योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-48

अनिर्णीय प्रवक्तारं बालः प्रश्नं करोति यः ।
अधम प्रच्छकः स स्यान्न महार्थस्य भाजनम् ॥ ४८ ॥

anirṇīya pravaktāraṃ bālaḥ praśnaṃ karoti yaḥ ,
adhama pracchakaḥ sa syānna mahārthasya bhājanam 48

48. anirṇīya pravaktāram bālaḥ praśnam karoti yaḥ
adhamaḥ pracchakaḥ saḥ syāt na mahārthasya bhājanam

48. yaḥ bālaḥ pravaktāram anirṇīya praśnam karoti saḥ
adhamaḥ pracchakaḥ syāt na mahārthasya bhājanam

48. The one who, like a child, asks a question without first assessing the speaker, is an inferior questioner and not worthy of great insights.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिर्णीय (anirṇīya) - without ascertaining, without determining

• प्रवक्तारम् (pravaktāram) - the speaker

• बालः (bālaḥ) - like a child, immature (a child, a boy, an ignorant person, a fool)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

• करोति (karoti) - asks (a question) (does, makes, performs)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lowest, meanest, inferior

• प्रच्छकः (pracchakaḥ) - questioner, inquirer

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• स्यात् (syāt) - is, would be (may be, let it be, would be)

• न (na) - not, no

• महार्थस्य (mahārthasya) - of great insights/knowledge (of great purpose, of great value, of great meaning)

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - worthy of (a receptacle, a vessel, worthy of, an object of)

Words meanings and morphology

अनिर्णीय (anirṇīya) - without ascertaining, without determining

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with negative prefix 'a'.

From a (neg.) + nir + √ṇī.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirṇīya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nirṇīya – having ascertained, having determined
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (gerund)
  From nir + √ṇī.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ṇī (class 1)

प्रवक्तारम् (pravaktāram) - the speaker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravaktṛ

pravaktṛ - speaker, eloquent person

Agent noun from pra + √vac.

From pra + √vac + tṛc.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of anirṇīya.

बालः (bālaḥ) - like a child, immature (a child, a boy, an ignorant person, a fool)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, ignorant, immature

Note: Subject of karoti.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From pra + √prach.

Prefix: pra

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Object of karoti.

करोति (karoti) - asks (a question) (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of karoti.

अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lowest, meanest, inferior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama

adhama - lowest, meanest, inferior, worst

Superlative from adhas (below).

Note: Predicate adjective for `pracchakaḥ`.

प्रच्छकः (pracchakaḥ) - questioner, inquirer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracchaka

pracchaka - questioner, inquirer

Agent noun from √prach.

From √prach + ṇvul.

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Noun forming the predicate.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `yaḥ bālaḥ`.

स्यात् (syāt) - is, would be (may be, let it be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates bhājanam.

महार्थस्य (mahārthasya) - of great insights/knowledge (of great purpose, of great value, of great meaning)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of mahārtha

mahārtha - of great object/purpose/meaning/value

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+artha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  Feminine stem of mahat. Used as a prefix in compounds.
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛ 'to go, to move' or √arth 'to ask'.
  Root: ṛ / arth (class 5)

Note: Qualifies bhājanam (as 'worthy of').

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - worthy of (a receptacle, a vessel, worthy of, an object of)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - receptacle, vessel, worthy of, fit for

From √bhaj 'to divide, partake'.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate noun.