महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-304, verse-27

एतद्धि योगं योगानां किमन्यद्योगलक्षणम् ।
विज्ञाय तद्धि मन्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिणः ॥२७॥

27. etaddhi yogaṁ yogānāṁ kimanyadyogalakṣaṇam ,
vijñāya taddhi manyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ.

27. etat hi yogam yogānām kim anyat yogalakṣaṇam
vijñāya tat hi manyante kṛtakṛtyāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

27. This, indeed, is the essence of all systems of yoga (yoga); what other characteristic of yoga could there be? Having understood this, the wise ones (manīṣiṇaḥ) consider themselves to have fully accomplished their purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• योगम् (yogam) - yoga, union, spiritual discipline

• योगानाम् (yogānām) - of yogas, of spiritual disciplines

• किम् (kim) - what, what else

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• योगलक्षणम् (yogalakṣaṇam) - characteristic of yoga

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

• तत् (tat) - that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

• कृतकृत्याः (kṛtakṛtyāḥ) - fully accomplished their purpose (those who have done what ought to be done, fulfilled their purpose)

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent persons

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the preceding explanation of yoga.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

योगम् (yogam) - yoga, union, spiritual discipline

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, effort

from root 'yuj' (to join, yoke)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate accusative to 'etat'.

योगानाम् (yogānām) - of yogas, of spiritual disciplines

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, effort

from root 'yuj' (to join, yoke)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: 'Yoga of Yogas' (yogam yogānām) indicates the supreme form of yoga.

किम् (kim) - what, what else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'yogalakṣaṇam'.

योगलक्षणम् (yogalakṣaṇam) - characteristic of yoga

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yogalakṣaṇa

yogalakṣaṇa - a characteristic or definition of yoga

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+lakṣaṇa)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• lakṣaṇa – sign, mark, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'ya'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'this yoga of yogas'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Plural

from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

कृतकृत्याः (kṛtakṛtyāḥ) - fully accomplished their purpose (those who have done what ought to be done, fulfilled their purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has done what ought to be done, one whose purpose is fulfilled

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'kta'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – to be done, duty, action
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'tya'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manīṣiṇaḥ'.

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, sagacious, intelligent person, sage

from 'manīṣā' (intellect, wisdom)

Root: man

Note: Subject of 'manyante'.