योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-45

अतत्त्वज्ञमनादेयवचनं वाग्विदां वर ।
यः पृच्छति नरं तस्मान्नास्ति मूढतरोऽपरः ॥ ४५ ॥

atattvajñamanādeyavacanaṃ vāgvidāṃ vara ,
yaḥ pṛcchati naraṃ tasmānnāsti mūḍhataro'paraḥ 45

45. atattvajñam anādeyavacanam vāgvidām vara yaḥ
pṛcchati naram tasmāt na asti mūḍhataraḥ aparaḥ

45. vāgvidām vara yaḥ atattvajñam anādeyavacanam
naram pṛcchati tasmāt aparaḥ mūḍhataraḥ na asti

45. O best among eloquent ones, there is no one more foolish than a person who consults someone who does not know the essential truth and whose words are unworthy of acceptance.

Words meanings summery:

• अतत्त्वज्ञम् (atattvajñam) - one who does not know the truth, ignorant of reality

• अनादेयवचनम् (anādeyavacanam) - whose words are not worthy of acceptance, whose advice is not to be heeded

• वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - among those who know speech, among speakers

• वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - consults (asks, questions)

• नरम् (naram) - a man, a person

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, than him

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मूढतरः (mūḍhataraḥ) - more foolish, more ignorant

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

Words meanings and morphology

अतत्त्वज्ञम् (atattvajñam) - one who does not know the truth, ignorant of reality

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atattvajña

atattvajña - not knowing the truth, ignorant of reality

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tattvajña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tattvajña – knowing the truth, conversant with reality
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'tattva' (truth/essence) and 'jña' (knowing).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies "naram" (person).

अनादेयवचनम् (anādeyavacanam) - whose words are not worthy of acceptance, whose advice is not to be heeded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anādeyavacana

anādeyavacana - whose words are not to be accepted

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+ādeyavacana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ādeyavacana – whose words are worthy of acceptance
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "naram" (person).

वाग्विदाम् (vāgvidām) - among those who know speech, among speakers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāgvid

vāgvid - knower of speech, eloquent person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+vid)

• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vid – knowing, knower
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root √vid 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used with "vara" to form a vocative address.

वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chosen, suitor, boon

From √vṛ 'to choose'.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Part of the vocative address "vāgvidām vara".

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of pṛcchati.

पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - consults (asks, questions)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch

Present stem from √prach.

Root praś (class 6).

Root: praś (class 6)

नरम् (naram) - a man, a person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Object of pṛcchati.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, than him

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in comparison with "aparaḥ".

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

मूढतरः (mūḍhataraḥ) - more foolish, more ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍhatara

mūḍhatara - more foolish

Comparative degree of mūḍha.

Formed with suffix -tara.

Note: Predicate adjective for aparaḥ.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Subject of the "asti" clause.