योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-36

बलात्प्रणाशय त्वेनां परिज्ञास्यसि वै ततः ।
अपि शूरा अतिप्राज्ञास्ते न सन्ति जगत्त्रये ॥ ३६ ॥

balātpraṇāśaya tvenāṃ parijñāsyasi vai tataḥ ,
api śūrā atiprājñāste na santi jagattraye 36

36. balāt praṇāśaya tu enām parijñāsyasi vai tataḥ
api śūrāḥ ati-prājñāḥ te na santi jagat-traye

36. balāt enām praṇāśaya tu tataḥ vai parijñāsyasi
api śūrāḥ ati-prājñāḥ te jagat-traye na santi

36. Forcefully destroy this [illusion (māyā/avidyā)], and then you will truly understand. For even heroes and the exceedingly wise are not found in the three worlds who are not susceptible to it.

36. השמד אותה בכוח, ואז תבין אותה באמת! אפילו גיבורים וחכמים דגולים ביותר – אין כמותם בשלושת העולמות...

Words meanings summery:

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, with power

• प्रणाशय (praṇāśaya) - destroy, cause to perish

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

• एनाम् (enām) - this (illusion/māyā/avidyā) (this (feminine, accusative))

• परिज्ञास्यसि (parijñāsyasi) - you will know, you will understand, you will fully comprehend

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly (an emphatic particle)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

• अति-प्राज्ञाः (ati-prājñāḥ) - exceedingly wise, very intelligent

• ते (te) - they

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist, they are

• जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, with power

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power, might

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रणाशय (praṇāśaya) - destroy, cause to perish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nāś

Causative stem

Causative form of `naś` (to perish, disappear) with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - this (illusion/māyā/avidyā) (this (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

परिज्ञास्यसि (parijñāsyasi) - you will know, you will understand, you will fully comprehend

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of jñā

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of `tad` (that) used as an adverb.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

अति-प्राज्ञाः (ati-prājñāḥ) - exceedingly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atiprājña

atiprājña - exceedingly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+prājña)

• ati – excessively, very, beyond, over
  indeclinable
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `prajñā` (wisdom, intelligence) or root `jñā` with `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in the three worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and hell/underworld)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (used as noun)
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ja-`.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, a group of three
  noun (neuter)

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