योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-21, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
व्याचष्टे यः पठति च शास्त्रं भोगाय शिल्पिवत् ।
यतते न त्वनुष्ठाने ज्ञानबन्धुः स उच्यते ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
vyācaṣṭe yaḥ paṭhati ca śāstraṃ bhogāya śilpivat ,
yatate na tvanuṣṭhāne jñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate 3

3. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yaḥ vyācaṣṭe paṭhati ca śāstram bhogāya
śilpivat na tu anuṣṭhāne yatate saḥ jñāna-bandhuḥ ucyate

3. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca: yaḥ śāstram bhogāya śilpivat vyācaṣṭe ca paṭhati,
tu anuṣṭhāne na yatate,
saḥ jñāna-bandhuḥ ucyate.

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'He who explains and studies scriptures for the sake of enjoyment, like an artisan, but does not exert himself in their actual practice (anuṣṭhāna), that person is called a 'knowledge-friend' (jñāna-bandhu).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• व्याचष्टे (vyācaṣṭe) - explains, comments, describes

• पठति (paṭhati) - reads, studies

• च (ca) - and, also

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, scientific text

• भोगाय (bhogāya) - for his own personal enjoyment or satisfaction (for enjoyment, for pleasure, for experience)

• शिल्पिवत् (śilpivat) - like a mere technician, without deeper understanding or personal investment (like an artisan, like a craftsman)

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अनुष्ठाने (anuṣṭhāne) - in the actual practice or implementation of the teachings (in practice, in performance, in application)

• यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

• सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

• ज्ञान-बन्धुः (jñāna-bandhuḥ) - a 'knowledge-friend', one merely associated with knowledge

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

व्याचष्टे (vyācaṣṭe) - explains, comments, describes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of cakṣ

Derived from root cakṣ with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पठति (paṭhati) - reads, studies

(verb)

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

Root: paṭh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, scientific text

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, scientific treatise, rule, instruction

भोगाय (bhogāya) - for his own personal enjoyment or satisfaction (for enjoyment, for pleasure, for experience)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, food

Root: bhuj (class 7)

शिल्पिवत् (śilpivat) - like a mere technician, without deeper understanding or personal investment (like an artisan, like a craftsman)

(indeclinable)

Derived from śilpin (artisan) with suffix -vat (like)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अनुष्ठाने (anuṣṭhāne) - in the actual practice or implementation of the teachings (in practice, in performance, in application)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhāna

anuṣṭhāna - practice, performance, observance, application

Derived from root sthā with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

ज्ञान-बन्धुः (jñāna-bandhuḥ) - a 'knowledge-friend', one merely associated with knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāna-bandhu

jñāna-bandhu - knowledge-friend, one who is superficially associated with knowledge

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jñāna+bandhu)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bandhu – friend, kinsman, relation
  noun (masculine)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)