महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-7

योगकृत्यं तु योगानां ध्यानमेव परं बलम् ।
तच्चापि द्विविधं ध्यानमाहुर्वेदविदो जनाः ॥७॥

7. yogakṛtyaṁ tu yogānāṁ dhyānameva paraṁ balam ,
taccāpi dvividhaṁ dhyānamāhurvedavido janāḥ.

7. yogakṛtyam tu yogānām dhyānam eva param balam
tat ca api dvividham dhyānam āhuḥ vedavidaḥ janāḥ

7. yogānām yogakṛtyam tu param balam dhyānam eva.
vedavidaḥ janāḥ tat dhyānam api dvividham āhuḥ.

7. Indeed, for the practitioners of Yoga (yoga), the supreme strength is meditation (dhyāna). Furthermore, those learned people who know the Vedas state that this meditation (dhyāna) is of two types.

Words meanings summery:

• योगकृत्यम् (yogakṛtyam) - the practice of Yoga, the duty of Yoga

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• योगानाम् (yogānām) - of Yogas, of yogis, of practitioners of Yoga

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• द्विविधम् (dvividham) - twofold, of two kinds

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - those who know the Vedas, Vedic scholars

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

Words meanings and morphology

योगकृत्यम् (yogakṛtyam) - the practice of Yoga, the duty of Yoga

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yogakṛtya

yogakṛtya - the practice of yoga, a performance of yoga

Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+kṛtya)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• kṛtya – duty, action, performance; to be done, proper
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  Future passive participle/gerundive from √kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

योगानाम् (yogānām) - of Yogas, of yogis, of practitioners of Yoga

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline; a practitioner of yoga (yogin)

From root 'yuj' (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to practitioners of Yoga.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, reflection; spiritual absorption

action noun

From root 'dhyāi' (to meditate).

Root: dhyāi (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - further, distant, ultimate, supreme, highest

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, energy

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

द्विविधम् (dvividham) - twofold, of two kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvividha

dvividha - of two sorts, twofold, of two kinds

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+vidha)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun

Note: Qualifies 'dhyānam'.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, reflection; spiritual absorption

action noun

From root 'dhyāi' (to meditate).

Root: dhyāi (class 1)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of brū

Perfect active 3rd plural of √brū, often used as present. Irregular form.

Prefix: ā

Root: brū (class 2)

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - those who know the Vedas, Vedic scholars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knowing the Vedas, a knower of the Vedas

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (veda+vid)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 6)
• vid – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/participle
  From root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used substantively.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people