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7,57

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

किल सत्यामविद्यायामज्ञतोदेति शाश्वती ।
बुद्धिमोहात्मिका यक्षी निर्देहैव यथा निशि ॥ ७ ॥
kila satyāmavidyāyāmajñatodeti śāśvatī ,
buddhimohātmikā yakṣī nirdehaiva yathā niśi 7
7. kila satyām avidyāyām ajñatā udeti śāśvatī
buddhi-moha-ātmikā yakṣī nirdehā eva yathā niśi
7. kila satyām avidyāyām buddhi-moha-ātmikā
nirdehā eva śāśvatī ajñatā udeti yathā niśi
7. Indeed, it is said that when nescience (avidyā) is truly present, an eternal ignorance (ajñatā) arises. This ignorance is like a yakṣī (female spirit) whose essence is the delusion of the intellect, truly bodiless, just like (appearances) in the night.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, they say
  • सत्याम् (satyām) - in existing, in being real, in the true
  • अविद्यायाम् (avidyāyām) - in nescience, in ignorance (avidyā)
  • अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, lack of knowledge (ajñatā)
  • उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises
  • शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
  • बुद्धि-मोह-आत्मिका (buddhi-moha-ātmikā) - whose nature is the delusion of the intellect
  • यक्षी (yakṣī) - a female spirit, a demoness, a celestial being
  • निर्देहा (nirdehā) - bodiless, without a body
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as
  • निशि (niśi) - in the night, at night

Words meanings and morphology

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, they say
(indeclinable)
सत्याम् (satyām) - in existing, in being real, in the true
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, real, true, good
Present Active Participle
Feminine locative singular of present active participle of 'as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
अविद्यायाम् (avidyāyām) - in nescience, in ignorance (avidyā)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance (avidyā), nescience, illusion
अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, lack of knowledge (ajñatā)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñatā
ajñatā - ignorance (ajñatā), lack of knowledge
उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udet
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
बुद्धि-मोह-आत्मिका (buddhi-moha-ātmikā) - whose nature is the delusion of the intellect
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi-moha-ātmika
buddhi-moha-ātmika - whose nature is the delusion of the intellect
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+moha+ātmika)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
    noun (feminine)
  • moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, folly
    noun (masculine)
  • ātmika – belonging to the self/essence, consisting of, having the nature of
    adjective
    Suffix -ika added to ātman (self/essence).
यक्षी (yakṣī) - a female spirit, a demoness, a celestial being
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yakṣī
yakṣī - a female yaksha, a female spirit, a minor goddess
निर्देहा (nirdehā) - bodiless, without a body
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdeha
nirdeha - bodiless, incorporeal, without a body
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+deha)
  • nis – without, out, free from
    indeclinable
  • deha – body, form, person
    noun (masculine)
एव (eva) - indeed, only
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
निशि (niśi) - in the night, at night
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of niś
niś - night