योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-46

अभावितं ब्रह्मतया ब्रह्माज्ञानमलं भवेत् ।
अभावितं हेमतया यथा हेम च मृद्भवेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

abhāvitaṃ brahmatayā brahmājñānamalaṃ bhavet ,
abhāvitaṃ hematayā yathā hema ca mṛdbhavet 46

46. abhāvitam brahmatayā brahma ajñānam alam bhavet
abhāvitam hematayā yathā hema ca mṛt bhavet

46. brahma abhāvitam brahmatayā brahma ajñānam alam
bhavet yathā hema ca abhāvitam hematayā mṛt bhavet

46. If Brahman (brahman) is not contemplated as Brahman, then the ignorance concerning Brahman will surely persist. Just as gold, when not recognized as gold, appears as mere earth.

Words meanings summery:

• अभावितम् (abhāvitam) - not cultivated, not realized, not contemplated

• ब्रह्मतया (brahmatayā) - by the nature of Brahman, as Brahman

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance of Brahman (brahman) (ignorance, nescience, not knowing)

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, verily, indeed

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, becomes

• अभावितम् (abhāvitam) - not cultivated, not realized, not contemplated

• हेमतया (hematayā) - by the nature of gold, as gold

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• हेम (hema) - gold

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृत् (mṛt) - clay, earth, soil

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

अभावितम् (abhāvitam) - not cultivated, not realized, not contemplated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhāvita

abhāvita - not made to be, not brought into existence, not realized, not contemplated

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū 'to be' with causative suffix '-i' and upasarga 'a-' (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhāvita – made to be, caused to be, cultivated, realized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  From causative of root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied object or subject.

ब्रह्मतया (brahmatayā) - by the nature of Brahman, as Brahman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmatā

brahmatā - the state or condition of being Brahman

From 'brahman' with suffix '-tā'

Note: Used adverbially.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance of Brahman (brahman) (ignorance, nescience, not knowing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, want of knowledge

Derived from root jñā 'to know' with prefix 'a-' and suffix '-ana'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, verily, indeed

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, becomes

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root bhū 'to be'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभावितम् (abhāvitam) - not cultivated, not realized, not contemplated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhāvita

abhāvita - not made to be, not brought into existence, not realized, not contemplated

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū 'to be' with causative suffix '-i' and upasarga 'a-' (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhāvita – made to be, caused to be, cultivated, realized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  From causative of root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hema'.

हेमतया (hematayā) - by the nature of gold, as gold

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hematā

hematā - the state or condition of being gold

From 'heman' with suffix '-tā'

Note: Used adverbially.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold, excellent, best

Root: hā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृत् (mṛt) - clay, earth, soil

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - clay, earth, soil, dirt

Note: Subject complement.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, becomes

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root bhū 'to be'.

Root: bhū (class 1)