योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-54

अविद्येयं तु नास्तीति बुद्ध्वा युक्तियुतं धिया ।
ज्ञानादेव परावाप्तिस्तदभ्यासस्ततः परम् ॥ ५४ ॥

avidyeyaṃ tu nāstīti buddhvā yuktiyutaṃ dhiyā ,
jñānādeva parāvāptistadabhyāsastataḥ param 54

54. avidyā iyam tu na asti iti buddhvā yuktiyutam dhiyā
jñānāt eva parāvāptiḥ tat abhyāsaḥ tataḥ param

54. iyam avidyā na asti iti dhiyā yuktiyutam buddhvā jñānāt
eva parāvāptiḥ (bhavati) tataḥ tat abhyāsaḥ param (bhavati)

54. Having logically comprehended with intelligence (dhī) that this ignorance (avidyā) does not truly exist, supreme attainment (parāvāpti) comes from knowledge (jñāna) alone. Therefore, the diligent practice (abhyāsa) of that (knowledge) is of utmost importance.

Words meanings summery:

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

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she)

• तु (tu) - certainly (but, indeed, however, certainly)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - that (marking indirect speech/thought) (thus, so, in this way)

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having comprehended (having understood, having known, having perceived)

• युक्तियुतम् (yuktiyutam) - logically (endowed with reason, logical, reasonable)

• धिया (dhiyā) - with intelligence (dhī) (by intellect, by intelligence, by understanding)

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna) (from knowledge, by means of knowledge)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, indeed, certainly)

• परावाप्तिः (parāvāptiḥ) - supreme attainment (parāvāpti) (supreme attainment, highest acquisition)

• तत् (tat) - that (knowledge's) (that, its)

• अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - diligent practice (abhyāsa) (practice, repetition, diligent application)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (then, thereafter, from that)

• परम् (param) - of utmost importance (supreme, ultimate, highest, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance (avidyā)

इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, modifying 'avidyā'.

तु (tu) - certainly (but, indeed, however, certainly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - that (marking indirect speech/thought) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having comprehended (having understood, having known, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root 'budh' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

युक्तियुतम् (yuktiyutam) - logically (endowed with reason, logical, reasonable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuktiyuta

yuktiyuta - endowed with reason, logical

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yukti+yuta)

• yukti – reason, logic, propriety
  noun (feminine)
• yuta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yuj' with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'logically' or 'reasonably'.

धिया (dhiyā) - with intelligence (dhī) (by intellect, by intelligence, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding

Note: Instrumental case indicating the means of understanding.

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna) (from knowledge, by means of knowledge)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge (jñāna)

Root: jñā (class 9)

एव (eva) - alone (only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

परावाप्तिः (parāvāptiḥ) - supreme attainment (parāvāpti) (supreme attainment, highest acquisition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parāvāpti

parāvāpti - supreme attainment, ultimate acquisition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parā+āvāpti)

• parā – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (feminine)
• āvāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that (knowledge's) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Possessive, referring to 'jñāna' (knowledge).

अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - diligent practice (abhyāsa) (practice, repetition, diligent application)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition (abhyāsa)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - of utmost importance (supreme, ultimate, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest

Note: Used predicatively for the implied importance of practice. Though 'abhyāsaḥ' is masculine, 'param' can function as a neutral predicate, or adverbially.