योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-90, verse-22

अमितानन्दमुत्सृज्य सुसाध्यं यः प्रवर्तते ।
मिते वस्तुनि दुःसाध्ये स्वात्महा स शठः स्मृतः ॥ २२ ॥

amitānandamutsṛjya susādhyaṃ yaḥ pravartate ,
mite vastuni duḥsādhye svātmahā sa śaṭhaḥ smṛtaḥ 22

22. amitānandam utsṛjya susādhyam yaḥ pravartate mite
vastuni duḥsādhye svātmahā saḥ śaṭhaḥ smṛtaḥ

22. yaḥ susādhyam amitānandam utsṛjya duḥsādhye mite vastuni pravartate,
saḥ svātmahā śaṭhaḥ smṛtaḥ

22. Whoever, abandoning immeasurable (amita) joy (ānanda) that is easily attainable, engages in a limited (mita) object (vastu) that is difficult to achieve, that person is remembered as a self-destroyer (ātmahan) and a rogue (śaṭha).

Words meanings summery:

• अमितानन्दम् (amitānandam) - immeasurable joy (ānanda), infinite bliss

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

• सुसाध्यम् (susādhyam) - easily attainable, easy to accomplish

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - engages, proceeds, undertakes

• मिते (mite) - in a limited, in a measured (object)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing

• दुःसाध्ये (duḥsādhye) - difficult to attain, hard to accomplish

• स्वात्महा (svātmahā) - a self-destroyer, killer of oneself (ātman)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue, a deceiver, a wicked person

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is remembered as

Words meanings and morphology

अमितानन्दम् (amitānandam) - immeasurable joy (ānanda), infinite bliss

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amitānanda

amitānanda - immeasurable joy, infinite bliss

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (amita+ānanda)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound: 'a-' (negation) + 'mita' (measured). 'mita' is from root 'mā' (to measure).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 3)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'sṛj' (to let go, abandon) with prefix 'ut-' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सुसाध्यम् (susādhyam) - easily attainable, easy to accomplish

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of susādhya

susādhya - easy to accomplish, easily attainable

Gerundive

Compound of 'su-' (easy) and 'sādhya' (to be accomplished). 'sādhya' is from root 'sādh' (to accomplish).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (su+sādhya)

• su – good, well, easy
  indeclinable
• sādhya – to be accomplished, attainable, achievable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Formed from root 'sādh' (to accomplish, succeed) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'amitānandam'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - engages, proceeds, undertakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मिते (mite) - in a limited, in a measured (object)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mita

mita - measured, limited, moderate, scanty

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mā' (to measure) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality, wealth

दुःसाध्ये (duḥsādhye) - difficult to attain, hard to accomplish

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of duḥsādhya

duḥsādhya - difficult to accomplish, hard to achieve

Gerundive

Compound of 'dus-' (difficult) and 'sādhya' (to be accomplished). 'sādhya' is from root 'sādh' (to accomplish).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (dus+sādhya)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• sādhya – to be accomplished, attainable, achievable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Formed from root 'sādh' (to accomplish, succeed) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

स्वात्महा (svātmahā) - a self-destroyer, killer of oneself (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātmahan

svātmahan - self-destroyer, suicide, killer of oneself (ātman)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+han)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix 'kvip'.
  Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue, a deceiver, a wicked person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cheat, cunning, dishonest, wicked person

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is remembered as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, stated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, agreeing with 'saḥ'.