योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-6

विदो वित्त्वं जगद्भ्रान्तिरवित्त्वं तु न विभ्रमः ।
वित्त्वावित्त्वे त्वदायत्ते चित्ताचित्ते यथा तव ॥ ६ ॥

vido vittvaṃ jagadbhrāntiravittvaṃ tu na vibhramaḥ ,
vittvāvittve tvadāyatte cittācitte yathā tava 6

6. vido vittvam jagat bhrāntiḥ avittvam tu na vibhramaḥ
vittvāvittve tvadāyatte cittācitte yathā tava

6. vido vittvam jagat bhrāntiḥ tu avittvam na vibhramaḥ
yathā tava cittācitte vittvāvittve tvadāyatte

6. For the knowing one, the state of knowing is the world-illusion; but the state of not knowing is not a delusion. Both knowing and not-knowing are dependent on you, just as consciousness and non-consciousness are yours.

Words meanings summery:

• विदो (vido) - of the knowing one, of the wise person

• वित्त्वम् (vittvam) - the state of knowing, knowledge

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, confusion, delusion

• अवित्त्वम् (avittvam) - the state of not knowing, non-knowledge, ignorance

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• न (na) - not, no

• विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - confusion, delusion, error

• वित्त्वावित्त्वे (vittvāvittve) - both knowing and not-knowing, the states of knowing and not-knowing

• त्वदायत्ते (tvadāyatte) - dependent on you

• चित्ताचित्ते (cittācitte) - both consciousness and non-consciousness, the states of consciousness and non-consciousness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• तव (tava) - yours, of you

Words meanings and morphology

विदो (vido) - of the knowing one, of the wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vid

vid - knower, wise person

from root vid- 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

वित्त्वम् (vittvam) - the state of knowing, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vittva

vittva - state of knowing, knowledge, wisdom

from vit- 'knower' + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle

from root gam- 'to go' with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, confusion, delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, confusion, delusion

from root bhram- 'to wander, be confused'

Root: bhram (class 1)

अवित्त्वम् (avittvam) - the state of not knowing, non-knowledge, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avittva

avittva - state of not knowing, non-knowledge, ignorance

negative particle 'a-' + vittva

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - confusion, delusion, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - confusion, delusion, error, going astray

from vi- + root bhram- 'to wander, be confused'

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

वित्त्वावित्त्वे (vittvāvittve) - both knowing and not-knowing, the states of knowing and not-knowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vittvāvittva

vittvāvittva - state of knowing and state of not knowing

dvandva compound of vittva and avittva

Compound type : dvandva (vittva+avittva)

• vittva – state of knowing, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• avittva – state of not knowing, non-knowledge
  noun (neuter)

त्वदायत्ते (tvadāyatte) - dependent on you

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tvadāyatta

tvadāyatta - dependent on you

compound of 'tvat' (from tvam/you) + 'āyatta' (dependent)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvat+āyatta)

• tvat – you (pronoun)
  pronoun
• āyatta – dependent, subject to, resting on
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā- + root yam- 'to hold, support'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

चित्ताचित्ते (cittācitte) - both consciousness and non-consciousness, the states of consciousness and non-consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of cittācitta

cittācitta - consciousness and non-consciousness

dvandva compound of citta and acitta

Compound type : dvandva (citta+acitta)

• citta – consciousness, mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
• acitta – non-consciousness, unconscious, inanimate
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - yours, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

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