योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-68

एतदेवास्य मौर्यस्य परमं विद्धि नाशनम् ।
यदिदं प्रेक्ष्यते शास्त्रं किंचित्संस्कृतया धिया ॥ ६८ ॥

etadevāsya mauryasya paramaṃ viddhi nāśanam ,
yadidaṃ prekṣyate śāstraṃ kiṃcitsaṃskṛtayā dhiyā 68

68. etad eva asya mauryasya paramam viddhi nāśanam
yat idam prekṣyate śāstram kiñcit saṃskṛtayā dhiyā

68. viddhi,
etad eva asya mauryasya paramam nāśanam,
yat idam śāstram kiñcit saṃskṛtayā dhiyā prekṣyate.

68. Know this alone to be the supreme destruction of this foolishness (mauryam): that scripture which is observed by a somewhat refined intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the scripture mentioned later) (this, this one)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

• अस्य (asya) - of this (foolishness) (of this, of him, of it)

• मौर्यस्य (mauryasya) - of foolishness, of folly, of a fool

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

• नाशनम् (nāśanam) - the means of destruction (destruction, annihilation, a destroyer)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• प्रेक्ष्यते (prekṣyate) - is seen, is observed, is regarded

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred teaching, treatise

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, anything

• संस्कृतया (saṁskṛtayā) - by a refined, by a cultivated

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by thought

Words meanings and morphology

एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the scripture mentioned later) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, the present

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (foolishness) (of this, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

मौर्यस्य (mauryasya) - of foolishness, of folly, of a fool

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of maurya

maurya - foolishness, folly, stupidity; a descendant of Mura (proper name)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, primary

Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with 'nāśanam'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

नाशनम् (nāśanam) - the means of destruction (destruction, annihilation, a destroyer)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāśana

nāśana - destruction, annihilation, causing to disappear, a destroyer

Derived from root naś (to perish) in causative sense

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative, referring to 'etad'.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

प्रेक्ष्यते (prekṣyate) - is seen, is observed, is regarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-īkṣ

Passive voice of root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred teaching, treatise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise, instruction, rule

Root: śās (class 2)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, anything

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'saṃskṛtayā'.

संस्कृतया (saṁskṛtayā) - by a refined, by a cultivated

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃskṛta

saṁskṛta - refined, cultivated, purified, well-prepared, accomplished

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'dhiyā'.

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom