योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-50

किंचिज्जातविषादैवमुवाचात्मनि चेतसा ।
अहो नु विषमं मौर्ख्यं तदनात्मज्ञतात्मकम् ॥ ५० ॥

kiṃcijjātaviṣādaivamuvācātmani cetasā ,
aho nu viṣamaṃ maurkhyaṃ tadanātmajñatātmakam 50

50. kiñcit jātaviṣādā evam uvāca ātmani cetasā
aho nu viṣamam maurkhyam tat anātmajñatātmakam

50. kiñcit jātaviṣādā evam ātmani cetasā uvāca
aho nu tat maurkhyam viṣamam anātmajñatātmakam

50. Having become somewhat distressed, she thus spoke within her own mind: "Oh, how terrible indeed is that folly, which inherently constitutes ignorance of the true self (ātman)!"

Words meanings summery:

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little (somewhat, a little, slightly)

• जातविषादा (jātaviṣādā) - having become distressed (feminine) (having arisen sorrow, having become distressed)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke (he/she/it spoke, said)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in her own self (mind) (in the self, in oneself, in the mind)

• चेतसा (cetasā) - with her mind (by the mind, with the thought)

• अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh!, Ah! (exclamation of surprise, regret, praise))

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

• विषमम् (viṣamam) - terrible (uneven, difficult, terrible, abnormal)

• मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - folly (folly, foolishness, ignorance)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• अनात्मज्ञतात्मकम् (anātmajñatātmakam) - which inherently constitutes ignorance of the true self (ātman) (consisting of ignorance of the self, related to ignorance of the self)

Words meanings and morphology

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little (somewhat, a little, slightly)

(indeclinable)

जातविषादा (jātaviṣādā) - having become distressed (feminine) (having arisen sorrow, having become distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jātaviṣādā

jātaviṣādā - having arisen sorrow, having become distressed (feminine)

feminine form of jātaviṣāda

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+viṣāda)

• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• viṣāda – despondency, dejection, sorrow, distress
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'she' (sā).

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke (he/she/it spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in her own self (mind) (in the self, in oneself, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essential nature

Note: Refers to the internal state of the speaker.

चेतसा (cetasā) - with her mind (by the mind, with the thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intelligence, consciousness, heart

अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh!, Ah! (exclamation of surprise, regret, praise))

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

विषमम् (viṣamam) - terrible (uneven, difficult, terrible, abnormal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, arduous, dangerous, terrible

Prefix: vi

Root: sam

Note: Qualifies 'maurkhyam'.

मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - folly (folly, foolishness, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - folly, foolishness, ignorance

derived from mūrkha (foolish)

Note: Subject of the exclamation.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'maurkhyam'.

अनात्मज्ञतात्मकम् (anātmajñatātmakam) - which inherently constitutes ignorance of the true self (ātman) (consisting of ignorance of the self, related to ignorance of the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anātmajñatātmaka

anātmajñatātmaka - consisting of ignorance of the self, related to ignorance of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anātmajñatā+ātmaka)

• anātmajñatā – ignorance of the self (ātman)
  noun (feminine)
  from an-ātman-jña-tā
  Prefix: an
• ātmaka – consisting of, relating to, forming the nature of
  adjective (neuter)
  suffix -ātmakam indicating 'nature' or 'essence'

Note: Qualifies 'maurkhyam'.

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