योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-3

अज्ञानं शिथिलीभूतमेवं नष्टं विदुर्बुधाः ।
न नाशेन विनोदेति पूर्वसंस्थानविच्युतिः ॥ ३ ॥

ajñānaṃ śithilībhūtamevaṃ naṣṭaṃ vidurbudhāḥ ,
na nāśena vinodeti pūrvasaṃsthānavicyutiḥ 3

3. ajñānam śithilībhūtam evam naṣṭam viduḥ budhāḥ .
na nāśena vinā ut eti pūrvasaṃsthānavicyutiḥ

3. budhāḥ evam śithilībhūtam ajñānam naṣṭam viduḥ .
nāśena vinā pūrvasaṃsthānavicyutiḥ na ut eti

3. The wise understand that ignorance (ajñāna), thus weakened, is considered destroyed. For, a deviation from its former state does not arise without this destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - the fundamental lack of true knowledge about reality, leading to delusion (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

• शिथिलीभूतम् (śithilībhūtam) - become loosened, weakened, relaxed

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - rendered ineffective or eliminated (destroyed, lost, perished)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

• . (.) - punctuation

• न (na) - not

• नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing

• विना (vinā) - without

• उत् (ut) - up, forth, out

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, proceeds

• पूर्वसंस्थानविच्युतिः (pūrvasaṁsthānavicyutiḥ) - deviation/departure from the previous state/constitution

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - the fundamental lack of true knowledge about reality, leading to delusion (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, unconsciousness

compound of 'a' (not) and 'jñāna' (knowledge)

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, spiritual knowledge, understanding, cognition
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from √jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

शिथिलीभूतम् (śithilībhūtam) - become loosened, weakened, relaxed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śithilībhūta

śithilībhūta - become loose, slackened, weakened, relaxed

Past Passive Participle

compound formed from śithilī- (from śithila - loose) and bhūta (PPP of √bhū)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śithilī+bhūta)

• śithilī – loose, slack, relaxed (from śithila)
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – become, been, existed (Past Passive Participle of √bhū)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - rendered ineffective or eliminated (destroyed, lost, perished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √naś

Root: naś (class 4)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vid

perfect tense form

perfect tense 3rd person plural of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person, a sage

derived from √budh

Root: budh (class 1)

. (.) - punctuation

(punctuation)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin, disappearance

action noun

derived from √naś

Root: naś (class 4)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case here (nāśena).

उत् (ut) - up, forth, out

(upasarga)

Note: Forms 'udeti' (arises, comes forth) with 'eti'.

एति (eti) - goes, comes, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

present tense form

present tense 3rd person singular, 2nd conjugation, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: i (class 2)

पूर्वसंस्थानविच्युतिः (pūrvasaṁsthānavicyutiḥ) - deviation/departure from the previous state/constitution

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvasaṃsthānavicyuti

pūrvasaṁsthānavicyuti - deviation from the former state/constitution, departure from the original form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+saṃsthāna+vicyuti)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior, earlier
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃsthāna – state, form, constitution, position, configuration
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from √sthā with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vicyuti – deviation, departure, falling off, loss
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  derived from √cyu with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cyu (class 1)