योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-130

ज्ञातज्ञेया हि ये सन्तो बालक्रीडोपमं च ते ।
आत्मध्यानादृते ब्रह्मन्कुर्वन्तो देवपूजनम् ॥ १३० ॥

jñātajñeyā hi ye santo bālakrīḍopamaṃ ca te ,
ātmadhyānādṛte brahmankurvanto devapūjanam 130

130. jñātajñeyāḥ hi ye santaḥ bālakrīḍāupamam ca te
ātmadhyānāt ṛte brahman kurvantaḥ devapūjanam

130. brahman,
hi ye santaḥ jñātajñeyāḥ,
te ātmadhyānāt ṛte devapūjanam kurvantaḥ ca,
[tat] bālakrīḍāupamam [bhavati]

130. Indeed, O `brahman`, for those sages who have realized what is to be known, performing the worship of deities without self-contemplation (ātman-dhyāna) is merely like child's play.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञातज्ञेयाः (jñātajñeyāḥ) - whose object of knowledge has been known, those who have known what is to be known

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• ये (ye) - who (plural)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - sages, holy men, good people

• बालक्रीडाउपमम् (bālakrīḍāupamam) - like child's play, comparable to a child's game

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they

• आत्मध्यानात् (ātmadhyānāt) - from self-contemplation, from meditation on the self (ātman)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Address to a brahman. (O Brahmin)

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - performing, doing, making

• देवपूजनम् (devapūjanam) - worship of gods, deity worship

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञातज्ञेयाः (jñātajñeyāḥ) - whose object of knowledge has been known, those who have known what is to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñātajñeya

jñātajñeya - whose object of knowledge has been known

Compound of jñāta (known, PPP of jñā) and jñeya (to be known, gerundive of jñā).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāta+jñeya)

• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jñā (to know) with suffix kta.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – knowable, to be known
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root jñā (to know) with suffix eya.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies ye santaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

ये (ye) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to santaḥ.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - sages, holy men, good people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - existing, being, good, virtuous, sage

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of as (to be), used as a noun.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause.

बालक्रीडाउपमम् (bālakrīḍāupamam) - like child's play, comparable to a child's game

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bālakrīḍāupama

bālakrīḍāupama - like child's play

Compound of bālakrīḍā (child's play) and upama (comparison, likeness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bālakrīḍā+upama)

• bālakrīḍā – child's play
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of bāla (child) and krīḍā (play).
• upama – comparison, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From upa-mā (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or predicate adjective agreeing with an implied tat (that worship).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlates with ye.

आत्मध्यानात् (ātmadhyānāt) - from self-contemplation, from meditation on the self (ātman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmadhyāna

ātmadhyāna - meditation on the self (ātman), self-contemplation

Compound of ātman (self) and dhyāna (meditation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+dhyāna)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyai (to meditate).
  Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Governed by ṛte.

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing ablative.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Address to a brahman. (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest

From root bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Term of address.

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix śatṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies ye santaḥ / te.

देवपूजनम् (devapūjanam) - worship of gods, deity worship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devapūjana

devapūjana - worship of gods, deity worship

Compound of deva (god) and pūjana (worship).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+pūjana)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pūjana – worship, adoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root pūj (to worship).
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Object of kurvantaḥ.