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2,11

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-50

प्रामाणिकार्थयोग्यत्वं प्रच्छकस्याविचार्य च ।
यो वक्ति तमिह प्राज्ञाः प्राहुर्मूढतरं नरम् ॥ ५० ॥
prāmāṇikārthayogyatvaṃ pracchakasyāvicārya ca ,
yo vakti tamiha prājñāḥ prāhurmūḍhataraṃ naram 50
50. prāmāṇikārthayogyatvam pracchakasya avicārya ca
yaḥ vakti tam iha prājñāḥ prāhuḥ mūḍhataram naram
50. yaḥ prāmāṇikārthayogyatvam pracchakasya avicārya ca vakti,
tam iha prājñāḥ mūḍhataram naram prāhuḥ
50. The wise here declare that man to be exceedingly foolish (mūḍhataram) who speaks without considering the questioner's worthiness for authentic knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रामाणिकार्थयोग्यत्वम् (prāmāṇikārthayogyatvam) - worthiness for authentic meaning/knowledge, fitness for valid propositions
  • प्रच्छकस्य (pracchakasya) - of the questioner
  • अविचार्य (avicārya) - without considering, without reflecting
  • (ca) - and, also, even
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
  • वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says, tells
  • तम् (tam) - him
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
  • प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent people
  • प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare, they say, they call
  • मूढतरम् (mūḍhataram) - more foolish, exceedingly foolish
  • नरम् (naram) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

प्रामाणिकार्थयोग्यत्वम् (prāmāṇikārthayogyatvam) - worthiness for authentic meaning/knowledge, fitness for valid propositions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāmāṇikārthayogyatva
prāmāṇikārthayogyatva - worthiness for authentic meaning/knowledge
Compound of prāmāṇika (authentic, valid), artha (meaning, purpose), yogya (suitable, worthy), tva (suffix for abstract noun).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāmāṇika+artha+yogya+tva)
  • prāmāṇika – authentic, valid, authoritative
    adjective
    From pramāṇa (means of knowledge, authority) + ika suffix.
  • artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
    noun (masculine)
  • yogya – worthy, suitable, fit, appropriate
    adjective
    From root yuj (to join, connect) + ya suffix.
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
    indeclinable (neuter)
    Abstract noun suffix.
Note: Object of avicārya.
प्रच्छकस्य (pracchakasya) - of the questioner
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pracchaka
pracchaka - questioner, interrogator
From root prach (to ask) + aka suffix.
Root: prach (class 6)
Note: Qualifies prāmāṇikārthayogyatvam.
अविचार्य (avicārya) - without considering, without reflecting
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
a (negation) + vi (prefix) + root car (to move, consider) + ya (absolutive suffix).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicārya)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
  • vicārya – having considered, having examined
    indeclinable
    Absolutive (Gerund)
    From vi + root car + ya.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the action of vakti.
(ca) - and, also, even
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Emphatic 'even' or simple conjunction for the preceding phrase.
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the agent of vakti.
वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says, tells
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac
Present Active Indicative
Root vac (class 2).
Root: vac (class 2)
तम् (tam) - him
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of prāhuḥ.
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place/time.
प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña
prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, a wise person
Derived from prajñā (wisdom).
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject of prāhuḥ.
प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare, they say, they call
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (lit) of pra-ah
Perfect Active Indicative (root ah is a deficient verb, usually used in perfect tense)
Root ah (perfect form). Often used with pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: ah
मूढतरम् (mūḍhataram) - more foolish, exceedingly foolish
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mūḍhatara
mūḍhatara - more foolish, exceedingly foolish
Comparative form of mūḍha (foolish) with tara suffix.
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Second object of prāhuḥ (making someone something).
नरम् (naram) - man, person
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person