योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-30

ज्ञता चेदुदिता जन्तोस्तदिच्छास्योपशाम्यति ।
नैतयोः स्थितिरेकत्र प्रकाशतमसोरिव ॥ ३० ॥

jñatā ceduditā jantostadicchāsyopaśāmyati ,
naitayoḥ sthitirekatra prakāśatamasoriva 30

30. jñatā cet uditā jantoḥ tat icchā asya upaśāmyati
| na etayoḥ sthitiḥ ekatra prakāśa-tamasoḥ iva ||

30. cet jñatā jantoḥ uditā,
tat asya icchā upaśāmyati prakāśa-tamasoḥ iva,
etayoḥ sthitiḥ ekatra na [bhavati]

30. If the state of a knower (jñatā) has arisen in a being, then his desires subside. These two (knowledge and desire) cannot exist together in one place, just like light and darkness.

30. כאשר מתעוררת הידיעה ביצור חי, תשוקתו נרגעת ונעלמת. השתיים אינן יכולות לדור בכפיפה אחת, ממש כמו האור והחושך.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञता (jñatā) - The quality or characteristic of being enlightened or wise. (state of being a knower, knowledge)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• उदिता (uditā) - Has arisen or manifested, referring to the state of a knower. (risen, appeared, manifested)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - Referring to an individual person. (of a living being, of a creature)

• तत् (tat) - Then, as a consequence. (then, that)

• इच्छा (icchā) - The desires or cravings of that being. (desire, wish)

• अस्य (asya) - His (referring to 'jantoḥ' - the being's) desires. (of this, of him)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, is calmed, ceases

• न (na) - not, no

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - Of these two: 'jñatā' (state of a knower) and 'icchā' (desire). (of these two)

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - The co-existence or presence of the two (knowledge and desire). (state, existence, presence, stability)

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

• प्रकाश-तमसोः (prakāśa-tamasoḥ) - Referring to the contrasting nature of light and darkness, which cannot co-exist in the same spot. (of light and darkness)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञता (jñatā) - The quality or characteristic of being enlightened or wise. (state of being a knower, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñatā

jñatā - state of knowing, knowledge, wisdom

Derived from 'jña' (knower) with suffix -tā (feminine noun indicating state or quality)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

उदिता (uditā) - Has arisen or manifested, referring to the state of a knower. (risen, appeared, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vad' (to speak) or 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'. Here from root 'i' in the sense of 'to rise'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Feminine singular form, agreeing with 'jñatā'.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - Referring to an individual person. (of a living being, of a creature)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, person

Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - Then, as a consequence. (then, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'then' or 'therefore'.

इच्छा (icchā) - The desires or cravings of that being. (desire, wish)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, intention

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - His (referring to 'jantoḥ' - the being's) desires. (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, is calmed, ceases

(verb)

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

4th class Parasmaipada verb with upasarga 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - Of these two: 'jñatā' (state of a knower) and 'icchā' (desire). (of these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be dative dual.

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - The co-existence or presence of the two (knowledge and desire). (state, existence, presence, stability)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, existing, position, state, condition, stability

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

(indeclinable)

From 'eka' (one) + suffix -tra (locative adverb)

प्रकाश-तमसोः (prakāśa-tamasoḥ) - Referring to the contrasting nature of light and darkness, which cannot co-exist in the same spot. (of light and darkness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of prakāśa-tamas

prakāśa-tamas - light and darkness

Compound type : dvandva (prakāśa+tamas)

• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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