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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-77

विदितकौतुकसङ्घसमिद्धया यदि करोषि सदैव सुशीलया ।
वरधिया गतप्राकृतिकक्रियस्तदसि केन सहानुपमीयसे ॥ ७७ ॥
viditakautukasaṅghasamiddhayā yadi karoṣi sadaiva suśīlayā ,
varadhiyā gataprākṛtikakriyastadasi kena sahānupamīyase 77
77. vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā
yadi karoṣi sadā eva suśīlayā
vara dhiyā gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ
tat asi kena saha anupamīyase
77. yadi (tvam) sadā eva vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā suśīlayā vara dhiyā gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ karoṣi,
tat kena saha asi anupamīyase?
77. If you always perform your actions with a superior intellect that is well-disposed and illuminated by the knowledge of countless wonders, having transcended actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti), then with whom can you be compared?

Words meanings summery:

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  • विदित-कौतुक-सङ्घ-समिद्धया (vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā) - by an intellect/mind illumined by a multitude of known wonders/curiosities
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you act
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
  • सुशीलया (suśīlayā) - by a good-natured/well-behaved (intellect)
  • वर (vara) - superior, excellent, best
  • धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding
  • गत-प्राकृतिक-क्रियः (gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ) - one whose actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti) are transcended (whose natural actions are transcended/gone)
  • तत् (tat) - then, that (referring to the consequence)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • केन (kena) - by whom, with whom
  • सह (saha) - with, along with
  • अनुपमीयसे (anupamīyase) - are you compared, can you be compared

Words meanings and morphology

विदित-कौतुक-सङ्घ-समिद्धया (vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā) - by an intellect/mind illumined by a multitude of known wonders/curiosities
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddha
vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddha - illumined by a known multitude of curiosities
Compound. vidita (known, PPP of vid) + kautuka (curiosity) + saṅgha (multitude) + samiddha (illumined, PPP of sam-indh).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vidita+kautuka+saṅgha+samiddha)
  • vidita – known, understood, perceived
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root vid (to know, perceive)
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • kautuka – curiosity, wonder, eagerness, festive ceremony
    noun (neuter)
    from kutūhala or kutu.
  • saṅgha – multitude, collection, assembly, group
    noun (masculine)
    from sam-han (to strike together)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: han (class 2)
  • samiddha – inflamed, kindled, illumined, prosperous
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root indh (to kindle) with prefix sam.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: indh (class 7)
Note: Modifies dhiyā.
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
Subordinating conjunction.
करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you act
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ
Present active
2nd person singular active indicative
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Adverb of time.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
सुशीलया (suśīlayā) - by a good-natured/well-behaved (intellect)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of suśīla
suśīla - well-behaved, good-natured, virtuous, pure
Compound of su (good) + śīla (nature, conduct).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+śīla)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating excellence.
  • śīla – character, conduct, habit, nature, virtue
    noun (neuter)
    from root śī (to lie, rest)
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Modifies dhiyā.
वर (vara) - superior, excellent, best
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, superior, boon
From root vṛ (to choose).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Agrees with and precedes dhiyā.
धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī
dhī - intellect, mind, understanding, thought, wisdom
From root dhyā (to meditate) or dhā (to place).
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Main instrument of action.
गत-प्राकृतिक-क्रियः (gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ) - one whose actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti) are transcended (whose natural actions are transcended/gone)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata-prākṛtika-kriya
gata-prākṛtika-kriya - one whose actions arising from (material) nature are transcended
Bahuvrihi compound. gata (gone, PPP) + prākṛtika (of prakṛti) + kriya (action).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (gata+prākṛtika+kriya)
  • gata – gone, past, departed, attained
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root gam (to go)
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • prākṛtika – natural, inherent, material, arising from prakṛti
    adjective (masculine)
    derived from prakṛti (material nature)
  • kriya – action, deed, ritual, activity
    noun (masculine)
    From root kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).
तत् (tat) - then, that (referring to the consequence)
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular. Often used adverbially.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present active
2nd person singular active indicative
Root: as (class 2)
केन (kena) - by whom, with whom
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun, masculine/neuter instrumental singular.
Note: Used with saha to mean 'with whom'.
सह (saha) - with, along with
(indeclinable)
Takes instrumental case.
अनुपमीयसे (anupamīyase) - are you compared, can you be compared
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upamā
Present middle passive
2nd person singular middle (Ātmanepada) indicative, passive sense (an-upa-mā). Root mā (to measure) with prefix upa and passive infix īya and negative an-.
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Passive form of upamā (to compare) with negative prefix an-.