योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-11

बुद्ध्यालोकेन साध्येऽस्मिन्वस्तुन्यस्तमितापदि ।
प्रवर्तते न यो मोहात्तं धिगस्तु नराधमम् ॥ ११ ॥

buddhyālokena sādhye'sminvastunyastamitāpadi ,
pravartate na yo mohāttaṃ dhigastu narādhamam 11

11. buddhyālokena sādhye asmin vastuni astamitāpadi
pravartate na yaḥ mohāt tam dhik astu narādhamam

11. yaḥ mohāt buddhyālokena sādhye asmin astamitāpadi vastuni na pravartate,
tam narādhamam dhik astu

11. To that lowest of men who, out of delusion (moha), does not strive towards this goal, which is to be achieved by the light of intellect and which is free from all calamity, let there be scorn for him!

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्ध्यालोकेन (buddhyālokena) - by the light of intellect, by rational insight

• साध्ये (sādhye) - in what is to be achieved, in the achievable

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the object, in the thing, in the reality

• अस्तमितापदि (astamitāpadi) - in which calamity is destroyed, free from misfortune

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, acts, engages

• न (na) - not, no

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• मोहात् (mohāt) - due to ignorance (moha) (from delusion, due to ignorance (moha))

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame, alas, scorn

• अस्तु (astu) - let there be, may it be

• नराधमम् (narādhamam) - the lowest of men, a vile person

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्ध्यालोकेन (buddhyālokena) - by the light of intellect, by rational insight

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of buddhyāloka

buddhyāloka - light of intellect, rational insight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+āloka)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
• āloka – light, sight, insight, vision
  noun (masculine)

साध्ये (sādhye) - in what is to be achieved, in the achievable

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, achievable, practicable

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of the root sādh (to accomplish, to effect)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni' (in this object/reality).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni' (in this object/reality).

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the object, in the thing, in the reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

अस्तमितापदि (astamitāpadi) - in which calamity is destroyed, free from misfortune

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of astamitāpad

astamitāpad - in which misfortune/calamity is set (i.e., destroyed or ended)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (astamita+āpad)

• astamita – set, disappeared, destroyed, gone to rest
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root as (to be) with 'astam' (setting) as a preverb-like element
  Root: as (class 2)
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni' (in this object/reality).

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, acts, engages

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

मोहात् (mohāt) - due to ignorance (moha) (from delusion, due to ignorance (moha))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, illusion, ignorance, confusion, bewilderment

Note: Ablative case indicates cause or reason ('from delusion' or 'due to delusion').

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'yaḥ' (who).

धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame, alas, scorn

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let there be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नराधमम् (narādhamam) - the lowest of men, a vile person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narādhama

narādhama - lowest of men, vilest of men, wretch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhama)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhama – lowest, mean, vile, inferior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (him).