योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-16

अविद्याया विचारोऽयं जीवपुर्यष्टकादिका ।
अप्यत्यन्तमसत्यायाः कल्पना कल्पितात्मनः ॥ १६ ॥

avidyāyā vicāro'yaṃ jīvapuryaṣṭakādikā ,
apyatyantamasatyāyāḥ kalpanā kalpitātmanaḥ 16

16. avidyāyāḥ vicāraḥ ayam jīvapuryaṣṭakādikā
api atyantam asatyāyāḥ kalpanā kalpitātmanaḥ

16. ayam avidyāyāḥ vicāraḥ jīvapuryaṣṭakādikā
api atyantam asatyāyāḥ kalpanā kalpitātmanaḥ

16. This discussion concerns (avidyā) ignorance itself, which is a conceptual creation (kalpanā) for the imagined self (ātman), involving even the utterly unreal, such as the subtle body (jīva-puryaṣṭaka) and other such entities.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्यायाः (avidyāyāḥ) - pertaining to (avidyā) ignorance (of ignorance, from ignorance)

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - exposition, discussion (consideration, inquiry, examination, deliberation, exposition)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the discussion) (this, he)

• जीवपुर्यष्टकादिका (jīvapuryaṣṭakādikā) - entities starting with the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) of the individual soul (jīva) (beginning with the subtle body of the individual soul, etc.)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the extent of unreality) (even, also, too)

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - utterly, completely (exceedingly, entirely, absolutely, extremely)

• असत्यायाः (asatyāyāḥ) - of that which is fundamentally unreal (of the unreal, of the untrue)

• कल्पना (kalpanā) - mental fabrication, conceptual creation (imagination, fancy, conception, mental fabrication)

• कल्पितात्मनः (kalpitātmanaḥ) - for the conceived or imagined (ātman) self (of the imagined self, of the constructed individual)

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्यायाः (avidyāyāḥ) - pertaining to (avidyā) ignorance (of ignorance, from ignorance)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

'a' (negation) + 'vidyā' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vicāraḥ'.

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - exposition, discussion (consideration, inquiry, examination, deliberation, exposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - consideration, inquiry, examination, deliberation, exposition

Derived from 'vi-car' (to move about, to investigate).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the discussion) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vicāraḥ'.

जीवपुर्यष्टकादिका (jīvapuryaṣṭakādikā) - entities starting with the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) of the individual soul (jīva) (beginning with the subtle body of the individual soul, etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvapuryaṣṭakādika

jīvapuryaṣṭakādika - beginning with the subtle body of the individual soul

Compound formed with 'jīva' + 'puryaṣṭaka' + 'ādika' (etcetera, beginning with).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīva+puryaṣṭaka+ādika)

• jīva – individual soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• puryaṣṭaka – the eightfold subtle body (components)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'puri' (city/body) and 'aṣṭaka' (eightfold group).
• ādika – beginning with, and so forth, etc.
  adjective (feminine)
  suffix 'ādi' (beginning) + 'ka'

Note: Refers to 'kalpanā'.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the extent of unreality) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - utterly, completely (exceedingly, entirely, absolutely, extremely)

(indeclinable)

'ati' (beyond) + 'anta' (end)

Note: While 'atyanta' is an adjective, 'atyantam' with an 'm' ending can function adverbially.

असत्यायाः (asatyāyāḥ) - of that which is fundamentally unreal (of the unreal, of the untrue)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of asatyā

asatyā - unreal, untrue, false

'a' (negation) + 'satyā' (true, real - feminine form)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• satyā – true, real, truthful (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of 'satya'

Note: Qualifies 'kalpanā'.

कल्पना (kalpanā) - mental fabrication, conceptual creation (imagination, fancy, conception, mental fabrication)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, fancy, conception, mental fabrication, arrangement

Derived from root 'kḷp' (to fashion, to form).

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: The core subject of the 'avidyā' explanation.

कल्पितात्मनः (kalpitātmanaḥ) - for the conceived or imagined (ātman) self (of the imagined self, of the constructed individual)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kalpitātman

kalpitātman - imagined self, created soul

Compound of 'kalpita' (imagined) and 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kalpita+ātman)

• kalpita – imagined, fashioned, created, constructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'kḷp' (to fashion).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose or relation. 'for the imagined self' or 'of the imagined self'.