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.

23. אדם בעל תבונה, גם ללא תמיכה, מגיע להשלמת מטרתו, בעוד שאדם חסר תבונה נכשל אפילו כשהוא ניגש למשימה חיונית.

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)

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