योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-64

जीवानां ज्ञप्तिगुप्तेन ज्वलन्नज्ञानवायुना ।
अविद्याग्निः प्रबुद्धानां पुनस्तेनैव शाम्यति ॥ ६४ ॥

jīvānāṃ jñaptiguptena jvalannajñānavāyunā ,
avidyāgniḥ prabuddhānāṃ punastenaiva śāmyati 64

64. jīvānām jñapti-guptena jvalan ajñāna-vāyunā
avidyāgniḥ prabuddhānām punaḥ tena eva śāmyati

64. jīvānām avidyāgniḥ jñapti-guptena ajñāna-vāyunā
jvalan prabuddhānām punaḥ tena eva śāmyati

64. For living beings, the fire of nescience (avidyā), which burns, concealed by their (innate) knowledge (jñapti) and fueled by the wind of ignorance (ajñāna), is extinguished for the awakened ones by that very same (knowledge).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

• ज्ञप्ति-गुप्तेन (jñapti-guptena) - by concealed knowledge, by knowledge that is hidden/protected

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning, blazing, shining

• अज्ञान-वायुना (ajñāna-vāyunā) - by the wind of ignorance

• अविद्याग्निः (avidyāgniḥ) - the fire of nescience (avidyā)

• प्रबुद्धानाम् (prabuddhānām) - of the awakened ones

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, on the other hand

• तेन (tena) - by that (innate knowledge) (by that)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - becomes tranquil, subsides, is extinguished

Words meanings and morphology

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, life

Root: jīv (class 1)

ज्ञप्ति-गुप्तेन (jñapti-guptena) - by concealed knowledge, by knowledge that is hidden/protected

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jñapti-gupta

jñapti-gupta - concealed by knowledge/awareness

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñapti+gupta)

• jñapti – knowledge, awareness, apprehension
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• gupta – hidden, protected, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gup (to protect, conceal)
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'avidyāgniḥ' indirectly as a qualifier, taking instrumental case to indicate agency or means.

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning, blazing, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

derived from root jval (to burn, blaze)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'avidyāgniḥ'.

अज्ञान-वायुना (ajñāna-vāyunā) - by the wind of ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñāna-vāyu

ajñāna-vāyu - wind of ignorance

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+vāyu)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

अविद्याग्निः (avidyāgniḥ) - the fire of nescience (avidyā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidyāgni

avidyāgni - the fire of nescience

Compound type : tatpurusha (avidyā+agni)

• avidyā – nescience, ignorance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: vid (class 2)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

प्रबुद्धानाम् (prabuddhānām) - of the awakened ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

derived from root budh (to wake, know) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that (innate knowledge) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'jñapti' which is feminine, but 'tena' is neuter. This implies it refers to 'that cause' or 'that means' (neut.) which is 'jñapti' (fem.).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - becomes tranquil, subsides, is extinguished

(verb)

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

present tense

root śam (4th class, P.), present active, 3rd person singular

Root: śam (class 4)

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