Sanskrit
अनित्याशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखात्मख्यातिरविद्या
Transliteration (IAST)
anityāśuci-duḥkhānātmasu nitya-śuci-sukhātma-khyātir avidyā
Word by word
- anitya
- impermanent
- aśuci
- impure
- duḥkha
- painful
- anātmasu
- in the non-self
- nitya-śuci-sukha-ātma
- permanent, pure, pleasant, the self
- khyātiḥ
- taking (something) to be
- avidyā
- ignorance
Translation
Ignorance is taking the impermanent, impure, painful, and non-self to be permanent, pure, pleasant, and the self.
Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0