योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-44

यतन्ते सारसंप्राप्तौ ये यशोनिधयो धियः ।
धन्या धुरि सतां गण्यास्त एव पुरुषोत्तमाः ॥ ४४ ॥

yatante sārasaṃprāptau ye yaśonidhayo dhiyaḥ ,
dhanyā dhuri satāṃ gaṇyāsta eva puruṣottamāḥ 44

44. yatante sāra-saṃprāptau ye yaśas-nidhayaḥ dhiyaḥ
dhanyāḥ dhuri satām gaṇyāḥ te eva puruṣa-uttamāḥ

44. ye dhiyaḥ yaśas-nidhayaḥ,
(ca) sāra-saṃprāptau yatante,
te eva dhanyāḥ,
satām dhuri gaṇyāḥ,
(ca) puruṣa-uttamāḥ (bhavanti).

44. Those whose intellects are repositories of fame (yaśas), and who strive for the attainment of the essence (sāra) — they are indeed blessed, are counted among the foremost of the virtuous, and are supreme persons (puruṣottama).

Words meanings summery:

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor

• सार-संप्राप्तौ (sāra-saṁprāptau) - in the attainment of the essence, for achieving the core

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• यशस्-निधयः (yaśas-nidhayaḥ) - treasuries of fame, repositories of glory

• धियः (dhiyaḥ) - whose intellects (intellects, minds)

• धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate, meritorious

• धुरि (dhuri) - at the forefront, in the yoke, in the lead

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good, of the existent ones)

• गण्याः (gaṇyāḥ) - counted, estimable, reckonable

• ते (te) - they

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पुरुष-उत्तमाः (puruṣa-uttamāḥ) - supreme persons, best of men

Words meanings and morphology

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Present tense

Root: yat (class 1)

सार-संप्राप्तौ (sāra-saṁprāptau) - in the attainment of the essence, for achieving the core

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sāra-saṃprāpti

sāra-saṁprāpti - attainment of essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāra+saṃprāpti)

• sāra – essence, core
  noun (masculine)
• saṃprāpti – attainment, achievement
  noun (feminine)
  From the root āp with prefixes sam and pra.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

यशस्-निधयः (yaśas-nidhayaḥ) - treasuries of fame, repositories of glory

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yaśas-nidhi

yaśas-nidhi - treasury of fame

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yaśas+nidhi)

• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – treasure, repository
  noun (masculine)
  From the root dhā with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of a descriptive phrase with 'dhiyaḥ', meaning 'those whose minds are repositories of fame'.

धियः (dhiyaḥ) - whose intellects (intellects, minds)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought

Feminine noun ending in ī.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: In the context of the verse, 'ye yaśas-nidhayaḥ dhiyaḥ' functions as 'those whose intellects are repositories of fame'.

धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, rich

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

धुरि (dhuri) - at the forefront, in the yoke, in the lead

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dhur

dhur - yoke, burden, front

Root: dhū (class 5)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good, of the existent ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing

Present Active Participle

From the root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

गण्याः (gaṇyāḥ) - counted, estimable, reckonable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇya

gaṇya - to be counted, estimable

Gerundive

From the root gaṇ (to count).

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'ye'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पुरुष-उत्तमाः (puruṣa-uttamāḥ) - supreme persons, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa-uttama

puruṣa-uttama - supreme person, best of men (puruṣottama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – person, man, cosmic being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Refers to the highest type of human or being.