योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-67

अहं ब्रह्म जगच्चेदमित्यविद्यामयो भ्रमः ।
असत्यः प्रेक्षया ध्वान्तं दीपेनेव न लभ्यते ॥ ६७ ॥

ahaṃ brahma jagaccedamityavidyāmayo bhramaḥ ,
asatyaḥ prekṣayā dhvāntaṃ dīpeneva na labhyate 67

67. aham brahma jagat ca idam iti avidyāmayaḥ bhramaḥ
asatyaḥ prekṣayā dhvāntam dīpena iva na labhyate

67. aham brahma ca idam jagat iti avidyāmayaḥ bhramaḥ
asatyaḥ dīpena dhvāntam iva prekṣayā na labhyate

67. The illusion (bhrama) that "I am Brahman, and this world (jagat) exists" is born of ignorance (avidyā). This unreal perception, like darkness (dhvānta), cannot be found or perceived when illuminated by discerning awareness.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अविद्यामयः (avidyāmayaḥ) - consisting of ignorance, born of ignorance

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

• असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false

• प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by discerning awareness, by seeing

• ध्वान्तम् (dhvāntam) - darkness

• दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp, by light

• इव (iva) - like, as

• न (na) - not

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is perceived, is found

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman), the supreme spirit

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the moving, the world, the universe (jagat)

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

Present active participle of root gam, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अविद्यामयः (avidyāmayaḥ) - consisting of ignorance, born of ignorance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidyāmaya

avidyāmaya - consisting of ignorance, full of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avidyā+maya)

• avidyā – ignorance, nescience (avidyā)
  noun (feminine)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix/adjective

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, illusion, delusion (bhrama)

असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, false, unreal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real
  adjective

प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by discerning awareness, by seeing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prekṣā

prekṣā - seeing, looking, discernment, clear perception

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ध्वान्तम् (dhvāntam) - darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhvānta

dhvānta - darkness, gloom (dhvānta)

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dhvan (to sound, to darken)

Root: dhvan (class 1)

दीपेन (dīpena) - by a lamp, by light

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - a lamp, a light

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is perceived, is found

(verb)

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

Root: labh (class 1)

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