योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-41, verse-10
पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मैव विचारयति चात्मना ।
आत्मैवेहास्ति नाविद्या इत्यविद्याक्षयं विदुः ॥ १० ॥
आत्मैवेहास्ति नाविद्या इत्यविद्याक्षयं विदुः ॥ १० ॥
paśyatyātmānamātmaiva vicārayati cātmanā ,
ātmaivehāsti nāvidyā ityavidyākṣayaṃ viduḥ 10
ātmaivehāsti nāvidyā ityavidyākṣayaṃ viduḥ 10
10.
paśyati ātmānam ātmā eva vicārayati ca ātmanā ātmā
eva iha asti na avidyā iti avidyā-kṣayam viduḥ
eva iha asti na avidyā iti avidyā-kṣayam viduḥ
10.
ātmā eva ātmānam paśyati ca ātmanā vicārayati iha
ātmā eva asti na avidyā iti avidyā-kṣayam viduḥ
ātmā eva asti na avidyā iti avidyā-kṣayam viduḥ
10.
The self (ātman) itself sees the self (ātman) and reflects upon it by means of the self (ātman). "Only the self (ātman) exists here, not ignorance (avidyā)," thus they understand the dissolution of ignorance (avidyā).
Words meanings summery:
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- पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)
- एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly
- विचारयति (vicārayati) - reflects, considers, investigates
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)
- एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- न (na) - not, no
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge (avidyā)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech
- अविद्या-क्षयम् (avidyā-kṣayam) - the destruction of ignorance (avidyā)
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they perceive
Words meanings and morphology
पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
present tense, third person singular, active voice
From root 'dṛś', changes to 'paśya' in present stem (class 4)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), ego
Root: an (class 2)
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), ego
Root: an (class 2)
एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
विचारयति (vicārayati) - reflects, considers, investigates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vicār
present tense, third person singular, active voice
root 'car' (to move) with upasarga 'vi' and causative suffix 'āy' (often implied in dictionaries as 'vicār')
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), ego
Root: an (class 2)
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), ego
Root: an (class 2)
एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
present tense, third person singular, active voice
From root 'as'
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge (avidyā)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge (avidyā)
Negative particle 'a' + 'vidyā' (knowledge)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
From root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech
(indeclinable)
अविद्या-क्षयम् (avidyā-kṣayam) - the destruction of ignorance (avidyā)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avidyā-kṣaya
avidyā-kṣaya - destruction of ignorance, dissolution of nescience
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avidyā+kṣaya)
- avidyā – ignorance, nescience (avidyā)
noun (feminine)
Negative particle 'a' + 'vidyā' (knowledge)
Prefix: a
Root: vid (class 2) - kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay, end
noun (masculine)
From root 'kṣi' (to destroy)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they perceive
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid
perfect tense, third person plural, active voice
From root 'vid' (class 2) - perfect forms are irregular (vivida, vividuḥ)
Root: vid (class 2)