योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-11

नीरागाश्छिन्नसंदेहा गलितग्रन्थयोऽनघ ।
साधवो यदि विद्यन्ते किं तपस्तीर्थसंग्रहैः ॥ ११ ॥

nīrāgāśchinnasaṃdehā galitagranthayo'nagha ,
sādhavo yadi vidyante kiṃ tapastīrthasaṃgrahaiḥ 11

11. nīrāgāḥ chinnasaṃdehāḥ galitagranthayaḥ anagha
sādhavaḥ yadi vidyante kim tapastīrthasaṅgraihḥ

11. anagha yadi nīrāgāḥ chinnasaṃdehāḥ galitagranthayaḥ
sādhavaḥ vidyante kim tapastīrthasaṅgraihḥ

11. O sinless one (anagha), if virtuous people (sādhu) exist who are free from passions, whose doubts are resolved, and whose inner knots (granthi) are untied, what is the purpose of accumulating austerities (tapas) or visiting holy places (tīrtha)?

Words meanings summery:

• नीरागाः (nīrāgāḥ) - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

• छिन्नसंदेहाः (chinnasaṁdehāḥ) - whose doubts are cut/resolved, free from doubt

• गलितग्रन्थयः (galitagranthayaḥ) - whose knots (of bondage) are untied/fallen, liberated

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, wise ones, saints (sādhu)

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, they are found, they are present

• किम् (kim) - what, what is the use

• तपस्तीर्थसङ्ग्रैह्ः (tapastīrthasaṅgraihḥ) - with accumulations of austerities (tapas) and holy places (tīrtha)

Words meanings and morphology

नीरागाः (nīrāgāḥ) - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīrāga

nīrāga - free from passion, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+rāga)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, affection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

छिन्नसंदेहाः (chinnasaṁdehāḥ) - whose doubts are cut/resolved, free from doubt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinnasaṃdeha

chinnasaṁdeha - whose doubts are cut/resolved

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+saṃdeha)

• chinna – cut, severed, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• saṃdeha – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 6)

गलितग्रन्थयः (galitagranthayaḥ) - whose knots (of bondage) are untied/fallen, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of galitagranthi

galitagranthi - whose knots are untied/fallen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (galita+granthi)

• galita – fallen, dropped, untied, melted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gal (to drop, ooze)
  Root: gal (class 1)
• granthi – knot, tie, bondage, difficulty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: granth (class 9)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-, without (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, wise ones, saints (sādhu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - virtuous, good, honest, wise, saintly person

Root: sādh (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, they are found, they are present

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, what is the use

(indeclinable)

तपस्तीर्थसङ्ग्रैह्ः (tapastīrthasaṅgraihḥ) - with accumulations of austerities (tapas) and holy places (tīrtha)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapastīrthasaṅgraha

tapastīrthasaṅgraha - collection of austerities and holy places

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (tapas+tīrtha+saṅgraha)

• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• tīrtha – holy place, place of pilgrimage
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgraha – collection, accumulation, gathering
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)