योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-46

प्रामाणिकस्य तज्ज्ञस्य वक्तुः पृष्टस्य यत्नतः ।
नानुतिष्ठति यो वाक्य नान्यस्तस्मान्नराधमः ॥ ४६ ॥

prāmāṇikasya tajjñasya vaktuḥ pṛṣṭasya yatnataḥ ,
nānutiṣṭhati yo vākya nānyastasmānnarādhamaḥ 46

46. prāmāṇikasya tajjñasya vaktuḥ pṛṣṭasya yatnataḥ na
anutiṣṭhati yaḥ vākyam na anyaḥ tasmāt narādhamaḥ

46. yaḥ prāmāṇikasya tajjñasya vaktuḥ pṛṣṭasya yatnataḥ
vākyam na anutiṣṭhati tasmāt na anyaḥ narādhamaḥ

46. There is no one lower among men than he who does not follow the advice, diligently sought, of a trustworthy and knowledgeable speaker.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रामाणिकस्य (prāmāṇikasya) - of a trustworthy person, of an authority

• तज्ज्ञस्य (tajjñasya) - of an expert, of one who knows that

• वक्तुः (vaktuḥ) - of the speaker

• पृष्टस्य (pṛṣṭasya) - of one who has been asked

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, carefully, by effort

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - follows, performs, abides by, practices

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - advice (word, speech, sentence, advice)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, than him

• नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - lowest among men, meanest of men

Words meanings and morphology

प्रामाणिकस्य (prāmāṇikasya) - of a trustworthy person, of an authority

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāmāṇika

prāmāṇika - trustworthy, authoritative, reliable, conformable to authority

Derived from pramāṇa (authority, proof) + ṭhak suffix.

Note: Qualifies vaktuḥ.

तज्ज्ञस्य (tajjñasya) - of an expert, of one who knows that

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tajjña

tajjña - knowing that, expert, skillful

From tad (that) and jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root √jñā 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies vaktuḥ.

वक्तुः (vaktuḥ) - of the speaker

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, eloquent person

Agent noun from √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Governs vākyam.

पृष्टस्य (pṛṣṭasya) - of one who has been asked

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

From root √prach.

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies vaktuḥ.

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, carefully, by effort

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from yatna (effort).

Note: Modifies pṛṣṭasya (asked diligently).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates anutiṣṭhati.

अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - follows, performs, abides by, practices

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular.

From anu + √sthā.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of anutiṣṭhati.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - advice (word, speech, sentence, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, advice

From vāc (speech).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of anutiṣṭhati.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates "anyaḥ".

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject in the main clause.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, than him

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in comparison.

नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - lowest among men, meanest of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhama

narādhama - lowest of men, meanest of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhama)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• adhama – lowest, meanest, worst
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: adha

Note: Predicate noun for anyaḥ.