योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-72

सकृत्प्रभातं विमलं यज्ज्ञातं ज्ञातमेव तत् ।
नहि बन्धुः परिज्ञातः पुनरज्ञाततां व्रजेत् ॥ ७२ ॥

sakṛtprabhātaṃ vimalaṃ yajjñātaṃ jñātameva tat ,
nahi bandhuḥ parijñātaḥ punarajñātatāṃ vrajet 72

72. sakṛt prabhātam vimalam yat jñātam jñātam eva tat |
na hi bandhuḥ parijñātaḥ punaḥ ajñātatām vrajet ||

72. yat sakṛt prabhātam vimalam jñātam tat jñātam eva
hi bandhuḥ parijñātaḥ punaḥ ajñātatām na vrajet

72. That which has been clearly and purely illuminated just once, that alone is truly known. For indeed, a friend who has been recognized (parijñāta) does not again revert to an unknown state.

Words meanings summery:

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, one time

• प्रभातम् (prabhātam) - illuminated, dawned, shone forth

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clear

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

• तत् (tat) - that

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - friend, kinsman, relative

• परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - well-known, fully recognized, completely understood

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

• अज्ञातताम् (ajñātatām) - to the state of being unknown, to unfamiliarity

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may go, should go, would go, reverts

Words meanings and morphology

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, one time

(indeclinable)

प्रभातम् (prabhātam) - illuminated, dawned, shone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawned, illuminated, shone forth, clear, bright

Past Passive Participle

from root bhā (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'.

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clear, stainless

Compound: vi (without) + mala (dirt)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, free from
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, who

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective 'is known'.

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Repetition for emphasis with 'eva'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the second part of the first sentence.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - friend, kinsman, relative

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - friend, kinsman, relative, connection

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - well-known, fully recognized, completely understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - well-known, fully recognized, completely understood, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā (to know) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bandhuḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

(indeclinable)

अज्ञातताम् (ajñātatām) - to the state of being unknown, to unfamiliarity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajñātatā

ajñātatā - state of being unknown, unfamiliarity, ignorance

from a-jñāta (unknown) + tā (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+jñāta+tā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jñāta – known
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tā – state of being, -ness
  suffix (feminine)
  abstract noun suffix

Note: Object of 'vrajet'.

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may go, should go, would go, reverts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vraj

Optative Mood, Active Voice

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

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