योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-25

तदेतौ संपरीक्षेऽहं यदि तादृग्गुणान्वितौ ।
तद्भक्षं न करोम्येतौ न हिंस्या गुणिनः क्वचित् ॥ २५ ॥

tadetau saṃparīkṣe'haṃ yadi tādṛgguṇānvitau ,
tadbhakṣaṃ na karomyetau na hiṃsyā guṇinaḥ kvacit 25

25. tad etau samparīkṣe aham yadi tādṛk guṇānvitau tat
bhakṣam na karomi etau na hiṃsyāḥ guṇinaḥ kvacit

25. tad aham etau sampareekṣe,
yadi (etau) tādṛk guṇānvitau (syātām).
tat etau bhakṣam na karomi.
hi guṇinaḥ kvacit na hiṃsyāḥ.

25. Therefore, I shall test these two, to see if they are indeed endowed with such qualities. If so, I will not make them my prey, for one should never harm those who possess good qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - therefore, then, that

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• सम्परेएक्षे (sampareekṣe) - I shall test, I shall examine

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

• गुणान्वितौ (guṇānvitau) - endowed with qualities, virtuous

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

• भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food, prey

• न (na) - not, no

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• न (na) - not, no

• हिंस्याः (hiṁsyāḥ) - should be harmed, to be harmed

• गुणिनः (guṇinaḥ) - those possessing qualities, virtuous ones

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, at any time, anywhere

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - therefore, then, that

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सम्परेएक्षे (sampareekṣe) - I shall test, I shall examine

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present/future (lat/lṛṭ) of sampareekṣ

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

Note: Here, tādṛk is treated as an adjective agreeing with guṇānvitau.

गुणान्वितौ (guṇānvitau) - endowed with qualities, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of guṇānvita

guṇānvita - endowed with qualities, accompanied by virtues

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+anvita)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, good quality, string
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

(indeclinable)

भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food, prey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, eating, prey

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हिंस्याः (hiṁsyāḥ) - should be harmed, to be harmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hiṃsya

hiṁsya - to be harmed, injureable

Gerundive

Derived from root hiṃs (to harm)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

गुणिनः (guṇinaḥ) - those possessing qualities, virtuous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇin

guṇin - possessor of qualities, virtuous, talented

क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, at any time, anywhere

(indeclinable)