योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-128, verse-89

विजयो विक्रमेणेव प्रकाश इव तेजसा ।
प्रज्ञोत्कर्षः श्रुतेनेव सुपर्णेनायमुह्यते ॥ ८९ ॥

vijayo vikrameṇeva prakāśa iva tejasā ,
prajñotkarṣaḥ śruteneva suparṇenāyamuhyate 89

89. vijayaḥ vikrameṇa iva prakāśaḥ iva tejasā prajñā
utkarṣaḥ śrutena iva suparṇena ayam uhyate

89. ayam vikrameṇa vijayaḥ iva tejasā prakāśaḥ iva
śrutena prajñā utkarṣaḥ iva suparṇena uhyate

89. Just as victory is [attained] through valor, and light through brilliance, and the excellence of wisdom (prajñā) through sacred learning (śruti), so too is this one carried by Suparṇa (Garuda).

Words meanings summery:

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph, conquest

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light, brilliance, manifestation, splendor

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance, by energy, by splendor, by power

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discriminative knowledge

• उत्कर्षः (utkarṣaḥ) - excellence, superiority, high degree, abundance

• श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by sacred learning, by revealed texts, by hearing

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa, by Garuda (the mythical king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried, is borne, is conveyed

Words meanings and morphology

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph, conquest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest, a proper name

From 'vi-' (prefix) and root 'ji' (to conquer).

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, courage, a step, stride, power

From 'vi-' (prefix) and root 'kram' (to step).

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light, brilliance, manifestation, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brilliance, manifestation, splendor, appearance

From 'pra-' (prefix) and root 'kāś' (to shine).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance, by energy, by splendor, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, energy, vigor, spiritual power, semen

From root 'tij' (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 1)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discriminative knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discriminative knowledge, understanding

From 'pra-' (prefix) and root 'jñā' (to know).

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Part of the compound prajñotkarṣa, here split for sandhi rules.

उत्कर्षः (utkarṣaḥ) - excellence, superiority, high degree, abundance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utkarṣa

utkarṣa - excellence, superiority, increase, elevation

From 'ut-' (prefix) and root 'kṛṣ' (to draw, pull).

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound prajñotkarṣa, here split for sandhi rules.

श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by sacred learning, by revealed texts, by hearing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred learning, revealed text (Veda), tradition

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa, by Garuda (the mythical king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, an epithet of Garuda, the mythical bird

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• parṇa – feather, wing, leaf
  noun (neuter)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near the speaker)

उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried, is borne, is conveyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)