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?

77. אם תפעל תמיד בתבונה נעלה, במידות טובות וברוח המבינה את הבלי השעשועים בעולם, חופשי מכבלי המעשים הטבעיים הרגילים – איזה אדם ישתווה לך?

Words meanings summery:

• 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-.

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