योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-7

सम्यक्पश्यति यस्तज्ज्ञो ज्ञातज्ञेयः स पण्डितः ।
न स्वदन्ते बलादेव तस्मै भोगा महात्मने ॥ ७ ॥

samyakpaśyati yastajjño jñātajñeyaḥ sa paṇḍitaḥ ,
na svadante balādeva tasmai bhogā mahātmane 7

7. samyak paśyati yaḥ tajjñaḥ jñātajñeyaḥ saḥ paṇḍitaḥ
na svadante balāt eva tasmai bhogāḥ mahātmane

7. yaḥ tajjñaḥ jñātajñeyaḥ samyak paśyati saḥ paṇḍitaḥ
tasmai mahātmane bhogāḥ balāt eva na svadante

7. He who perceives correctly, who knows the truth (tat), and by whom the knowable has been known — he is truly a wise person (paṇḍita). To such a great-souled one (mahātman), sense objects (bhoga) do not appeal, even inherently or by force.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - rightly, properly, completely, thoroughly

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• तज्ज्ञः (tajjñaḥ) - knower of that, skilled in that, omniscient

• ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one by whom the knowable has been known, one who knows what should be known

• सः (saḥ) - he

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person, a scholar, a learned one

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वदन्ते (svadante) - are pleasing, taste good

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, inherently

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, even

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, sense objects

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - rightly, properly, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of samyac (right)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 5)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present stem of dṛś is paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तज्ज्ञः (tajjñaḥ) - knower of that, skilled in that, omniscient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tajjña

tajjña - knower of that (tat), knowing the truth

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+jña)

• tat – that, ultimate reality
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with yaḥ and paṇḍitaḥ.

ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one by whom the knowable has been known, one who knows what should be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātajñeya

jñātajñeya - one by whom the knowable (jñeya) has been known (jñāta)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jñāta+jñeya)

• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – knowable, to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -eya
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with yaḥ and paṇḍitaḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the subject introduced by yaḥ.

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person, a scholar, a learned one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, scholar, sage

Root: paṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वदन्ते (svadante) - are pleasing, taste good

(verb)

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

Middle voice form of root svad.

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhogāḥ (plural).

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, inherently

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

ablative singular used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial use.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the paṇḍita / mahātman.

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, sense objects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, sense object, food

Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of svadante.

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious person, universal Self (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with tasmai.