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

ये सत्त्वजातयः प्राज्ञास्तथा राजससात्त्विकाः ।
विचारयन्ति ते साधो जगत्पूर्वपरम्पराम् ॥ ४ ॥

ye sattvajātayaḥ prājñāstathā rājasasāttvikāḥ ,
vicārayanti te sādho jagatpūrvaparamparām 4

4. ye sattvajātayaḥ prājñāḥ tathā rājasasāttvikāḥ
vicārayanti te sādho jagatpūrvaparampārām

4. sādho,
ye sattvajātayaḥ prājñāḥ,
tathā rājasasāttvikāḥ (santi),
te jagatpūrvaparampārām vicārayanti.

4. O virtuous one, those wise individuals whose nature is *sattva*, and likewise those who possess both *rajas* and *sattva* qualities, they contemplate the world's ancient succession.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• सत्त्वजातयः (sattvajātayaḥ) - whose nature is *sattva*, of *sattva* nature

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, and, similarly

• राजससात्त्विकाः (rājasasāttvikāḥ) - those who are *rājasic* and *sāttvic*

• विचारयन्ति (vicārayanti) - they contemplate, they investigate, they reflect

• ते (te) - they

• साधो (sādho) - O good one, O virtuous one

• जगत्पूर्वपरम्पाराम् (jagatpūrvaparampārām) - the world's ancient lineage/succession

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

सत्त्वजातयः (sattvajātayaḥ) - whose nature is *sattva*, of *sattva* nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvajāti

sattvajāti - those whose birth or nature (*jāti*) is *sattva*

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sattva+jāti)

• sattva – goodness, purity, essence, *sattva* guna
  noun (neuter)
• jāti – birth, species, nature, kind
  noun (feminine)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, and, similarly

(indeclinable)

राजससात्त्विकाः (rājasasāttvikāḥ) - those who are *rājasic* and *sāttvic*

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājasasāttvika

rājasasāttvika - possessing qualities of *rajas* and *sattva*

Compound type : dvandva (rājasa+sāttvika)

• rājasa – relating to *rajas*, passionate, active
  adjective
• sāttvika – relating to *sattva*, pure, good, virtuous
  adjective

विचारयन्ति (vicārayanti) - they contemplate, they investigate, they reflect

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 10)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साधो (sādho) - O good one, O virtuous one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, holy man, sage

जगत्पूर्वपरम्पाराम् (jagatpūrvaparampārām) - the world's ancient lineage/succession

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jagatpūrvaparampārā

jagatpūrvaparampārā - the preceding/ancient tradition or succession (*paramparā*) of the world (*jagat*)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+pūrva+paramparā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: gam
• pūrva – former, ancient, preceding
  adjective
• paramparā – succession, tradition, continuous series
  noun (feminine)