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.

4. החכמים שנולדו מתוך הטוהר, וכן אלה שמשלבים תשוקה חיובית וטוהר, חוקרים לעומק, הוי איש טוב, את שרשרת סיבותיו ומהותו של העולם.

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)

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