योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-5

अज्ञानमपि नास्त्येव प्रेक्षितं यन्न लभ्यते ।
विचारिणा दीपवता स्वरूपं तमसो यथा ॥ ५ ॥

ajñānamapi nāstyeva prekṣitaṃ yanna labhyate ,
vicāriṇā dīpavatā svarūpaṃ tamaso yathā 5

5. ajñānam api na asti eva prekṣitam yat na labhyate
vicāriṇā dīpavatā svarūpam tamasaḥ yathā

5. ajñānam api na asti eva yat vicāriṇā dīpavatā
prekṣitam na labhyate yathā tamasaḥ svarūpam

5. Ignorance (ajñāna) itself does not exist; for, when observed, it is not found by an inquirer who possesses the lamp (of discrimination), just as the true nature of darkness is not found (when light is present).

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, lack of knowledge

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रेक्षितम् (prekṣitam) - observed, seen, examined

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• न (na) - not

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

• विचारिणा (vicāriṇā) - by the inquirer, by the investigator, by the discerning one

• दीपवता (dīpavatā) - by one possessing a lamp, by one having light

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, inherent form

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, lack of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance (ajñāna), want of knowledge, nescience

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षितम् (prekṣitam) - observed, seen, examined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - observed, seen, looked at, examined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

(verb)

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

Root: labh (class 1)

विचारिणा (vicāriṇā) - by the inquirer, by the investigator, by the discerning one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicārin

vicārin - inquirer, investigator, discerning, reflecting, considering

Agent noun derived from root 'car' with upasarga 'vi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

दीपवता (dīpavatā) - by one possessing a lamp, by one having light

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīpavat

dīpavat - possessing a lamp, luminous, radiant, brilliant

Possessive suffix '-vat' added to 'dīpa' (lamp, light).

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, inherent form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, inherent character, identity

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (Tamas)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)