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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-20

हन्त नूनं विजानामि हतांस्तान्विद्धिराक्षसान् ।
नह्यस्मदादयः प्राज्ञाः संदिग्धे संप्रवृत्तयः ॥ २० ॥
hanta nūnaṃ vijānāmi hatāṃstānviddhirākṣasān ,
nahyasmadādayaḥ prājñāḥ saṃdigdhe saṃpravṛttayaḥ 20
20. hanta nūnam vijānāmi hatān tān viddhi rākṣasān na
hi asmadādayaḥ prājñāḥ saṃdigdhe saṃpravṛttayaḥ
20. Alas, I certainly know that those rākṣasas are slain. Indeed, the undertakings of wise persons like us are not carried out with uncertainty.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हन्त (hanta) - alas, ah, indeed, truly
  • नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed
  • विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know, I understand, I recognize
  • हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain, struck
  • तान् (tān) - them
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
  • राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, rākṣasas
  • (na) - not, no
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • अस्मदादयः (asmadādayaḥ) - those like us, and others starting with us
  • प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, intelligent, discerning
  • संदिग्धे (saṁdigdhe) - used adverbially to mean 'with uncertainty' (in doubt, in uncertainty, dubious)
  • संप्रवृत्तयः (saṁpravṛttayaḥ) - undertakings, activities, actions

Words meanings and morphology

हन्त (hanta) - alas, ah, indeed, truly
(indeclinable)
नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed
(indeclinable)
विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know, I understand, I recognize
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā
Present Active
From √jñā (9th class, P) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain, struck
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - killed, slain, struck, injured
Past Passive Participle
From √han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Imperative
From √vid (2nd class, P)
Root: vid (class 2)
राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, rākṣasas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
अस्मदादयः (asmadādayaḥ) - those like us, and others starting with us
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asmadādi
asmadādi - those like us, starting with us
Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+ādi)
  • asmad – I, we
    pronoun
  • ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
    noun (masculine)
प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, intelligent, discerning
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña
prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, discerning
From pra-√jñā
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
संदिग्धे (saṁdigdhe) - used adverbially to mean 'with uncertainty' (in doubt, in uncertainty, dubious)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃdigdha
saṁdigdha - doubtful, uncertain, dubious
Past Passive Participle
From sam-√dih (to smear, doubt)
Prefix: sam
Root: dih (class 4)
Note: Used adverbially here.
संप्रवृत्तयः (saṁpravṛttayaḥ) - undertakings, activities, actions
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃpravṛtti
saṁpravṛtti - undertaking, activity, proceeding
From sam-pra-√vṛt (to turn, proceed)
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)