योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-57, verse-7
किल सत्यामविद्यायामज्ञतोदेति शाश्वती ।
बुद्धिमोहात्मिका यक्षी निर्देहैव यथा निशि ॥ ७ ॥
बुद्धिमोहात्मिका यक्षी निर्देहैव यथा निशि ॥ ७ ॥
kila satyāmavidyāyāmajñatodeti śāśvatī ,
buddhimohātmikā yakṣī nirdehaiva yathā niśi 7
buddhimohātmikā yakṣī nirdehaiva yathā niśi 7
7.
kila satyām avidyāyām ajñatā udeti śāśvatī
buddhi-moha-ātmikā yakṣī nirdehā eva yathā niśi
buddhi-moha-ātmikā yakṣī nirdehā eva yathā niśi
7.
kila satyām avidyāyām buddhi-moha-ātmikā
nirdehā eva śāśvatī ajñatā udeti yathā niśi
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