योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-11

स च योगः सज्जनेन सह शास्त्रविचारणात् ।
परमार्थज्ञानमन्त्रो नूनं लभ्यत एव च ॥ ११ ॥

sa ca yogaḥ sajjanena saha śāstravicāraṇāt ,
paramārthajñānamantro nūnaṃ labhyata eva ca 11

11. saḥ ca yogaḥ sajjanena saha śāstravicāraṇāt
paramārthajñānamantraḥ nūnam labhyate eva ca

11. ca saḥ yogaḥ sajjanena saha śāstravicāraṇāt
nūnam paramārthajñānamantraḥ eva ca labhyate

11. And that spiritual discipline (yoga), which is truly a mantra (mantra) for the knowledge of the ultimate reality, is certainly obtained through deliberation on scriptures with noble individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (yoga) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• योगः (yogaḥ) - spiritual discipline (yoga) (union, spiritual discipline, effort (yoga))

• सज्जनेन (sajjanena) - with noble individuals (by a good person, with a good man)

• सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

• शास्त्रविचारणात् (śāstravicāraṇāt) - from deliberation on scriptures (from deliberation on sacred texts, from scriptural discussion)

• परमार्थज्ञानमन्त्रः (paramārthajñānamantraḥ) - a mantra (mantra) for the knowledge of the ultimate reality (mantra for the knowledge of the supreme reality)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (surely, certainly, indeed)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained (is obtained, is gained, is found)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (yoga) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

योगः (yogaḥ) - spiritual discipline (yoga) (union, spiritual discipline, effort (yoga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline (yoga)

Root: yuj (class 7)

सज्जनेन (sajjanena) - with noble individuals (by a good person, with a good man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - a good person, a noble person

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+jana)

• sat – good, existing, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle
  from as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used with 'saha' for 'with'.

सह (saha) - with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

शास्त्रविचारणात् (śāstravicāraṇāt) - from deliberation on scriptures (from deliberation on sacred texts, from scriptural discussion)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of śāstravicāraṇā

śāstravicāraṇā - deliberation on scriptures

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+vicāraṇā)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• vicāraṇā – deliberation, investigation, discussion
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

परमार्थज्ञानमन्त्रः (paramārthajñānamantraḥ) - a mantra (mantra) for the knowledge of the ultimate reality (mantra for the knowledge of the supreme reality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārthajñānamantra

paramārthajñānamantra - mantra for the knowledge of the supreme truth

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+jñāna+mantra)

• paramārtha – supreme truth, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mantra – sacred utterance, formula (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: paramārtha-jñāna (tatpurusha), then paramārthajñāna-mantra (tatpurusha)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained (is obtained, is gained, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada, passive voice.

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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