योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-12

व्यवहारी प्रबुद्धो यः प्रबुद्धो यो वने स्थितः ।
द्वावेतौ सुसमौ नूनमसंदेहं पदं गतौ ॥ १२ ॥

vyavahārī prabuddho yaḥ prabuddho yo vane sthitaḥ ,
dvāvetau susamau nūnamasaṃdehaṃ padaṃ gatau 12

12. vyavahārī prabuddhaḥ yaḥ prabuddhaḥ yaḥ vane sthitaḥ
dvau etau susamau nūnam asaṃdigdham padaṃ gatau

12. vyavahārī prabuddhaḥ yaḥ vane sthitaḥ prabuddhaḥ
etau dvau nūnam susamau asaṃdigdham padaṃ gatau

12. The person who is awakened and active in worldly affairs, and the person who is awakened and dwells in the forest – these two are indeed perfectly equal, for they have certainly reached an undoubted (asaṃdeha) state.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - one engaged in worldly affairs, a householder, a practitioner

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - enlightened, awakened

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - enlightened, awakened

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, dwelling

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• सुसमौ (susamau) - very equal, perfectly alike

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• असंदिग्धम् (asaṁdigdham) - undoubted, free from doubt

• पदम् (padam) - state, position, goal, foot, step

• गतौ (gatau) - (they) have gone, reached, attained

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - one engaged in worldly affairs, a householder, a practitioner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārin

vyavahārin - one who acts, conducts affairs, deals with worldly matters; a householder

From vyavahāra + in suffix. vyavahāra from vī + ava + hṛ + ghañ.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - enlightened, awakened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, wise, intelligent

Past Passive Participle

From root budh (to awaken, to know) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - enlightened, awakened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, wise, intelligent

Past Passive Participle

From root budh (to awaken, to know) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, dwelling, being

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etas

etas - these (two)

सुसमौ (susamau) - very equal, perfectly alike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of susama

susama - very equal, perfectly alike, highly similar

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+sama)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• sama – equal, same, uniform, similar, common
  adjective (masculine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

असंदिग्धम् (asaṁdigdham) - undoubted, free from doubt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃdigdha

asaṁdigdha - undoubted, unquestionable, certain, clear

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃdigdha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃdigdha – doubted, uncertain, questionable
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dih (to smear, to doubt) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 4)

पदम् (padam) - state, position, goal, foot, step

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, position, state, goal

Root: pad (class 4)

गतौ (gatau) - (they) have gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle used with active sense for agent.

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