ANITYA ASHUCHI DUHKHA ANATMASU NITYA SHUCHI SUKHA ATMAKHYATIR AVIDYA ||5||
अनित्याशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखात्मख्यातिरविद्या ॥५॥
anityā-aśuci-duḥkha-anātmasu nitya-śuci-sukha-ātmakhyātir-avidyā ||5||
A combination of the eternal and transitory, purity and impurity, joy and suffering, or the mutable and immutable in human beings are all referred to as a lack of insight (avidya). ||5||
anitya = transitory
aśuci = impure; unclean
duḥkha = pain; suffering
an = not
ātma = the true self
anātma = the false self, i.e. mutable chitta
nitya = eternal
aśuci = pure; clean
sukha = good fortune; happiness; talisman
ātma = the true self; drashtu
khyāti = insight; knowledge; consciousness
avidyā = ignorance; confusion; lack of insight