (class 1)