योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-4

स चेह संभवत्येव तदर्थमिदमाततम् ।
शास्त्रमाकर्णयसि चेत्तत्त्वमाप्स्यसि नान्यथा ॥ ४ ॥

sa ceha saṃbhavatyeva tadarthamidamātatam ,
śāstramākarṇayasi cettattvamāpsyasi nānyathā 4

4. saḥ ca iha saṃbhavati eva tat artham idam ātatam
śāstram ākarṇayasi cet tattvam āpsyasi na anyathā

4. That (liberation) is indeed possible in this very life. For that purpose, this extensive scripture is taught. If you listen to it carefully, you will attain the ultimate truth; otherwise, you will not.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (liberation/truth previously mentioned) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इह (iha) - in this (very life/world) (here, in this world, in this life)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (is possible, happens, originates)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, for that)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

• इदम् (idam) - this (scripture) (this)

• आततम् (ātatam) - extensive, vast (spread, extended, vast)

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture (scripture, teaching, treatise)

• आकर्णयसि (ākarṇayasi) - you listen carefully (you listen)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate truth (truth, reality, essence)

• आप्स्यसि (āpsyasi) - you will attain (you will attain, you will obtain)

• न (na) - not

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (liberation/truth previously mentioned) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this (very life/world) (here, in this world, in this life)

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (is possible, happens, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhav

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, for that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: This is 'tat' (neuter nominative/accusative singular) in sandhi, appearing as 'tad' before 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Often used with 'tat' to mean 'for that purpose'.

इदम् (idam) - this (scripture) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

आततम् (ātatam) - extensive, vast (spread, extended, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātatam

ātatam - spread, extended, vast

Past Passive Participle

derived from ā + tan

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'śāstram'.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture (scripture, teaching, treatise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, teaching, treatise

Note: Functions as the object of 'listening'.

आकर्णयसि (ākarṇayasi) - you listen carefully (you listen)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ākarṇay

present active

2nd person singular present active indicative

Prefix: ā

Root: karṇ (class 10)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate truth (truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence

Note: Object of 'āpsyasi'.

आप्स्यसि (āpsyasi) - you will attain (you will attain, you will obtain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āp

future active

2nd person singular future active indicative

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)