योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-33

प्रवृत्तवाक्पुण्यकथो जिह्मानां प्रतिभानवान् ।
निमेषेणैव निर्णेता वक्ताशु बहु वस्तुनः ॥ ३३ ॥

pravṛttavākpuṇyakatho jihmānāṃ pratibhānavān ,
nimeṣeṇaiva nirṇetā vaktāśu bahu vastunaḥ 33

33. pravṛttavāk puṇyakathaḥ jihmānām pratibhānavān
nimeṣeṇa eva nirṇetā vaktā āśu bahu vastunah

33. [saḥ] pravṛttavāk puṇyakathaḥ
[asti] jihmānām pratibhānavān
[asti] nimeṣeṇa eva nirṇetā āśu
bahu vastunah vaktā [ca asti]

33. He is eloquent in speech and his stories are virtuous. He is brilliant when dealing with the crooked. He is a decisive arbiter and a quick speaker on many topics in an instant.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तवाक् (pravṛttavāk) - eloquent in speech (one whose speech has begun, one whose speech flows)

• पुण्यकथः (puṇyakathaḥ) - whose stories are virtuous (one whose stories are meritorious/virtuous)

• जिह्मानाम् (jihmānām) - when dealing with the crooked (people) (of the crooked, of the deceitful)

• प्रतिभानवान् (pratibhānavān) - brilliant (intelligent, brilliant, endowed with genius)

• निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in an instant (by a wink, in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• निर्णेता (nirṇetā) - a decisive arbiter (a decider, one who determines, an arbiter)

• वक्ता (vaktā) - a speaker (a speaker, an orator, one who says)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• बहु (bahu) - many (much, many, abundant)

• वस्तुनह् (vastunah) - of topics / things (of a thing, of substance, of an object)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तवाक् (pravṛttavāk) - eloquent in speech (one whose speech has begun, one whose speech flows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛttavāc

pravṛttavāc - one whose speech is flowing, eloquent

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravṛtta+vāc)

• pravṛtta – begun, set in motion, flowing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, be) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)

पुण्यकथः (puṇyakathaḥ) - whose stories are virtuous (one whose stories are meritorious/virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakatha

puṇyakatha - one whose narratives are good/meritorious

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+kathā)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: puṇ
• kathā – story, narrative, talk
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kath (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)

जिह्मानाम् (jihmānām) - when dealing with the crooked (people) (of the crooked, of the deceitful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jihma

jihma - crooked, dishonest, deceitful, sly

Root: jih

Note: Genitive of reference, indicating relation or target

प्रतिभानवान् (pratibhānavān) - brilliant (intelligent, brilliant, endowed with genius)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhānavat

pratibhānavat - intelligent, brilliant, ingenious, possessing intuition

Formed with suffix -vat (possessing)

Root: bhā

निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in an instant (by a wink, in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, twinkling of an eye, moment, instant

Derived from root miṣ (to wink) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially for time

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

निर्णेता (nirṇetā) - a decisive arbiter (a decider, one who determines, an arbiter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirṇetṛ

nirṇetṛ - decider, judge, determiner, arbiter

Agent noun

Derived from root nī (to lead) with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

वक्ता (vaktā) - a speaker (a speaker, an orator, one who says)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, orator, one who says

Agent noun

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of adjective 'āśu'

बहु (bahu) - many (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Modifies 'vastunah' to mean 'many things/topics'

वस्तुनह् (vastunah) - of topics / things (of a thing, of substance, of an object)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality

Root: vas

Note: Genitive case, object of 'vaktā' (speaker)