योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-12

अविद्यमानाः सद्भावा विचारविशरारवः ।
अहमादौ जगज्जाले मिथ्याभ्रमभरात्मनि ॥ १२ ॥

avidyamānāḥ sadbhāvā vicāraviśarāravaḥ ,
ahamādau jagajjāle mithyābhramabharātmani 12

12. avidyamānāḥ sat bhāvāḥ vicāraviśarāravaḥ aham
ādau jagat jāle mithyā bhrama bhara ātmani

12. avidyamānāḥ sat bhāvāḥ vicāraviśarāravaḥ aham
ādau mithyā bhrama bhara ātmani jagat jāle

12. Those supposedly real entities which are actually non-existent crumble upon (deep) inquiry. Within the net of the world (jagat), starting with the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra), which is inherently filled with the weight of false illusion, (what then? - the thought continues in the next verse).

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्यमानाः (avidyamānāḥ) - non-existent; not present; not being

• सत् (sat) - existent; real; good

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities; states; phenomena

• विचारविशरारवः (vicāraviśarāravaḥ) - those that crumble upon inquiry; destroyed by reflection

• अहम् (aham) - I; ego (ahaṅkāra)

• आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning; in the first place; etcetera

• जगत् (jagat) - world; universe

• जाले (jāle) - in the net; in the trap

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; wrongly; unreal

• भ्रम (bhrama) - illusion; error; delusion

• भर (bhara) - burden; weight; abundance; full of

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self; in the soul (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्यमानाः (avidyamānāḥ) - non-existent; not present; not being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avidyamāna

avidyamāna - not existing, absent, not being present

Present Middle Participle (negated)

formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'vidyamāna' (present participle from root 'vid' to be/exist)

Compound type : tatpurusha (na+vidyamāna)

• na – not, no, non-
  indeclinable
  negation particle, often prefixed to form compounds
• vidyamāna – existing, being present, found
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  from root 'vid' (to be, exist)
  Root: vid (class 2)

सत् (sat) - existent; real; good

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good; being

Present Active Participle

from verb root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities; states; phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, existence, nature, sentiment, feeling, phenomenon

Root: bhū (class 1)

विचारविशरारवः (vicāraviśarāravaḥ) - those that crumble upon inquiry; destroyed by reflection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicāraviśarāru

vicāraviśarāru - crumbling or dissolving upon inquiry/reflection

Compound type : tatpurusha (vicāra+viśarāru)

• vicāra – inquiry, reflection, consideration, discrimination, thought
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'car' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• viśarāru – prone to decaying, crumbling, dissolving; perishable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

अहम् (aham) - I; ego (ahaṅkāra)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning; in the first place; etcetera

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; etcetera; first

जगत् (jagat) - world; universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe (often referring to phenomenal world)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as the first part of a compound 'jagajjāle'

जाले (jāle) - in the net; in the trap

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, snare, trap, illusion, web

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; wrongly; unreal

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as first part of compound 'mithyābhramabharātmani'

भ्रम (bhrama) - illusion; error; delusion

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, illusion, mistake

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Part of a larger compound

भर (bhara) - burden; weight; abundance; full of

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhara

bhara - bearing, carrying, burden, load, abundance, full of

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a larger compound

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self; in the soul (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the Self, soul, essence, individual soul, universal spirit (ātman)

Note: Used as the last part of a compound 'mithyābhramabharātmani'