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.

3. החכמים יודעים שכאשר הבורות נחלשת ומתרופפת, היא נעלמת. ללא היעלמות המבנה הישן, אין אפשרות להתעלות מעליו.

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)

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