योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-23

प्रज्ञावानसहायोऽपि कार्यान्तमधिगच्छति ।
दुष्प्रज्ञः कार्यमासाद्य प्रधानमपि नश्यति ॥ २३ ॥

prajñāvānasahāyo'pi kāryāntamadhigacchati ,
duṣprajñaḥ kāryamāsādya pradhānamapi naśyati 23

23. prajñāvān asahāyaḥ api kāryāntam adhigacchati
duṣprajñaḥ kāryam āsādya pradhānam api naśyati

23. prajñāvān asahāyaḥ api kāryāntam adhigacchati.
duṣprajñaḥ pradhānam kāryam āsādya api naśyati.

23. A wise person (prajñāvān), even without assistance, accomplishes the completion of a task. But a foolish person (duṣprajña), even having obtained an important task, fails.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

• असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - unsupported, without help, helpless

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कार्यान्तम् (kāryāntam) - the completion of a task, the end of an undertaking

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, accomplishes, understands

• दुष्प्रज्ञः (duṣprajñaḥ) - foolish, unwise, having poor understanding

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task, work, duty

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having approached

• प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - chief, important, principal

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, fails, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñāvat

prajñāvat - endowed with wisdom, intelligent, wise

possessive suffix -vat, from prajñā

असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - unsupported, without help, helpless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asahāya

asahāya - without a companion, unsupported, helpless

negative prefix a- + sahāya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahāya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sahāya – companion, helper, aid
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कार्यान्तम् (kāryāntam) - the completion of a task, the end of an undertaking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāryānta

kāryānta - the end/completion of a work/task

compound of kārya and anta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+anta)

• kārya – to be done, a work, task, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  future passive participle from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anta – end, limit, completion
  noun (masculine)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, accomplishes, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhigacchati

present active

Present stem -gaccha from root gam with upasarga adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

दुष्प्रज्ञः (duṣprajñaḥ) - foolish, unwise, having poor understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣprajña

duṣprajña - having bad or poor understanding, foolish, unwise

prefix dus- + prajña

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+prajña)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• prajña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task, work, duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, a work, task, duty

Gerundive

future passive participle from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root sad with upasarga ā, with lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - chief, important, principal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, important; primary matter, essence (also prakṛti in Sāṃkhya)

from pra-dhā (to place before)

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, fails, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naśyati

present active

Present stem naś- from root naś

Root: naś (class 4)