योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-24

यथा तत्त्वविदः प्राज्ञा ज्ञानबृंहितचेतसः ।
विहरन्ति तथा राम विहर्तव्यं न मूढवत् ॥ २४ ॥

yathā tattvavidaḥ prājñā jñānabṛṃhitacetasaḥ ,
viharanti tathā rāma vihartavyaṃ na mūḍhavat 24

24. yathā tattvavidaḥ prājñāḥ jñānabṛṃhitacetasaḥ
viharanti tathā rāma vihartavyam na mūḍhavat

24. rāma yathā tattvavidaḥ prājñāḥ jñānabṛṃhitacetasaḥ
viharanti tathā vihartavyam na mūḍhavat

24. O Rama, one should conduct oneself just as the wise ones (prajñā) do—those who understand the truth (tattva) and whose minds are strengthened by knowledge—and not like a fool.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तत्त्वविदः (tattvavidaḥ) - knowers of truth/reality

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones

• ज्ञानबृंहितचेतसः (jñānabṛṁhitacetasaḥ) - whose minds are strengthened by knowledge

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they conduct themselves, they roam

• तथा (tathā) - so too, thus

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - one should conduct oneself

• न (na) - not

• मूढवत् (mūḍhavat) - like a fool

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वविदः (tattvavidaḥ) - knowers of truth/reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tattvavid

tattvavid - knower of truth/reality (tattva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+vid)

• tattva – truth, reality, essence (tattva)
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, a wise person (prajñā)

ज्ञानबृंहितचेतसः (jñānabṛṁhitacetasaḥ) - whose minds are strengthened by knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānabṛṃhitacetas

jñānabṛṁhitacetas - one whose mind is strengthened by knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jñānabṛṃhita+cetas)

• jñānabṛṃhita – strengthened by knowledge
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bṛṃh (class 10)
• cetas – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they conduct themselves, they roam

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so too, thus

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, delightful

विहर्तव्यम् (vihartavyam) - one should conduct oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihartavya

vihartavya - to be conducted, to be behaved

Gerundive

Formed from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'vi' and suffix -tavya.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मूढवत् (mūḍhavat) - like a fool

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating 'like' or 'as'.

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