योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-22

संसारोत्तरणे जन्तोरुपायो ज्ञानमेव हि ।
तपो दानं तथा तीर्थमनुपायाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ २२ ॥

saṃsārottaraṇe jantorupāyo jñānameva hi ,
tapo dānaṃ tathā tīrthamanupāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ 22

22. saṃsāra uttaraṇe jantoḥ upāyaḥ jñānam eva hi
tapaḥ dānam tathā tīrtham anupāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

22. jantoḥ saṃsāra uttaraṇe jñānam eva hi upāyaḥ
tapaḥ dānam tathā tīrtham anupāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

22. For a living being to cross over the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), knowledge (jñāna) alone is indeed the means. Austerity (tapas), charity (dāna), and pilgrimage are declared to be ineffective methods.

Words meanings summery:

• संसार (saṁsāra) - transmigration, cycle of rebirth

• उत्तरणे (uttaraṇe) - in crossing over, for the purpose of crossing

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, for a creature

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, spiritual wisdom

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving, gift

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, pilgrimage site, ford, sacred bathing place

• अनुपायाः (anupāyāḥ) - not means, ineffective methods

• प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - declared, proclaimed, spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

संसार (saṁsāra) - transmigration, cycle of rebirth

(noun)

masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'saṃsāra-uttaraṇe'

उत्तरणे (uttaraṇe) - in crossing over, for the purpose of crossing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttaraṇa

uttaraṇa - crossing over, deliverance, salvation

From ut-tṛ (to cross over) + lyuṭ (to form noun of action)

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'saṃsāra-uttaraṇe'

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, for a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, animal

Root: jan (class 4)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, spiritual wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, spiritual wisdom

Root: jñā (class 9)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion

Root: tap (class 1)

दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving, gift

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - charity, giving, gift

Root: dā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

(indeclinable)

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, pilgrimage site, ford, sacred bathing place

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, pilgrimage site, ford, sacred bathing place

Root: tṛ (class 1)

अनुपायाः (anupāyāḥ) - not means, ineffective methods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anupāya

anupāya - no means, an ineffective method

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+upāya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• upāya – means, method, expedient, approach
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - declared, proclaimed, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - declared, proclaimed, spoken of, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From pra-kīrt (to proclaim) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)