योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-2

ज्ञात्वा सम्यगनुज्ञानं दृश्यते येन कर्मसु ।
निर्वासनात्मकं ज्ञस्य स ज्ञानीत्यभिधीयते ॥ २ ॥

jñātvā samyaganujñānaṃ dṛśyate yena karmasu ,
nirvāsanātmakaṃ jñasya sa jñānītyabhidhīyate 2

2. jñātvā samyak anujñānam dṛśyate yena karmasu
nirvāsanātmakam jñasya saḥ jñānī iti abhidhīyate

2. yaḥ jñātvā samyak anujñānam,
yena karmasu jñasya nirvāsanātmakam dṛśyate,
saḥ jñānī iti abhidhīyate

2. He who, having properly understood, perceives an insight (anujñāna) in actions (karma) — an insight that, for a true knower (jña), is inherently free from latent impressions (vāsanā) leading to final liberation (nirvāṇa) — is designated as a wise person (jñānī).

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly, well, correctly

• अनुज्ञानम् (anujñānam) - insight, understanding (permission, consent, insight, understanding, knowledge)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, is visible

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds, in rituals

• निर्वासनात्मकम् (nirvāsanātmakam) - of the nature of being free from latent impressions/desires (vāsanā), characterized by freedom from conditioning, leading to final liberation (nirvāṇa)

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the wise person

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ज्ञानी (jñānī) - a knower, a wise person, one who possesses knowledge (jñāna)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or a conclusion

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is named

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly, well, correctly

(indeclinable)

अनुज्ञानम् (anujñānam) - insight, understanding (permission, consent, insight, understanding, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anujñāna

anujñāna - permission, consent, insight, understanding, knowledge

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds, in rituals

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action (karma), deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निर्वासनात्मकम् (nirvāsanātmakam) - of the nature of being free from latent impressions/desires (vāsanā), characterized by freedom from conditioning, leading to final liberation (nirvāṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāsanātmaka

nirvāsanātmaka - of the nature of being free from latent impressions/desires (vāsanā), characterized by freedom from conditioning, leading to final liberation (nirvāṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirvāsanā+ātmaka)

• nirvāsanā – absence of latent impressions/desires, freedom from vāsanā, final liberation (nirvāṇa)
  noun (feminine)
  From nis (negation) + vāsanā (latent impression)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vas
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise person, one who knows

Root: jñā (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ज्ञानी (jñānī) - a knower, a wise person, one who possesses knowledge (jñāna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānin

jñānin - a knower, a wise person, one who possesses knowledge

Derived from jñāna with the suffix -in.

Root: jñā (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or a conclusion

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is named

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of abhidhā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

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