योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-13

प्रज्ञा प्रसादमायाति क्रमादुचितकर्मणः ।
अन्तःकरोति शास्त्रार्थमर्थं मुकुरभूरिव ॥ १३ ॥

prajñā prasādamāyāti kramāducitakarmaṇaḥ ,
antaḥkaroti śāstrārthamarthaṃ mukurabhūriva 13

13. prajñā prasādam āyāti kramāt ucitakarmaṇaḥ
antaḥ karoti śāstrārtham artham mukurabhūḥ iva

13. prajñā ucitakarmaṇaḥ kramāt prasādam āyāti,
mukurabhūḥ iva śāstrārtham artham antaḥ karoti.

13. Wisdom gradually attains clarity through appropriate actions. Like the surface of a mirror, it then reveals the meaning and purpose of the scriptures internally.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, discernment, intellect

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - clarity, serenity, grace, calmness

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, reaches, approaches

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, successively, in due course, from a sequence

• उचितकर्मणः (ucitakarmaṇaḥ) - from appropriate actions, from proper deeds

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

• शास्त्रार्थम् (śāstrārtham) - the meaning of scriptures, the philosophical truth

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning or essence (in apposition to śāstrārtham) (meaning, purpose, object)

• मुकुरभूः (mukurabhūḥ) - a mirror's surface, like a mirror

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, discernment, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, discernment, intelligence, understanding

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - clarity, serenity, grace, calmness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, favor, grace, calmness, cheerfulness

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, reaches, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā + yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, successively, in due course, from a sequence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, sequence, order, method, course

Root: kram (class 1)

उचितकर्मणः (ucitakarmaṇaḥ) - from appropriate actions, from proper deeds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ucitakarman

ucitakarman - proper action, appropriate deed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ucita+karman)

• ucita – proper, suitable, appropriate, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vac with suffix -ta
  Root: vac (class 2)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शास्त्रार्थम् (śāstrārtham) - the meaning of scriptures, the philosophical truth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāstrārtha

śāstrārtha - meaning of scripture, doctrine, true sense of a treatise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+artha)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, scientific work, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning or essence (in apposition to śāstrārtham) (meaning, purpose, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

Note: Used as an appositive to śāstrārtham, emphasizing 'meaning' or 'purpose'.

मुकुरभूः (mukurabhūḥ) - a mirror's surface, like a mirror

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukurabhū

mukurabhū - mirror surface

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mukura+bhū)

• mukura – mirror, looking-glass
  noun (masculine)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, surface, being
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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