योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-215, verse-11

बहुश्रुता ये प्रविचार्य सम्यक्प्रबोधितार्थे कथया जनाय ।
सन्तो वदिष्यन्ति पुनः शिशुत्वं न ते प्रयास्यन्ति किमन्यवाक्यैः ॥ ११ ॥

bahuśrutā ye pravicārya samyakprabodhitārthe kathayā janāya ,
santo vadiṣyanti punaḥ śiśutvaṃ na te prayāsyanti kimanyavākyaiḥ 11

11. bahuśrutāḥ ye pravicārya samyak
prabodhitārthe kathayā janāya
santaḥ vadiṣyanti punaḥ śiśutvam na
te prayāsyanti kim anyavākyaiḥ

11. ye bahuśrutāḥ santaḥ samyak
pravicārya janāya kathayā prabodhitārthe
vadiṣyanti te punaḥ śiśutvam
na prayāsyanti kim anyavākyaiḥ

11. Those highly learned and virtuous individuals who, having deliberated thoroughly, enlighten people by discoursing on the true meaning, will not again fall into immaturity or ignorance. What is the use of other statements?

Words meanings summery:

• बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - highly learned, having heard much

• ये (ye) - which, those who

• प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having deliberated, having considered

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, thoroughly

• प्रबोधितार्थे (prabodhitārthe) - on the true meaning (in the enlightened meaning, on the awakened meaning)

• कथया (kathayā) - by discourse, by narration

• जनाय (janāya) - for the people, to the people

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous individuals (good people, virtuous ones, existent ones)

• वदिष्यन्ति (vadiṣyanti) - they will speak, they will teach

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• शिशुत्वम् (śiśutvam) - childhood, immaturity, ignorance

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - they

• प्रयास्यन्ति (prayāsyanti) - will fall into (they will go, they will attain, they will reach)

• किम् (kim) - what is the use (what, why, of what use)

• अन्यवाक्यैः (anyavākyaiḥ) - by other statements

Words meanings and morphology

बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - highly learned, having heard much

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - highly learned, well-versed (lit. much heard)

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'bahu' (much) + 'śruta' (heard)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• śruta – heard, learned, revealed (scripture)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'śru' (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with ye and santaḥ.

ये (ye) - which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with bahuśrutāḥ and santaḥ.

प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having deliberated, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from 'pra' (prefix) + 'vi' (prefix) + 'car' (to move/think) + '-ya' suffix

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying vadiṣyanti.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Modifies pravicārya.

प्रबोधितार्थे (prabodhitārthe) - on the true meaning (in the enlightened meaning, on the awakened meaning)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prabodhitārtha

prabodhitārtha - enlightened/awakened meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prabodhita+artha)

• prabodhita – awakened, enlightened, made known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'pra' (prefix) + root 'budh' (to awaken)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Locative indicates the subject or context of discourse.

कथया (kathayā) - by discourse, by narration

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, discourse, narration

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Means by which the meaning is enlightened.

जनाय (janāya) - for the people, to the people

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Recipient.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous individuals (good people, virtuous ones, existent ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, good, virtuous, real, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'as' (to be) + śatṛ suffix, declined as an adjective

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ye bahuśrutāḥ.

वदिष्यन्ति (vadiṣyanti) - they will speak, they will teach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad

Future Active Indicative

3rd person plural, derived from root 'vad' (class 1)

Root: vad (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

शिशुत्वम् (śiśutvam) - childhood, immaturity, ignorance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiśutva

śiśutva - childhood, infancy, immaturity, ignorance

from 'śiśu' (child) + '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of prayāsyanti.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the highly learned and virtuous individuals.

प्रयास्यन्ति (prayāsyanti) - will fall into (they will go, they will attain, they will reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-yā

Future Active Indicative

3rd person plural, derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what is the use (what, why, of what use)

(indeclinable)

अन्यवाक्यैः (anyavākyaiḥ) - by other statements

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of anyavākya

anyavākya - other statements, other words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+vākya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• vākya – statement, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrumental case with kim ('of what use by...').