योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-6, verse-17

ये हि पाश्चात्यजन्मानस्ते हि सुप्तं मनोमृगम् ।
प्रबोधयन्ति प्रथमं गुणहीनं महागुणाः ॥ १७ ॥

ye hi pāścātyajanmānaste hi suptaṃ manomṛgam ,
prabodhayanti prathamaṃ guṇahīnaṃ mahāguṇāḥ 17

17. ye hi pāścātyajanmānaḥ te hi suptam manomṛgam
prabodhayanti prathamam guṇahīnam mahāguṇāḥ

17. ye hi pāścātyajanmānaḥ mahāguṇāḥ te hi prathamam
suptam guṇahīnam manomṛgam prabodhayanti

17. Indeed, those individuals who are of a later spiritual inclination and are endowed with great qualities, they first awaken the sleeping mind-deer [within themselves], which is [presently] devoid of higher qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those individuals (who, those who)

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

• पाश्चात्यजन्मानः (pāścātyajanmānaḥ) - those who are of a later spiritual inclination (those of western birth, those born later, those of a later disposition)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the individuals) (they, those)

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

• सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping (sleeping, asleep)

• मनोमृगम् (manomṛgam) - the mind, compared to a deer (mind-deer)

• प्रबोधयन्ति (prabodhayanti) - they awaken, they rouse (they awaken, they arouse)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, as a primary action (first, initially)

• गुणहीनम् (guṇahīnam) - lacking higher, sattvic qualities (devoid of qualities, lacking virtues)

• महागुणाः (mahāguṇāḥ) - possessing great virtues (great-souled, possessing great qualities/virtues)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those individuals (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

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

(indeclinable)

पाश्चात्यजन्मानः (pāścātyajanmānaḥ) - those who are of a later spiritual inclination (those of western birth, those born later, those of a later disposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāścātyajanman

pāścātyajanman - one born later, one born in the west, one of later origin/disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāścātya+janman)

• pāścātya – western, later, subsequent
  adjective
• janman – birth, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

ते (te) - they (referring to the individuals) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

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

(indeclinable)

सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping (sleeping, asleep)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Modifies manomṛgam

मनोमृगम् (manomṛgam) - the mind, compared to a deer (mind-deer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manomṛga

manomṛga - mind-deer (mind compared to a deer for its restlessness or shyness)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+mṛga)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, animal, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of prabodhayanti

प्रबोधयन्ति (prabodhayanti) - they awaken, they rouse (they awaken, they arouse)

(verb)

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

Causative

Formed from root budh with prefix pra, causative suffix -aya

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, as a primary action (first, initially)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative

गुणहीनम् (guṇahīnam) - lacking higher, sattvic qualities (devoid of qualities, lacking virtues)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇahīna

guṇahīna - lacking qualities, devoid of good qualities, inferior

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+hīna)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – deficient, abandoned, deprived, inferior
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hā (to abandon, to leave)
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies manomṛgam

महागुणाः (mahāguṇāḥ) - possessing great virtues (great-souled, possessing great qualities/virtues)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāguṇa

mahāguṇa - having great qualities/virtues, noble, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+guṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ye