योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-21

सतां विवदमानानां सच्छास्त्रव्यवहारिणाम् ।
यः समाह्लादकोऽनिन्द्यः स श्रेष्ठस्तं समाश्रयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

satāṃ vivadamānānāṃ sacchāstravyavahāriṇām ,
yaḥ samāhlādako'nindyaḥ sa śreṣṭhastaṃ samāśrayet 21

21. satām vivadamānānām sacchāstravyavahāriṇām | yaḥ
samāhlādakaḥ anindyaḥ sa śreṣṭhaḥ tam samāśrayet ||

21. satām vivadamānānām sacchāstravyavahāriṇām,
yaḥ samāhlādakaḥ anindyaḥ,
sa śreṣṭhaḥ; tam samāśrayet

21. Among virtuous people who are engaged in discussion, acting in accordance with good scriptures, one should rely upon him who is pleasing (samāhlādaka) and irreproachable (anindya), for he is the most excellent (śreṣṭha).

Words meanings summery:

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

• विवदमानानाम् (vivadamānānām) - of those disputing, of those arguing, of those debating

• सच्छास्त्रव्यवहारिणाम् (sacchāstravyavahāriṇām) - of those acting according to good scriptures, of those whose conduct is based on true teachings

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• समाह्लादकः (samāhlādakaḥ) - delighting, pleasing, convincing

• अनिन्द्यः (anindyaḥ) - irreproachable, blameless, not to be blamed

• स (sa) - he, that

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, chief

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• समाश्रयेत् (samāśrayet) - should resort to, should take refuge in, should rely upon

Words meanings and morphology

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

विवदमानानाम् (vivadamānānām) - of those disputing, of those arguing, of those debating

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vivadamāna

vivadamāna - disputing, debating, arguing

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root 'vad' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

सच्छास्त्रव्यवहारिणाम् (sacchāstravyavahāriṇām) - of those acting according to good scriptures, of those whose conduct is based on true teachings

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sacchāstravyavahārin

sacchāstravyavahārin - one whose conduct is according to good scriptures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+śāstra+vyavahārin)

• sat – good, virtuous, true
  adjective (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• vyavahārin – one who acts, one who practices, one who conducts business
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi', 'ava', 'ā'
  Prefixes: vi+ava+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

समाह्लादकः (samāhlādakaḥ) - delighting, pleasing, convincing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhlādaka

samāhlādaka - delighting, gladdening, causing joy; satisfying, convincing

Agent Noun

Agent noun from root 'hlād' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hlād (class 1)

अनिन्द्यः (anindyaḥ) - irreproachable, blameless, not to be blamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anindya

anindya - not to be blamed, irreproachable, blameless

Gerundive with negative prefix

Gerundive of root 'nind' with negative prefix 'a'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• nindya – to be blamed, blameworthy
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'nind'
  Root: nind (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

superlative degree of 'praśasya' (excellent)

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाश्रयेत् (samāśrayet) - should resort to, should take refuge in, should rely upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of samāśrī

Optative Active

Optative active 3rd person singular of root 'śrī' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śrī (class 1)