योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-24

ते महान्तौ महाप्राज्ञा निमित्तेन विनैव हि ।
वैराग्यं जायते येषां तेषां ह्यमलमानसम् ॥ २४ ॥

te mahāntau mahāprājñā nimittena vinaiva hi ,
vairāgyaṃ jāyate yeṣāṃ teṣāṃ hyamalamānasam 24

24. te mahāntau mahāprājñā nimittena vinā eva hi
vairāgyam jāyate yeṣām teṣām hi amalamānasam

24. yeṣām te mahāntau mahāprājñā nimittena vinā eva hi vairāgyam jāyate,
teṣām hi amalamānasam (asti)

24. Those truly great and profoundly wise individuals, for whom detachment (vairāgya) arises even without a specific cause, possess indeed a pure mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• महान्तौ (mahāntau) - two great ones

• महाप्राज्ञा (mahāprājñā) - highly wise, profoundly discerning

• निमित्तेन (nimittena) - by a cause, with a reason

• विना (vinā) - without

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• वैराग्यम् (vairāgyam) - detachment, dispassion

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अमलमानसम् (amalamānasam) - pure mind

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

महान्तौ (mahāntau) - two great ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: The dual number 'mahāntau' conflicts with the plural 'te' and 'mahāprājñā' in this verse. It might be a textual variant or intended as plural like 'mahāntaḥ'.

महाप्राज्ञा (mahāprājñā) - highly wise, profoundly discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - highly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, discerning
  adjective (masculine)

निमित्तेन (nimittena) - by a cause, with a reason

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, occasion

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

वैराग्यम् (vairāgyam) - detachment, dispassion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vairāgya

vairāgya - detachment, dispassion, renunciation (vairāgya)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

present middle 3rd singular

from root jan (div. 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अमलमानसम् (amalamānasam) - pure mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amalamānasa

amalamānasa - pure mind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amala+mānasa)

• amala – spotless, pure, without blemish
  adjective (neuter)
• mānasa – mind, mental
  noun (neuter)