योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-6

परप्रज्ञानुगो भव्यः परार्थपरिपूरकः ।
पवित्रकर्मरसिकः कोऽपि सौम्यः प्रवर्तते ॥ ६ ॥

paraprajñānugo bhavyaḥ parārthaparipūrakaḥ ,
pavitrakarmarasikaḥ ko'pi saumyaḥ pravartate 6

6. paraprajñānugaḥ bhavyaḥ parārthaparipūrakaḥ
pavitrakarmarasikaḥ kaḥ api saumyaḥ pravartate

6. kaḥ api saumyaḥ bhavyaḥ paraprajñānugaḥ
parārthaparipūrakaḥ pavitrakarmarasikaḥ pravartate

6. A certain noble and gentle person acts, guided by higher wisdom, fulfilling the purposes of others, and delighting in sacred actions.

Words meanings summery:

• परप्रज्ञानुगः (paraprajñānugaḥ) - following supreme wisdom, guided by the knowledge of others

• भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - noble, auspicious, excellent, good, future

• परार्थपरिपूरकः (parārthaparipūrakaḥ) - fulfilling the purposes of others, perfecting the supreme goal

• पवित्रकर्मरसिकः (pavitrakarmarasikaḥ) - delighting in sacred actions, devoted to pure deeds

• कः (kaḥ) - a certain (who, what)

• अपि (api) - a certain, some (when combined with interrogative pronouns) (also, even, too)

• सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, pleasant, agreeable

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, functions, manifests, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

परप्रज्ञानुगः (paraprajñānugaḥ) - following supreme wisdom, guided by the knowledge of others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraprajñānuga

paraprajñānuga - following supreme wisdom, guided by the knowledge of others, conformable to the knowledge of others

Compound of 'para' (other/supreme), 'prajñā' (wisdom/knowledge), and 'anuga' (following, going after).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+prajñā+anuga)

• para – other, supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• prajñā – wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• anuga – following, accompanying, conformable to
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from verbal root
  From prefix 'anu' + root 'gam' (to go).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - noble, auspicious, excellent, good, future

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavya

bhavya - noble, auspicious, excellent, good, proper, beautiful; what is to be, future

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

परार्थपरिपूरकः (parārthaparipūrakaḥ) - fulfilling the purposes of others, perfecting the supreme goal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parārthaparipūraka

parārthaparipūraka - fulfilling the purposes of others, perfecting the supreme goal

agent noun derived from verbal root

Compound of 'para' (other/supreme), 'artha' (purpose/meaning), and 'paripūraka' (completing, fulfilling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+artha+paripūraka)

• para – other, supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• paripūraka – completing, fulfilling, supplying
  agent noun / adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from verbal root
  From prefix 'pari' + root 'pṛ' (to fill, complete).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

पवित्रकर्मरसिकः (pavitrakarmarasikaḥ) - delighting in sacred actions, devoted to pure deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavitrakarmarasika

pavitrakarmarasika - delighting in pure actions, devoted to sacred deeds

Compound of 'pavitra' (pure, holy), 'karma' (action, deed), and 'rasika' (one who enjoys/delights).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavitra+karma+rasika)

• pavitra – pure, holy, sacred, purifying
  adjective (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rasika – one who has taste/enjoyment, appreciative, sensitive, connoisseur
  adjective / noun (masculine)
  From 'rasa' (taste, sentiment, essence).

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

कः (kaḥ) - a certain (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, here used as indefinite pronoun with 'api'.

Note: Used with 'api' to mean "someone".

अपि (api) - a certain, some (when combined with interrogative pronouns) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with 'kaḥ'.

सौम्यः (saumyaḥ) - gentle, mild, benevolent, pleasant, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, pleasant, agreeable, lunar, belonging to Soma (moon)

From 'soma' (moon, a deity).

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, functions, manifests, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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