योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-11

अविद्येति धृता संविद्ब्रह्मणात्मनि सत्तया ।
तद्भ्रमेणासदप्यस्याः सद्रूपमिव लक्ष्यते ॥ ११ ॥

avidyeti dhṛtā saṃvidbrahmaṇātmani sattayā ,
tadbhrameṇāsadapyasyāḥ sadrūpamiva lakṣyate 11

11. avidyā iti dhṛtā saṃvit brahmaṇā ātmani sattayā
tat bhrameṇa asat api asyāḥ sat rūpam iva lakṣyate

11. brahmaṇā sattayā saṃvit ātmani avidyā iti dhṛtā
tat bhrameṇa asyāḥ asat api sat rūpam iva lakṣyate

11. Consciousness (saṃvit) is held in the Self (ātman) by Brahman as ignorance (avidyā) through its very nature of existence. Due to the delusion (bhrama) caused by that (ignorance), even what is unreal (asat) appears to be a real form (sat rūpam) of this (ignorance).

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

• इति (iti) - thus, as, named as

• धृता (dhṛtā) - held, sustained, assumed, understood

• संवित् (saṁvit) - con-sciousness, awareness, knowledge

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the Absolute Reality

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul

• सत्तया (sattayā) - by reality, by existence, by its being

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to avidyā)

• भ्रमेण (bhrameṇa) - by illusion, by delusion, by error

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine, referring to avidyā)

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

• इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is observed

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, illusion

इति (iti) - thus, as, named as

(indeclinable)

धृता (dhṛtā) - held, sustained, assumed, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, maintained, assumed, understood, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

संवित् (saṁvit) - con-sciousness, awareness, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect, cognition

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal soul, sacred word, creator god

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul, essence

सत्तया (sattayā) - by reality, by existence, by its being

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence, state

तत् (tat) - that (referring to avidyā)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

भ्रमेण (bhrameṇa) - by illusion, by delusion, by error

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, mistake, illusion, delusion, confusion

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil, bad

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine, referring to avidyā)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good; existence, reality, truth

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty, image

इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)