योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-12

दोषः शाम्यत्यसंदेहं प्राक्तनोऽद्यतनैर्गुणैः ।
दृष्टान्तोऽत्र ह्यस्तनस्य दोषस्याद्य गुणैः क्षयः ॥ १२ ॥

doṣaḥ śāmyatyasaṃdehaṃ prāktano'dyatanairguṇaiḥ ,
dṛṣṭānto'tra hyastanasya doṣasyādya guṇaiḥ kṣayaḥ 12

12. doṣaḥ śāmyati asaṃdeham prāktanaḥ adyatanaiḥ guṇaiḥ
dṛṣṭāntaḥ atra hi hyastanasya doṣasya adya guṇaiḥ kṣayaḥ

12. asaṃdeham prāktanaḥ doṣaḥ adyatanaiḥ guṇaiḥ śāmyati atra
hi hyastanasya doṣasya adya guṇaiḥ kṣayaḥ dṛṣṭāntaḥ

12. There is no doubt that past faults are overcome by present-day virtues. An example of this is indeed the removal of yesterday's fault by today's good qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a past fault or sin (a fault, defect, sin, vice)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, is overcome, ceases, calms down

• असंदेहम् (asaṁdeham) - without doubt, undoubtedly, certainly

• प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - former, previous, past, ancient, belonging to a former time

• अद्यतनैः (adyatanaiḥ) - by present, by current, by modern

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities or virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by excellences)

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - an example, illustration, simile

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly, because, for

• ह्यस्तनस्य (hyastanasya) - of yesterday's, of past

• दोषस्य (doṣasya) - of a past fault (of a fault, of a defect, of a sin)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities or virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by excellences)

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, decay, diminution, removal, loss

Words meanings and morphology

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a past fault or sin (a fault, defect, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, vice, evil

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, is overcome, ceases, calms down

(verb)

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

root of class 4 (śāmyati)

Root: śam (class 4)

असंदेहम् (asaṁdeham) - without doubt, undoubtedly, certainly

(indeclinable)

From 'a' (not) and 'saṃdeha' (doubt)

प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - former, previous, past, ancient, belonging to a former time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, past, ancient, belonging to a former time

From 'prāk' (before) + 'tana' (suffix indicating time)

Note: Qualifies 'doṣaḥ'

अद्यतनैः (adyatanaiḥ) - by present, by current, by modern

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adyatana

adyatana - present, current, of today

From 'adya' (today) + 'tana' (suffix indicating time)

Note: Qualifies 'guṇaiḥ'

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities or virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by excellences)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, excellence, attribute, strand

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - an example, illustration, simile

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, simile, precedent

From 'dṛṣṭa' (seen) + 'anta' (end)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

ह्यस्तनस्य (hyastanasya) - of yesterday's, of past

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hyastana

hyastana - of yesterday, relating to yesterday, past

From 'hyas' (yesterday) + 'tana' (suffix indicating time)

Note: Qualifies 'doṣasya'

दोषस्य (doṣasya) - of a past fault (of a fault, of a defect, of a sin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, vice, evil

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities or virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by excellences)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, excellence, attribute, strand

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, decay, diminution, removal, loss

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, diminution, removal, loss, waste

From root 'kṣi' (to destroy)

Root: kṣi (class 1)