योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-13

अविद्यैवमनन्तेयं नानाप्रसवशालिनी ।
जडा हृद्या रसमयी मोहमाधवमञ्जरी ॥ १३ ॥

avidyaivamananteyaṃ nānāprasavaśālinī ,
jaḍā hṛdyā rasamayī mohamādhavamañjarī 13

13. avidyā evam anantā iyam nānāprasavaśālinī
jaḍā hṛdyā rasamayī mohamādhavamañjarī

13. iyam avidyā evam anantā nānāprasavaśālinī
jaḍā hṛdyā rasamayī mohamādhavamañjarī

13. This very ignorance (avidyā) is thus endless and gives rise to various creations. It is inert, yet enchanting and full of captivating essence, like a blossom born of the spring of delusion (moha).

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अनन्ता (anantā) - referring to avidyā (endless, infinite, limitless)

• इयम् (iyam) - referring to avidyā (this (feminine))

• नानाप्रसवशालिनी (nānāprasavaśālinī) - referring to avidyā's generative power (adorned with various creations/offspring, producing diverse things)

• जडा (jaḍā) - referring to avidyā as material/unconscious (inert, unconscious, dull)

• हृद्या (hṛdyā) - referring to avidyā's captivating nature (charming, agreeable, delightful)

• रसमयी (rasamayī) - referring to avidyā's attractive quality (full of essence, charming, delightful, juicy)

• मोहमाधवमञ्जरी (mohamādhavamañjarī) - metaphorically describes avidyā (a blossom of the spring of delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, non-knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nañ) (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: A key concept in Advaita Vedanta.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अनन्ता (anantā) - referring to avidyā (endless, infinite, limitless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, limitless; the infinite; name of Vishnu/Shesha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nañ) (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies avidyā.

इयम् (iyam) - referring to avidyā (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to avidyā.

नानाप्रसवशालिनी (nānāprasavaśālinī) - referring to avidyā's generative power (adorned with various creations/offspring, producing diverse things)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānāprasavaśālin

nānāprasavaśālin - possessing diverse creations

Compound `nānā-prasava` (diverse creation) followed by `śālin` (possessing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānāprasava+śālin)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• prasava – birth, offspring, creation, produce
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra` + `sū` (to generate).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 2)
• śālin – possessing, adorned with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix forming adjectives of possession.

Note: Modifies avidyā.

जडा (jaḍā) - referring to avidyā as material/unconscious (inert, unconscious, dull)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, inanimate, dull, unconscious

Note: Modifies avidyā.

हृद्या (hṛdyā) - referring to avidyā's captivating nature (charming, agreeable, delightful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛdya

hṛdya - agreeable to the heart, charming, lovely

Derived from `hṛd` (heart).

Root: hṛd

Note: Modifies avidyā.

रसमयी (rasamayī) - referring to avidyā's attractive quality (full of essence, charming, delightful, juicy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rasamaya

rasamaya - full of juice/sap, full of feeling/charm, tasteful

`rasa` (essence/juice) + `maya` (full of/consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+maya)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• maya – consisting of, full of
  adjective suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating abundance or material.

Note: Modifies avidyā.

मोहमाधवमञ्जरी (mohamādhavamañjarī) - metaphorically describes avidyā (a blossom of the spring of delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohamādhavamañjarī

mohamādhavamañjarī - a cluster of blossoms (mañjarī) that is the spring (mādhava) of delusion (moha)

A compound describing avidyā poetically.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+mādhava+mañjarī)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root `muh` (to be deluded).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mādhava – spring (season); a name for Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
  noun (masculine)
• mañjarī – a cluster of blossoms, a sprout, a shoot
  noun (feminine)

Note: Metaphorically refers to avidyā.

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