योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-33

आदौ विचार्य सगुणागुणलेशयुक्तिं पश्चात्स्वतोऽधिकतरं च गुणैर्यदि स्यात् ।
कुर्यात्ततः समुपपत्तिवशेन दण्डं दड्यस्य युक्तिसदृशं घनसंभवेन ॥ ३३ ॥

ādau vicārya saguṇāguṇaleśayuktiṃ paścātsvato'dhikataraṃ ca guṇairyadi syāt ,
kuryāttataḥ samupapattivaśena daṇḍaṃ daḍyasya yuktisadṛśaṃ ghanasaṃbhavena 33

33. ādau vicārya saguṇāguṇaleśayuktim paścāt
svataḥ adhikataraṃ ca guṇaiḥ yadi syāt
kuryāt tataḥ samupapattivaśena daṇḍam
daṇḍyasya yuktisadṛśam ghanasaṃbhavena

33. ādau saguṇāguṇaleśayuktim vicārya paścāt
yadi svataḥ ca guṇaiḥ adhikataraṃ syāt
tataḥ samupapattivaśena daṇḍyasya
yuktisadṛśam ghanasaṃbhavena daṇḍam kuryāt

33. First, one should carefully consider the justification for even a trace of good and bad qualities. Afterwards, if one (the judge) is inherently superior in qualities, then, based on proper evidence, one should inflict punishment that is appropriate to the offense of the guilty, and is executed with strong certainty.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having investigated

• सगुणागुणलेशयुक्तिम् (saguṇāguṇaleśayuktim) - the justification for a trace of good and bad qualities

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, naturally, inherently

• अधिकतरं (adhikataraṁ) - more, superior, greater

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, should be, it would be

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make, one should inflict

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• समुपपत्तिवशेन (samupapattivaśena) - by reason of proper evidence/justification

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, staff

• दण्ड्यस्य (daṇḍyasya) - of the punishable, of the guilty

• युक्तिसदृशम् (yuktisadṛśam) - appropriate to the reasoning, fitting the circumstance

• घनसंभवेन (ghanasaṁbhavena) - with strong certainty, with full force, with grave occurrence

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, origin

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having investigated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from √car with prefix vi and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

सगुणागुणलेशयुक्तिम् (saguṇāguṇaleśayuktim) - the justification for a trace of good and bad qualities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saguṇāguṇaleśayukti

saguṇāguṇaleśayukti - justification/reasoning for a trace of good and bad qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saguṇa+aguṇa+leśa+yukti)

• saguṇa – with qualities, virtuous, good
  adjective
• aguṇa – without qualities, faulty, demerit
  noun (masculine)
• leśa – a small part, a trace, a trifle
  noun (masculine)
• yukti – reason, justification, propriety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently

(indeclinable)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, naturally, inherently

(indeclinable)

formed with the suffix -tas from 'sva' (self)

अधिकतरं (adhikataraṁ) - more, superior, greater

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikatara

adhikatara - more, superior, greater

comparative degree suffix -tara

Note: Can function adverbially or as a predicate adjective.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, should be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make, one should inflict

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

formed with the suffix -tas from 'tad' (that)

समुपपत्तिवशेन (samupapattivaśena) - by reason of proper evidence/justification

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samupapattivaśa

samupapattivaśa - reason/means of proper evidence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samupapatti+vaśa)

• samupapatti – proper evidence, justification, cogency
  noun (feminine)
  Prefixes: sam+upa
  Root: pad (class 4)
• vaśa – power, control, means, reason
  noun (masculine)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, staff

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, fine

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

दण्ड्यस्य (daṇḍyasya) - of the punishable, of the guilty

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daṇḍya

daṇḍya - punishable, deserving punishment, guilty

gerundive/future passive participle

formed from √daṇḍ with suffix -ya

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Used substantively to refer to the person who is to be punished.

युक्तिसदृशम् (yuktisadṛśam) - appropriate to the reasoning, fitting the circumstance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuktisadṛśa

yuktisadṛśa - appropriate to the justification/reasoning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yukti+sadṛśa)

• yukti – reason, justification, propriety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, appropriate
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'daṇḍam'.

घनसंभवेन (ghanasaṁbhavena) - with strong certainty, with full force, with grave occurrence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghanasaṃbhava

ghanasaṁbhava - strong certainty, dense possibility, grave occurrence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+saṃbhava)

• ghana – dense, firm, severe, strong
  adjective
• saṃbhava – occurrence, possibility, origin, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)