योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-3

कथोपायान्विचार्यादौ मोक्षोपायानिमानथ ।
यो विचारयति प्राज्ञो न स भूयोऽभिजायते ॥ ३ ॥

kathopāyānvicāryādau mokṣopāyānimānatha ,
yo vicārayati prājño na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate 3

3. kathōpāyān vicārya ādau mokṣopāyān imān atha
yaḥ vicārayati prājñaḥ na saḥ bhūyaḥ abhijāyate

3. The wise person who, having first considered these narrative approaches and then these paths to liberation (mokṣa), reflects upon them, is not born again.

Words meanings summery:

• कथो̄प̄य̄न् (kathōpāyān) - narrative methods, means of stories

• विच̄र्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having examined

• अ̄दौ (ādau) - at first, initially, in the beginning

• मोक्स्̣ओप̄य̄न् (mokṣopāyān) - means of liberation, paths to mokṣa

• इम̄न् (imān) - these

• अथ (atha) - then, next, and, moreover

• यह्̣ (yaḥ) - who, which

• विच̄रयति (vicārayati) - deliberates, considers, reflects, examines

• प्र̄ज्न्̃अह्̣ (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning, intelligent person

• न (na) - not, no

• सह्̣ (saḥ) - he, that

• भु̄यह्̣ (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• अभिज̄यते (abhijāyate) - is born, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

कथो̄प̄य̄न् (kathōpāyān) - narrative methods, means of stories

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kathōpāya

kathōpāya - narrative approach, means of a story

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+upāya)

• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
• upāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)

विच̄र्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having examined

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √car with upasargas vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

अ̄दौ (ādau) - at first, initially, in the beginning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

Note: Used adverbially here.

मोक्स्̣ओप̄य̄न् (mokṣopāyān) - means of liberation, paths to mokṣa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mokṣopāya

mokṣopāya - means to liberation, path to freedom

Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+upāya)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• upāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)

इम̄न् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

अथ (atha) - then, next, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

यह्̣ (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विच̄रयति (vicārayati) - deliberates, considers, reflects, examines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vicāray

causative

Causative of √car with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

प्र̄ज्न्̃अह्̣ (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning, intelligent person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, discerning

From pra-jñā (to know well)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'a wise man'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सह्̣ (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भु̄यह्̣ (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

अभिज̄यते (abhijāyate) - is born, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of abhijāy

From √jan (to be born) with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)