योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-2

यो यो येन गुणेनेह पुरुषः प्रविराजते ।
शिष्यते तं तमेवाशु तस्माद्बुद्धिं विवर्धयेत् ॥ २ ॥

yo yo yena guṇeneha puruṣaḥ pravirājate ,
śiṣyate taṃ tamevāśu tasmādbuddhiṃ vivardhayet 2

2. yaḥ yaḥ yena guṇena iha puruṣaḥ pravirājate
śiṣyate tam tam eva āśu tasmāt buddhim vivardhayet

2. iha yaḥ yaḥ puruṣaḥ yena guṇena pravirājate,
tam tam eva āśu śiṣyate.
tasmāt buddhim vivardhayet.

2. Whichever person (puruṣa) truly shines forth here with any particular quality, that very quality quickly causes him to excel. Therefore, one should cultivate wisdom (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whichever person (whoever, which one)

• यः (yaḥ) - whichever person (whoever, which one)

• येन (yena) - by whichever quality (by which, with which)

• गुणेन (guṇena) - with any particular quality (by a quality, with a quality)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man

• प्रविराजते (pravirājate) - truly shines forth (shines forth, is distinguished)

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - excels (excels, is eminent, is left, remains, is taught)

• तम् (tam) - that very one (the person) (that, him)

• तम् (tam) - that very one (the person) (that, him)

• एव (eva) - that very (indeed, only, very)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, wisdom)

• विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - one should cultivate (should develop, should cause to grow)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whichever person (whoever, which one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: repeated for emphasis 'whichever... that very'

यः (yaḥ) - whichever person (whoever, which one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

येन (yena) - by whichever quality (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: agrees with 'guṇena'

गुणेन (guṇena) - with any particular quality (by a quality, with a quality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent of nature

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

प्रविराजते (pravirājate) - truly shines forth (shines forth, is distinguished)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of virāj

Prefix: pra

Root: rāj (class 1)

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - excels (excels, is eminent, is left, remains, is taught)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śiṣ

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तम् (tam) - that very one (the person) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: repeated for emphasis 'that very one'

तम् (tam) - that very one (the person) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - that very (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, wisdom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, wisdom, reason (buddhi)

from root budh 'to know, understand'

Root: budh (class 1)

विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - one should cultivate (should develop, should cause to grow)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vivardh

causative

causative of root vṛdh with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)