योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-14

तेनामलविचारस्य पदस्याग्रावचूलिता ।
प्रथिता येन धन्येन न त्यक्ता साधुसंगतिः ॥ १४ ॥

tenāmalavicārasya padasyāgrāvacūlitā ,
prathitā yena dhanyena na tyaktā sādhusaṃgatiḥ 14

14. tena amalavicārasya padasya agra avacūlitā
prathitā yena dhanyena na tyaktā sādhusaṅgatiḥ

14. yena dhanyena sādhusaṅgatiḥ na tyaktā,
(sādhusaṅgatiḥ) prathitā (asti).
tena (dhanyena) (sādhusaṅgatiḥ) amalavicārasya padasya agra avacūlitā (asti).

14. Renowned is the company of good (sādhu) people, which that blessed (dhanya) individual never abandoned. Through such an individual, it (the company of good people) is adorned at the pinnacle of pure deliberation (amala-vicāra).

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - By that blessed individual. (by him, by that, by means of that)

• अमलविचारस्य (amalavicārasya) - of pure thought, of unsullied deliberation

• पदस्य (padasya) - of the state, of the position, of the step

• अग्र (agra) - pinnacle of (top, front, summit, chief)

• अवचूलिता (avacūlitā) - crowned, adorned, attained the summit

• प्रथिता (prathitā) - renowned, famous, celebrated

• येन (yena) - By that blessed individual. (by whom, by which)

• धन्येन (dhanyena) - by the blessed one, by the fortunate one

• न (na) - not, no

• त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned, forsaken, given up

• साधुसङ्गतिः (sādhusaṅgatiḥ) - the company of good people, association with the virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - By that blessed individual. (by him, by that, by means of that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `dhanya` person.

अमलविचारस्य (amalavicārasya) - of pure thought, of unsullied deliberation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amalavicāra

amalavicāra - pure thought, unsullied deliberation, untainted reflection

Karmadhāraya compound: `amala` (pure) + `vicāra` (thought).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (amala+vicāra)

• amala – pure, spotless, unsullied
  adjective
  `a` (not) + `mala` (impurity).
• vicāra – thought, deliberation, reflection, consideration
  noun (masculine)
  `vi` + `car` (to move) + `a` (Ghañ suffix).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `padasya`.

पदस्य (padasya) - of the state, of the position, of the step

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, position, state, station

Note: Qualified by `amalavicārasya`.

अग्र (agra) - pinnacle of (top, front, summit, chief)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agra

agra - tip, top, front, summit, chief, highest

Note: Acts as the 'summit' that is crowned or adorned, related to `padasya`.

अवचूलिता (avacūlitā) - crowned, adorned, attained the summit

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avacūlita

avacūlita - crowned, adorned with a crest, placed at the top

Past Passive Participle

`ava` + `cūl` (to place on the head, crown) + `kta` (suffix for PPP).

Prefix: ava

Root: cūl (class 10)

Note: Implies the company of good people is crowned/adorned.

प्रथिता (prathitā) - renowned, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prathita

prathita - spread, renowned, famous, celebrated, manifest

Past Passive Participle

`prath` (to spread, become famous) + `kta` (suffix for PPP).

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `sādhusaṅgatiḥ`.

येन (yena) - By that blessed individual. (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to the `dhanya` person.

धन्येन (dhanyena) - by the blessed one, by the fortunate one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, rich, prosperous, virtuous

Note: Qualifies `yena`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates `tyaktā`.

त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned, forsaken, given up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, forsaken, given up, renounced

Past Passive Participle

Root `tyaj` (to abandon) + `kta` (suffix for PPP).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Describes `sādhusaṅgatiḥ`.

साधुसङ्गतिः (sādhusaṅgatiḥ) - the company of good people, association with the virtuous

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhusaṅgati

sādhusaṅgati - association with good people, company of the virtuous

Tatpuruṣa compound: `sādhu` (good, virtuous) + `saṅgati` (company, association).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sādhu+saṅgati)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
  adjective (masculine)
• saṅgati – association, company, union
  noun (feminine)
  `sam` + `gam` (to go) + `ti` (suffix).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The main subject being glorified.