अविद्या
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
Spiritual ignorance or un-knowing
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
From the negative prefix 'a-' (not) and 'vidyā' (knowledge, from 'vid' to perceive/know).
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Avidya is the primal misapprehension of mistaking the temporary ego for the true eternal Self, generating all existential suffering.