योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-17

अविचारवतो दृश्यभ्रान्तिर्गगनमय्यपि ।
जातितैमिरिकद्वीन्दुदोषवन्नोपशाम्यति ॥ १७ ॥

avicāravato dṛśyabhrāntirgaganamayyapi ,
jātitaimirikadvīndudoṣavannopaśāmyati 17

17. avicāravataḥ dṛśyabhrāntiḥ gaganamayī api
jātitaimirikadvīndudoṣavat na upaśāmyati

17. avicāravataḥ dṛśyabhrāntiḥ gaganamayī api
jātitaimirikadvīndudoṣavat na upaśāmyati

17. For one who lacks proper inquiry, the illusion of phenomena (dṛśya), even though it is as insubstantial as space, does not subside, just like the perceptual error of a person with a congenital eye defect (taimirika) who sees two moons.

Words meanings summery:

• अविचारवतः (avicāravataḥ) - of one who is without discrimination/inquiry; of a thoughtless person

• दृश्यभ्रान्तिः (dṛśyabhrāntiḥ) - The illusion concerning what is seen or perceived (dṛśya). (the illusion of the visible; the delusion of phenomena)

• गगनमयी (gaganamayī) - consisting of sky/ether; sky-like; ethereal; insubstantial as space

• अपि (api) - even, also, even though

• जातितैमिरिकद्वीन्दुदोषवत् (jātitaimirikadvīndudoṣavat) - The specific analogy of a person with a congenital visual defect (taimirika) perceiving two moons instead of one. (like the fault of a person born with cataract who sees two moons; similar to the error of a congenitally visually impaired person seeing two moons)

• न (na) - not

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, calms down

Words meanings and morphology

अविचारवतः (avicāravataḥ) - of one who is without discrimination/inquiry; of a thoughtless person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avicāravat

avicāravat - lacking proper inquiry or discrimination

Formed from 'a' (negation) + 'vicāra' (inquiry, thought) + 'vat' (possessive suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vicāra+vat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicāra – inquiry, investigation, discrimination, thought
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• vat – possessing, having (suffix)
  suffix

दृश्यभ्रान्तिः (dṛśyabhrāntiḥ) - The illusion concerning what is seen or perceived (dṛśya). (the illusion of the visible; the delusion of phenomena)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyabhrānti

dṛśyabhrānti - delusion of the visible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+bhrānti)

• dṛśya – visible, perceivable, phenomenon
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with 'ya' suffix, meaning 'that which is to be seen'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bhrānti – delusion, error, illusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

गगनमयी (gaganamayī) - consisting of sky/ether; sky-like; ethereal; insubstantial as space

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaganamayī

gaganamayī - made of sky/ether, ethereal

Feminine form of 'gaganamaya', derived from 'gagana' (sky, space) + 'mayat' (made of, consisting of) suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+maya)

• gagana – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
  suffix

अपि (api) - even, also, even though

(indeclinable)

जातितैमिरिकद्वीन्दुदोषवत् (jātitaimirikadvīndudoṣavat) - The specific analogy of a person with a congenital visual defect (taimirika) perceiving two moons instead of one. (like the fault of a person born with cataract who sees two moons; similar to the error of a congenitally visually impaired person seeing two moons)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form using the 'vat' suffix, meaning 'like'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāti+taimirika+dvi+indu+doṣa+vat)

• jāti – birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• taimirika – one suffering from timira (eye disease like cataract, causing double vision)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'timira' (darkness, eye disease) + 'ika' (suffix indicating belonging or relating to).
• dvi – two
  numeral
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, error, vice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• vat – like, similar to (suffix)
  suffix

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, calms down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upaśam

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

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