योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-21

यथाप्राप्तोऽनुवर्तामि को लङ्घयति सद्वचः ।
भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन ज्ञातज्ञेयोऽस्मि संस्थितः ॥ २१ ॥

yathāprāpto'nuvartāmi ko laṅghayati sadvacaḥ ,
bhagavaṃstvatprasādena jñātajñeyo'smi saṃsthitaḥ 21

21. yathāprāptaḥ anuvartāmi kaḥ laṅghayati sadvacaḥ
bhagavan tvatprasādena jñātajñeyaḥ asmi saṃsthitaḥ

21. (aham) yathāprāptaḥ anuvartāmi; kaḥ sadvacaḥ laṅghayati? bhagavan,
tvatprasādena (aham) jñātajñeyaḥ asmi saṃsthitaḥ

21. I will abide by what comes to me (yathāprāpta); who would transgress the words of the wise (sadvacas)? O Lord (bhagavan), by your grace (prasāda), I am one who has known what is to be known, and I am firmly established (saṃsthita).

Words meanings summery:

• यथाप्राप्तः (yathāprāptaḥ) - as obtained, as it comes, as it happened

• अनुवर्तामि (anuvartāmi) - I shall follow, I conform, I abide by

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• लङ्घयति (laṅghayati) - transgresses, violates, oversteps

• सद्वचः (sadvacaḥ) - words of the good, truthful speech, wise counsel

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O blessed one, O venerable one

• त्वत्प्रसादेन (tvatprasādena) - by your grace, by your favor

• ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one whose knowable has been known, one who has known what is to be known

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, settled, fixed

Words meanings and morphology

यथाप्राप्तः (yathāprāptaḥ) - as obtained, as it comes, as it happened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathāprāpta

yathāprāpta - as obtained, according to what has been obtained/received

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāpta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

अनुवर्तामि (anuvartāmi) - I shall follow, I conform, I abide by

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

First person singular

Present tense (laṭ) with a modal/volitional sense, or a specific archaic form for future/intent. Generally treated as present indicative for 'I follow/abide'.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

लङ्घयति (laṅghayati) - transgresses, violates, oversteps

(verb)

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

present tense, third person, singular

From root 'laṅgh' (to leap, transgress), often used in causative form for 'to cause to transgress' or simply 'to transgress'.

Root: laṅgh (class 10)

सद्वचः (sadvacaḥ) - words of the good, truthful speech, wise counsel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadvacas

sadvacas - truthful speech, good words, wise counsel

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+vacas)

• sat – good, true, existing, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the verb root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O blessed one, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, glorious, divine; a deity, Lord

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity)

त्वत्प्रसादेन (tvatprasādena) - by your grace, by your favor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace, your favor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+prasāda)

• tvat – from you, your (in compounds)
  pronoun
  Ablative case of 'yuṣmad' (you), often used as a possessive/genitive in compounds.
• prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'pra' (to settle down, become clear).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one whose knowable has been known, one who has known what is to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātajñeya

jñātajñeya - one by whom what is to be known has been known

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāta+jñeya)

• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – knowable, that which is to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
  Derived from the root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, first person, singular

Root: as (class 2)

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, settled, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, fixed, firmly settled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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