योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-4

एवं विहन्यते लोकः स्वार्थेनेति प्रदर्शयन् ।
मद्गुर्मद्गुरुतां यात इत्येवं स्तौति दुर्जनः ॥ ४ ॥

evaṃ vihanyate lokaḥ svārtheneti pradarśayan ,
madgurmadgurutāṃ yāta ityevaṃ stauti durjanaḥ 4

4. evam vihanyate lokaḥ svārthena iti pradarśayan
madguḥ mad-gurutām yātaḥ iti evam stauti durjanaḥ

4. durjanaḥ evam pradarśayan iti svārthena lokaḥ
vihanyate iti madguḥ mad-gurutām yātaḥ evam stauti

4. A wicked person praises in this manner, thereby demonstrating that people are ruined by their own self-interest, [as if saying,] 'A cormorant has attained the state of a great spiritual teacher (guru).'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, indeed)

• विहन्यते (vihanyate) - is destroyed, is afflicted, is tormented

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - people (world, people, mankind)

• स्वार्थेन (svārthena) - by one's own interest, by selfishness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• प्रदर्शयन् (pradarśayan) - showing, demonstrating, exhibiting

• मद्गुः (madguḥ) - cormorant, diver

• मद्-गुरुताम् (mad-gurutām) - the deceptive guise of a great spiritual teacher (guru) (the state of being a great teacher)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, attained, reached

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• स्तौति (stauti) - praises, eulogizes

• दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - wicked person, evil person

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, indeed)

(indeclinable)

विहन्यते (vihanyate) - is destroyed, is afflicted, is tormented

(verb)

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

passive

present passive form of root han with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - people (world, people, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind

स्वार्थेन (svārthena) - by one's own interest, by selfishness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - self-interest, one's own purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – own, oneself
  pronoun/adjective
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

प्रदर्शयन् (pradarśayan) - showing, demonstrating, exhibiting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradarśayan

dṛś - to see, show

present active participle

derived from root dṛś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मद्गुः (madguḥ) - cormorant, diver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madgu

madgu - cormorant, diver (bird)

मद्-गुरुताम् (mad-gurutām) - the deceptive guise of a great spiritual teacher (guru) (the state of being a great teacher)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mad-gurutā

mad-gurutā - state of being a great teacher

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mad+guru+tā)

• mad – great, excellent
  adjective
• guru – teacher, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix for abstract noun (state of being)
  indeclinable (feminine)
  suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, attained, reached

past passive participle

derived from root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्तौति (stauti) - praises, eulogizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of stu

present

derived from root stu

Root: stu (class 2)

दुर्जनः (durjanaḥ) - wicked person, evil person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjana

durjana - wicked person, evil person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+jana)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  prefix
• jana – person, human being
  noun (masculine)