योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-2

ये हि पाश्चात्यजन्मानः प्राज्ञा राजससात्त्विकाः ।
प्राप्नुवन्ति स्वयं प्राप्यं ते जना जनका इव ॥ २ ॥

ye hi pāścātyajanmānaḥ prājñā rājasasāttvikāḥ ,
prāpnuvanti svayaṃ prāpyaṃ te janā janakā iva 2

2. ye hi pāścātyajanmānaḥ prājñāḥ rājasasāttvikāḥ
prāpnuvanti svayam prāpyam te janāḥ janakāḥ iva

2. hi ye pāścātyajanmānaḥ prājñāḥ rājasasāttvikāḥ
te janāḥ svayam prāpyam janakāḥ iva prāpnuvanti

2. Indeed, those wise individuals who are born in subsequent times, possessing both active (rājasic) and pure (sāttvic) qualities, attain by themselves that which is to be attained, just like King Janaka.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• पाश्चात्यजन्मानः (pāścātyajanmānaḥ) - those born in subsequent times/generations (those of subsequent birth, later born)

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise individuals (wise, intelligent)

• राजससात्त्विकाः (rājasasāttvikāḥ) - possessing active (rājasic) and pure (sāttvic) qualities (possessing rājasic and sāttvic qualities)

• प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they attain (they attain, they obtain)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves (by oneself, spontaneously)

• प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - that which is to be attained (the ultimate goal) (that which is to be attained/obtained)

• ते (te) - those (people) (those)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, individuals)

• जनकाः (janakāḥ) - King Janaka (as an example) (Janakas (plural of Janaka))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

पाश्चात्यजन्मानः (pāścātyajanmānaḥ) - those born in subsequent times/generations (those of subsequent birth, later born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāścātyajanman

pāścātyajanman - one whose birth is subsequent, born later

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāścātya+janman)

• pāścātya – posterior, subsequent, western
  adjective
  Root: paśca
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'janāḥ'

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise individuals (wise, intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, skilled

Root: jñā (class 9)

राजससात्त्विकाः (rājasasāttvikāḥ) - possessing active (rājasic) and pure (sāttvic) qualities (possessing rājasic and sāttvic qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājasasāttvika

rājasasāttvika - relating to rajas and sattva, rājasic-sāttvic

Compound type : dvandva (rājasa+sāttvika)

• rājasa – relating to rajas, passionate, active
  adjective
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• sāttvika – relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous
  adjective
  Root: sat (class 2)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'janāḥ'

प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they attain (they attain, they obtain)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves (by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reflexive adverb

प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - that which is to be attained (the ultimate goal) (that which is to be attained/obtained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be attained, obtainable, destined

Gerundive

root āp + pra (upasarga) + ṇyat/ya (suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Gerundive acting as a noun

ते (te) - those (people) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'ye'

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, individuals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 4)

जनकाः (janakāḥ) - King Janaka (as an example) (Janakas (plural of Janaka))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor, producer; proper noun: King Janaka

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used metaphorically as an example

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison