योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-6

श्रुतायां प्राज्ञवदनाद्बुद्ध्वान्तं स्वयमेव च ।
शनैःशनैर्विचारेण बुद्धौ संस्कार आगते ॥ ६ ॥

śrutāyāṃ prājñavadanādbuddhvāntaṃ svayameva ca ,
śanaiḥśanairvicāreṇa buddhau saṃskāra āgate 6

6. śrutāyām prājña-vadanāt buddhvā antam svayam eva
ca śanaiḥ-śanaiḥ vicāreṇa buddhau saṃskāraḥ āgate

6. prājña-vadanāt śrutāyām ca svayam eva antam buddhvā,
śanaiḥ-śanaiḥ vicāreṇa buddhau saṃskāraḥ āgate (sati).
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6. When, having heard (the truth) from the mouth of a wise person (prājña), and having understood the ultimate reality (anta) by oneself, and through gradual reflection (vicāra), a deep impression (saṃskāra) has thus arisen in the intellect (buddhi)...

6. כששומעים מפי חכם ומבינים את התכלית העליונה בעצמנו, בהדרגה, דרך חקירה פנימית, נוצר רשם זך ומעמיק בחשיבה.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतायाम् (śrutāyām) - heard, learned, understood

• प्राज्ञ-वदनात् (prājña-vadanāt) - from the mouth of a wise person

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known, having awakened

• अन्तम् (antam) - the end, ultimate reality, goal

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• शनैः-शनैः (śanaiḥ-śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly, little by little

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by reflection, through inquiry, by deliberation

• बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect, in the understanding

• संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - mental impression, disposition, refinement, purification (saṃskāra)

• आगते (āgate) - having come, having arrived, having arisen

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतायाम् (śrutāyām) - heard, learned, understood

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed, famous

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root śru (to hear) + suffix kta

Root: śru (class 5)

प्राज्ञ-वदनात् (prājña-vadanāt) - from the mouth of a wise person

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prājña-vadana

prājña-vadana - mouth of a wise person

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (prājña+vadana)

• prājña – wise, discerning, a wise person (prājña)
  adjective (masculine)
  From prajñā (wisdom) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)
• vadana – mouth, face, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  From root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known, having awakened

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root budh (to know, perceive) + suffix -ktvā

Root: budh (class 1)

अन्तम् (antam) - the end, ultimate reality, goal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, ultimate truth

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शनैः-शनैः (śanaiḥ-śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly, little by little

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of śanaiḥ (slowly)

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by reflection, through inquiry, by deliberation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - reflection, inquiry, investigation, deliberation

From prefix vi + root car (to move, to go) with ghañ suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

बुद्धौ (buddhau) - in the intellect, in the understanding

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence (buddhi)

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - mental impression, disposition, refinement, purification (saṃskāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - mental impression, disposition, purification, refinement, sacrament (saṃskāra)

From prefix sam + root kṛ (to do, make) with ghañ suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आगते (āgate) - having come, having arrived, having arisen

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ā + root gam (to go) + suffix kta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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