योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-11

साधूपदिष्टमार्गेण यन्मनोङ्गविचेष्टितम् ।
तत्पौरुषं तत्सफलमन्यदुन्मत्तचेष्टितम् ॥ ११ ॥

sādhūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa yanmanoṅgaviceṣṭitam ,
tatpauruṣaṃ tatsaphalamanyadunmattaceṣṭitam 11

11. sādhūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa yat manaḥ aṅgaviceṣṭitam
tat pauruṣam tat saphalam anyat unmattaceṣṭitam

11. yat sādhūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa manaḥ aṅgaviceṣṭitam,
tat pauruṣam,
tat saphalam; anyat unmattaceṣṭitam

11. Whatever exertion of mind and body is performed according to the path taught by the wise, that is true human effort (pauruṣa), and that alone is fruitful. Any other action is merely the behavior of a madman.

Words meanings summery:

• साधूपदिष्टमार्गेण (sādhūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa) - by the path taught by the wise/good

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• अङ्गविचेष्टितम् (aṅgaviceṣṭitam) - exertion of the body, bodily activity

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, effective

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, anything else

• उन्मत्तचेष्टितम् (unmattaceṣṭitam) - action/behavior of a madman

Words meanings and morphology

साधूपदिष्टमार्गेण (sādhūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa) - by the path taught by the wise/good

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sādhūpadiṣṭamārga

sādhūpadiṣṭamārga - the path instructed by good people, the proper or virtuous path

Compound of 'sādhu' (wise/good person), 'upadiṣṭa' (instructed), and 'mārga' (path).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sādhu+upadiṣṭa+mārga)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, wise person
  noun (masculine)
• upadiṣṭa – instructed, taught, advised, pointed out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'diś' with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• mārga – path, way, road, course
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Note: Can also be nominative, vocative, or accusative singular.

अङ्गविचेष्टितम् (aṅgaviceṣṭitam) - exertion of the body, bodily activity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgaviceṣṭita

aṅgaviceṣṭita - bodily activity, physical exertion, movement of limbs

Compound of 'aṅga' (limb/body) and 'viceṣṭita' (activity/exertion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅga+viceṣṭita)

• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)
• viceṣṭita – activity, movement, exertion, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ceṣṭ' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort (pauruṣa), manliness, valor, masculine power

Derived from 'puruṣa' (person, man).

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, effective

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, productive, effective, accomplished

Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'phala' (fruit/result).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, anything else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

उन्मत्तचेष्टितम् (unmattaceṣṭitam) - action/behavior of a madman

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unmattaceṣṭita

unmattaceṣṭita - mad action, insane behavior, frantic activity

Compound of 'unmatta' (mad) and 'ceṣṭita' (action/activity).

Compound type : tatpurusha (unmatta+ceṣṭita)

• unmatta – mad, insane, deluded, frantic
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mad' with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ceṣṭita – activity, movement, action, behavior
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ceṣṭ'.
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)