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.

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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