योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-8

शमप्रज्ञादिनिपुणपुरुषार्थक्रमेण च ।
अभ्यसेत्पुरुषो धीमाञ्ज्ञानसत्पुरुषक्रमौ ॥ ८ ॥

śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrameṇa ca ,
abhyasetpuruṣo dhīmāñjñānasatpuruṣakramau 8

8. śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrameṇa ca
abhyaset puruṣaḥ dhīmān jñānasatpuruṣakramau

8. dhīmān puruṣaḥ śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrameṇa
ca jñānasatpuruṣakramau abhyaset

8. And a wise person (dhīmān puruṣa) should practice knowledge (jñāna) and the path of virtuous persons (satpuruṣakrama) through a method of skillful human endeavor (puruṣārtha), beginning with tranquility (śama) and wisdom.

8. באמצעות מאמץ אישי מיומן הכולל שלוות נפש ותבונה, על האדם החכם לתרגל הן את הידע והן את אורח החיים האצילי.

Words meanings summery:

• शमप्रज्ञादिनिपुणपुरुषार्थक्रमेण (śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrameṇa) - by the method of skillful human endeavor (puruṣārtha), beginning with tranquility (śama) and wisdom

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभ्यसेत् (abhyaset) - he should practice, he should exercise

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (puruṣa), man, human being

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, thoughtful)

• ज्ञानसत्पुरुषक्रमौ (jñānasatpuruṣakramau) - knowledge (jñāna) and the path of virtuous persons (satpuruṣakrama)

Words meanings and morphology

शमप्रज्ञादिनिपुणपुरुषार्थक्रमेण (śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrameṇa) - by the method of skillful human endeavor (puruṣārtha), beginning with tranquility (śama) and wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrama

śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakrama - the method of skillful human endeavor (puruṣārtha) that begins with tranquility (śama) and wisdom (prajñā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śamaprajñādi+nipuṇa+puruṣārtha+krama)

• śama – calmness, tranquility, mental restraint, peace
  noun (masculine)
  From root śam (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• prajñā – wisdom, insight, true knowledge, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable
• nipuṇa – skillful, expert, clever, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
• puruṣārtha – human endeavor, object of human pursuit, purpose of human life
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of puruṣa (person) and artha (purpose, object)
• krama – order, sequence, path, step, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram (to step, go)
  Root: kram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभ्यसेत् (abhyaset) - he should practice, he should exercise

(verb)

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

From root as (to throw) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (puruṣa), man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

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

धीमान् (dhīmān) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, thoughtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, endowed with understanding

Derived from dhī (intellect) + mat (possessive suffix)

ज्ञानसत्पुरुषक्रमौ (jñānasatpuruṣakramau) - knowledge (jñāna) and the path of virtuous persons (satpuruṣakrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of jñānasatpuruṣakrama

jñānasatpuruṣakrama - knowledge (jñāna) and the path/order of virtuous persons (satpuruṣakrama) (as a pair)

Compound type : dvandva (jñāna+satpuruṣakrama)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, awareness, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• satpuruṣakrama – the order or path of virtuous persons
  noun (masculine)

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