योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-26

अविद्यैवमनन्तेयं शाखाप्रसरशालिनी ।
आत्मज्ञानादृते नैव केनचिन्नाम शाम्यति ॥ २६ ॥

avidyaivamananteyaṃ śākhāprasaraśālinī ,
ātmajñānādṛte naiva kenacinnāma śāmyati 26

26. avidyā evaṃ anantā iyaṃ śākhā-prasara-śālinī
ātma-jñānāt ṛte na eva kenacit nāma śāmyati

26. iyaṃ avidyā evaṃ anantā śākhā-prasara-śālinī
ātma-jñānāt ṛte na eva kenacit nāma śāmyati

26. This ignorance (avidyā) is indeed endless and characterized by the spreading of its branches. Without knowledge of the Self (ātman), it never subsides by anything at all.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, indeed, certainly

• अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite

• इयं (iyaṁ) - this (feminine)

• शाखा-प्रसर-शालिनी (śākhā-prasara-śālinī) - possessing the characteristic of spreading branches

• आत्म-ज्ञानात् (ātma-jñānāt) - from the knowledge of the Self

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by anything

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, forsooth

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it subsides, it calms down

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, lack of true knowledge

compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'vidyā' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

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

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'anta' (end)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'avidyā'

इयं (iyaṁ) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Referring to 'avidyā'

शाखा-प्रसर-शालिनी (śākhā-prasara-śālinī) - possessing the characteristic of spreading branches

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śākhā-prasara-śālin

śākhā-prasara-śālin - characterized by spreading branches, full of spreading branches

compound of 'śākhā' (branch), 'prasara' (spread), and 'śālin' (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śākhā+prasara+śālin)

• śākhā – branch, bough, division
  noun (feminine)
• prasara – spread, extension, diffusion, flow
  noun (masculine)
  from pra- + sṛ (to flow, to spread)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• śālin – possessing, adorned with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -śālin added to nouns to form adjectives

Note: Agreeing with 'avidyā'

आत्म-ज्ञानात् (ātma-jñānāt) - from the knowledge of the Self

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātma-jñāna

ātma-jñāna - knowledge of the Self (ātman), spiritual knowledge

compound of 'ātman' (Self) and 'jñāna' (knowledge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – Self, soul, individual soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, cognition
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used with 'ṛte' to mean 'without'

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by anything

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - something, anything, someone, anyone

formed from 'kim' (what/who) and 'cit' (an indeclinable particle)

Note: Used here as 'by anything', referring impersonally

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, forsooth

(indeclinable)

Here used as an emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'na eva kenacit' (not by anything at all)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - it subsides, it calms down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Present active indicative

root śam, class 4, Parasmaipada

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'avidyā'