योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-17

अविद्येयमयं जीव इत्यादिकलनाक्रमः ।
अप्रबुद्धप्रबोधाय कल्पितो वाग्विदां वरैः ॥ १७ ॥

avidyeyamayaṃ jīva ityādikalanākramaḥ ,
aprabuddhaprabodhāya kalpito vāgvidāṃ varaiḥ 17

17. avidyā iyam ayam jīvaḥ iti ādi kalanākramaḥ
aprabuddhapabodhāya kalpitaḥ vāgvidām varaiḥ

17. iyam avidyā ayam jīvaḥ iti ādi kalanākramaḥ
aprabuddhaprabodhāya vāgvidām varaiḥ kalpitaḥ

17. This sequence of distinctions, such as "this is ignorance (avidyā), this is the individual soul (jīva)," has been devised by the best of eloquent speakers for the awakening of those who are unawakened.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

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

• आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, etc.

• कलनाक्रमः (kalanākramaḥ) - sequence of conceptualization/distinction

• अप्रबुद्धप्रबोधाय (aprabuddhaprabodhāya) - for the awakening of the unawakened

• कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - conceived, created, fabricated

• वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - of those who know speech, of eloquent speakers

• वरैः (varaiḥ) - by the best, by the excellent ones

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life

Root: jīv (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, etc.

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used as part of compounds or with 'iti'

कलनाक्रमः (kalanākramaḥ) - sequence of conceptualization/distinction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalanākrama

kalanākrama - sequence of distinctions, conceptual framework

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalanā+krama)

• kalanā – calculation, conceptualization, imagining
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• krama – sequence, order, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

अप्रबुद्धप्रबोधाय (aprabuddhaprabodhāya) - for the awakening of the unawakened

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of aprabuddhaprabodha

aprabuddhaprabodha - awakening of the unawakened

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (aprabuddha+prabodha)

• aprabuddha – unawakened, unenlightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• prabodha – awakening, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)

कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - conceived, created, fabricated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fabricated, conceived, created

Past Passive Participle

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kalanākramaḥ'

वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - of those who know speech, of eloquent speakers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāgvid

vāgvid - one who knows speech, an eloquent speaker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+vid)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• vid – knowing, wise, knower
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वरैः (varaiḥ) - by the best, by the excellent ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vara

vara - excellent, best, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to 'the best (of eloquent speakers)'