योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-35

अज्ञानोन्मत्तता पुंसां यथाभ्यासेन भाविता ।
तथैव बोधात्स्वभ्यासात्सा कालेनोपशाम्यति ॥ ३५ ॥

ajñānonmattatā puṃsāṃ yathābhyāsena bhāvitā ,
tathaiva bodhātsvabhyāsātsā kālenopaśāmyati 35

35. ajñānonmattatā puṃsām yathā abhyāsena bhāvitā
tathā eva bodhāt svābhyāsāt sā kālena upaśāmyati

35. yathā puṃsām ajñānonmattatā abhyāsena bhāvitā
tathā eva sā bodhāt svābhyāsāt kālena upaśāmyati

35. Just as the madness of ignorance (ajñāna) in individuals is developed through consistent practice, similarly, through understanding (bodha) and one's own practice, that (madness) subsides over time.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानोन्मत्तता (ajñānonmattatā) - the deranged state resulting from a lack of true knowledge (ajñāna) (the madness of ignorance, the insanity of not knowing)

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - pertaining to human beings in general (of people, of men, of individuals)

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison or parallel (as, just as, in what manner)

• अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - through consistent and habitual engagement (by practice, through repetition, by discipline)

• भाविता (bhāvitā) - brought into being or strengthened through practice (caused, made to be, developed, cultivated, pervaded)

• तथा (tathā) - introduces the parallel outcome to the comparison (similarly, so also, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity or direct correlation (indeed, certainly, just, only)

• बोधात् (bodhāt) - resulting from insight and true comprehension (bodha) (from understanding, from realization, from awakening)

• स्वाभ्यासात् (svābhyāsāt) - through personal, individual discipline and effort (from self-practice, from one's own practice)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring back to 'ajñānonmattatā') (that, she)

• कालेन (kālena) - gradually, over a period of time (by time, in time, with time)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - gradually disappears or is brought to an end (subsides, calms down, becomes still, ceases)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानोन्मत्तता (ajñānonmattatā) - the deranged state resulting from a lack of true knowledge (ajñāna) (the madness of ignorance, the insanity of not knowing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñānonmattatā

ajñānonmattatā - the madness of ignorance, the insanity of not knowing

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+unmattatā)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Negation 'a' + 'jñāna' (knowledge)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• unmattatā – madness, insanity, infatuation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'unmatta' with suffix '-tā'

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - pertaining to human beings in general (of people, of men, of individuals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male, human being, soul

यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison or parallel (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - through consistent and habitual engagement (by practice, through repetition, by discipline)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, discipline, study, habituation

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

भाविता (bhāvitā) - brought into being or strengthened through practice (caused, made to be, developed, cultivated, pervaded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused, made to be, developed, cultivated, conceived, imagined, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ajñānonmattatā'

तथा (tathā) - introduces the parallel outcome to the comparison (similarly, so also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity or direct correlation (indeed, certainly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

बोधात् (bodhāt) - resulting from insight and true comprehension (bodha) (from understanding, from realization, from awakening)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, realization, awakening, knowledge, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

स्वाभ्यासात् (svābhyāsāt) - through personal, individual discipline and effort (from self-practice, from one's own practice)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svābhyāsa

svābhyāsa - self-practice, one's own practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+abhyāsa)

• sva – self, own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring back to 'ajñānonmattatā') (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

कालेन (kālena) - gradually, over a period of time (by time, in time, with time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, opportunity, death

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - gradually disappears or is brought to an end (subsides, calms down, becomes still, ceases)

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)