योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-13

अस्यात्मकत्वेऽविद्येयं कियती स्यादितीक्षितुम् ।
चत्वारोऽपि प्रवृत्तास्ते संस्कारवशतः पुरः ॥ १३ ॥

asyātmakatve'vidyeyaṃ kiyatī syāditīkṣitum ,
catvāro'pi pravṛttāste saṃskāravaśataḥ puraḥ 13

13. asya ātmakatve avidyā iyam kiyatī syāt iti īkṣitum
catvāraḥ api pravṛttāḥ te saṃskāravaśataḥ puraḥ

13. te catvāraḥ api asya ātmakatve iyam avidyā kiyatī
syāt iti īkṣitum saṃskāravaśataḥ puraḥ pravṛttāḥ

13. To ascertain how much this ignorance (avidyā) would be in the essential nature (ātmakatva) of these (bodies), even those four, by the power of their inherent impressions (saṃskāra), proceeded forth.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• आत्मकत्वे (ātmakatve) - in the state of being the self (ātman), in the essential nature

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, spiritual ignorance

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• कियती (kiyatī) - how much, how great

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• ईक्षितुम् (īkṣitum) - to see, to ascertain, to observe

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• अपि (api) - even, also

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - proceeded, engaged, started

• ते (te) - those, they

• संस्कारवशतः (saṁskāravaśataḥ) - by the power of inherent impressions (saṃskāra), due to innate tendencies

• पुरः (puraḥ) - before, forward, in front

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आत्मकत्वे (ātmakatve) - in the state of being the self (ātman), in the essential nature

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmakatva

ātmakatva - selfhood, essential nature, identity, individuality

From 'ātman' (self) + 'tva' suffix

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+tva)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix meaning 'the state or quality of being', '-ness', '-hood'
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience, illusion

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un- (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

कियती (kiyatī) - how much, how great

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how many, how great

Note: Agrees with 'avidyā'

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

ईक्षितुम् (īkṣitum) - to see, to ascertain, to observe

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form with 'tumun' suffix

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

Note: Agrees with 'te'

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - proceeded, engaged, started

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - proceeded, begun, engaged in, come forth

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist) with 'pra' prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

संस्कारवशतः (saṁskāravaśataḥ) - by the power of inherent impressions (saṃskāra), due to innate tendencies

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'saṃskāra' (impression) + 'vaśa' (power/influence), with the 'tas' suffix for ablative sense (by means of)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (saṃskāra+vaśa)

• saṃskāra – impression, mental trace, innate tendency, purification, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with 'sam' prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, will
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

पुरः (puraḥ) - before, forward, in front

(indeclinable)