योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-4, verse-7

दुरीहितं दुर्विहितं सर्व सज्जनसूक्तयः ।
प्रमार्जयन्ति शीतांशोस्तमःकाण्डमिवाङ्घ्रयः ॥ ७ ॥

durīhitaṃ durvihitaṃ sarva sajjanasūktayaḥ ,
pramārjayanti śītāṃśostamaḥkāṇḍamivāṅghrayaḥ 7

7. durīhitam durvihitam sarvam sajjanasūktayaḥ
pramārjayanti śītāṃśoḥ tamaḥkāṇḍam iva aṅghrayaḥ

7. sajjanasūktayaḥ sarvam durīhitam durvihitam
pramārjayanti śītāṃśoḥ aṅghrayaḥ tamaḥkāṇḍam iva

7. The wise sayings of good people cleanse all ill-intentioned and ill-performed actions, just as the moon's rays dispel masses of darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• दुरीहितम् (durīhitam) - an ill-conceived action, a bad deed

• दुर्विहितम् (durvihitam) - an ill-performed action, a wrong deed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every

• सज्जनसूक्तयः (sajjanasūktayaḥ) - the wise sayings of good people

• प्रमार्जयन्ति (pramārjayanti) - they cleanse, purify, wipe away

• शीतांशोः (śītāṁśoḥ) - of the moon (lit. 'cold-rayed one')

• तमःकाण्डम् (tamaḥkāṇḍam) - a mass of darkness, dense darkness

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अङ्घ्रयः (aṅghrayaḥ) - rays (of light)

Words meanings and morphology

दुरीहितम् (durīhitam) - an ill-conceived action, a bad deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durīhita

durīhita - ill-conceived, badly intended, evil deed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root īh (to strive, to wish) with prefix dur-

Prefix: dur

Root: īh (class 1)

दुर्विहितम् (durvihitam) - an ill-performed action, a wrong deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durvihita

durvihita - ill-performed, badly done, improper action

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, make) with prefixes dur- and vi-

Prefixes: dur+vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Functions here as an adjective modifying durīhitam and durvihitam.

सज्जनसूक्तयः (sajjanasūktayaḥ) - the wise sayings of good people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sajjanasūkti

sajjanasūkti - wise saying of good people, aphorism of the virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sajjana+sūkti)

• sajjana – good person, virtuous individual
  noun (masculine)
  From sat (good) + jana (person)
• sūkti – good saying, wise word, aphorism
  noun (feminine)
  From su (good) + ukta (said), then noun formation
  Prefix: su
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रमार्जयन्ति (pramārjayanti) - they cleanse, purify, wipe away

(verb)

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

Present active

Root mṛj (to wipe, clean) with prefix pra. The form pramārjayanti suggests a 10th class or causative formation.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 10)

शीतांशोः (śītāṁśoḥ) - of the moon (lit. 'cold-rayed one')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śītāṃśu

śītāṁśu - moon (lit. 'cold-rayed')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīta+aṃśu)

• śīta – cold, cool
  adjective (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, 'of the moon'.

तमःकाण्डम् (tamaḥkāṇḍam) - a mass of darkness, dense darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamaḥkāṇḍa

tamaḥkāṇḍa - mass of darkness, deep gloom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+kāṇḍa)

• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• kāṇḍa – mass, multitude, section, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अङ्घ्रयः (aṅghrayaḥ) - rays (of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅghri

aṅghri - foot, ray

Note: Here, 'rays' in the context of the moon.