योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-66

ज्ञत्वेन ज्ञत्वमासाद्य मुनिर्भवति मानवः ।
अज्ञत्वादज्ञतामेत्य प्रयाति पशुवृक्षताम् ॥ ६६ ॥

jñatvena jñatvamāsādya munirbhavati mānavaḥ ,
ajñatvādajñatāmetya prayāti paśuvṛkṣatām 66

66. jñatvena jñatvam āsādya muniḥ bhavati mānavaḥ
ajñatvāt ajñatām etya prayāti paśuvṛkṣatām

66. mānavaḥ jñatvena jñatvam āsādya muniḥ bhavati
ajñatvāt ajñatām etya paśuvṛkṣatām prayāti

66. A human being, by attaining knowledge (jñatva), becomes a sage. However, through ignorance (ajñatva), by falling into a state of unknowing, one descends to the level of animals and trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञत्वेन (jñatvena) - by means of knowledge, by being a knower

• ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knowledge

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being

• अज्ञत्वात् (ajñatvāt) - from ignorance, due to being ignorant

• अज्ञताम् (ajñatām) - the state of ignorance, unknowing

• एत्य (etya) - having attained, having reached

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, descends

• पशुवृक्षताम् (paśuvṛkṣatām) - the state of animals and trees

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञत्वेन (jñatvena) - by means of knowledge, by being a knower

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñatva

jñatva - the state of being a knower, knowledge

Derived from jña (knower) with suffix -tva (state of being)

ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñatva

jñatva - the state of being a knower, knowledge

Derived from jña (knower) with suffix -tva (state of being)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive of root sad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - a sage, an ascetic, a silent one

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - a human being, a man, descendant of Manu

अज्ञत्वात् (ajñatvāt) - from ignorance, due to being ignorant

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñatva

ajñatva - the state of ignorance, unknowing (ajñatva)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñatva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jñatva – the state of being a knower, knowledge
  noun (neuter)

अज्ञताम् (ajñatām) - the state of ignorance, unknowing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajñatva

ajñatva - the state of ignorance, unknowing (ajñatva)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñatva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jñatva – the state of being a knower, knowledge
  noun (neuter)

एत्य (etya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive of root i

Root: i (class 2)

प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, descends

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

पशुवृक्षताम् (paśuvṛkṣatām) - the state of animals and trees

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paśuvṛkṣatā

paśuvṛkṣatā - the state of being an animal or a tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paśu+vṛkṣa+tā)

• paśu – animal, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)

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