योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-9

प्राज्ञाः शूराः कृतज्ञाश्च पेशला मृदवश्च ये ।
पांसुमुष्ट्येव मणयः श्रिया ते मलिनीकृताः ॥ ९ ॥

prājñāḥ śūrāḥ kṛtajñāśca peśalā mṛdavaśca ye ,
pāṃsumuṣṭyeva maṇayaḥ śriyā te malinīkṛtāḥ 9

9. prājñāḥ śūrāḥ kṛtajñāḥ ca peśalāḥ mṛdavaḥ ca ye
pāṃsumuṣṭyā iva maṇayaḥ śriyā te malinīkṛtāḥ

9. Those who are wise, brave, grateful, skillful, and gentle — they are corrupted by prosperity (śriyā), just like jewels by a handful of dust.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise, intelligent

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - the brave, heroic

• कृतज्ञाः (kṛtajñāḥ) - the grateful (ones)

• च (ca) - and

• पेशलाः (peśalāḥ) - the skillful, clever, charming, beautiful

• मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - the gentle, soft, tender

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - Referring to the group of wise, brave, grateful, skillful, and gentle people. (who (relative pronoun))

• पांसुमुष्ट्या (pāṁsumuṣṭyā) - by a handful of dust

• इव (iva) - like, as

• मणयः (maṇayaḥ) - jewels, gems

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by prosperity, by wealth, by fortune

• ते (te) - Referring to the wise, brave, grateful, skillful, and gentle people mentioned earlier. (they)

• मलिनीकृताः (malinīkṛtāḥ) - made dirty, defiled, corrupted

Words meanings and morphology

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise, intelligent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, knowing, intelligent, skilled

Derived from pra-jñā (to know well)

Prefix: pra

Root: √jñā (class 9)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - the brave, heroic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, mighty, hero

कृतज्ञाः (kṛtajñāḥ) - the grateful (ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtajña

kṛtajña - grateful, knowing what has been done, acknowledging benefits

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+jña)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• jña – knowing, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from √jñā (to know)
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पेशलाः (peśalāḥ) - the skillful, clever, charming, beautiful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of peśala

peśala - skillful, clever, beautiful, charming, gentle

मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - the gentle, soft, tender

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - Referring to the group of wise, brave, grateful, skillful, and gentle people. (who (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

पांसुमुष्ट्या (pāṁsumuṣṭyā) - by a handful of dust

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pāṃsu-muṣṭi

pāṁsu-muṣṭi - a handful of dust

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpurusha (pāṃsu+muṣṭi)

• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)
• muṣṭi – a fist, a handful
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √muṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

मणयः (maṇayaḥ) - jewels, gems

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maṇi

maṇi - jewel, gem, pearl, bead

श्रिया (śriyā) - by prosperity, by wealth, by fortune

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, the goddess Lakshmi

Root: √śrī (class 1)

ते (te) - Referring to the wise, brave, grateful, skillful, and gentle people mentioned earlier. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मलिनीकृताः (malinīkṛtāḥ) - made dirty, defiled, corrupted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of malinīkṛta

malinīkṛta - made dirty, soiled, stained, corrupted, defiled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the denominative verb 'malinīkṛ' (to make dirty), which is formed from 'malina' (dirty) + √kṛ (to do)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)