योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-10

तस्माद्विचारेणात्मैवान्वेष्टव्य उपासनीयो
ज्ञातव्यो यावज्जीवं पुरुषेण नेतरदिति ॥ १० ॥

tasmādvicāreṇātmaivānveṣṭavya upāsanīyo
jñātavyo yāvajjīvaṃ puruṣeṇa netaraditi 10

10. tasmāt vicāreṇa ātmā eva anveṣṭavyaḥ upāsanīyaḥ
jñātavyaḥ yāvat jīvam puruṣeṇa na itarat iti

10. puruṣeṇa yāvat jīvam vicāreṇa ātmā eva anveṣṭavyaḥ
upāsanīyaḥ jñātavyaḥ itarat na iti tasmāt

10. Therefore, a person (puruṣa) should, throughout their life, through inquiry, seek, meditate upon, and know only the self (ātman), and nothing else.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by deliberation, by inquiry, by thought

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

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

• अन्वेष्टव्यः (anveṣṭavyaḥ) - should be sought, to be searched for

• उपासनीयः (upāsanīyaḥ) - should be meditated upon, to be worshipped, to be served

• ज्ञातव्यः (jñātavyaḥ) - should be known, to be understood

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

• जीवम् (jīvam) - as long as life lasts, throughout life (in conjunction with yāvat) (life, living, alive)

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a man

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरत् (itarat) - nothing else (in context with 'na') (other, another)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of tad, used as an indeclinable

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by deliberation, by inquiry, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - deliberation, inquiry, consideration, thought

Derived from root √car with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अन्वेष्टव्यः (anveṣṭavyaḥ) - should be sought, to be searched for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anveṣṭavya

anveṣṭavya - to be sought, to be investigated

Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)

Derived from root √iṣ (search) with upasargas anu- + vi- and suffix -tavya

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

उपासनीयः (upāsanīyaḥ) - should be meditated upon, to be worshipped, to be served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāsanīya

upāsanīya - to be worshipped, to be meditated upon, to be served

Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)

Derived from root √ās (to sit) with upasarga upa- and suffix -anīya

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

ज्ञातव्यः (jñātavyaḥ) - should be known, to be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātavya

jñātavya - to be known, to be understood

Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with suffix -tavya

Root: jñā (class 9)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

(indeclinable)

जीवम् (jīvam) - as long as life lasts, throughout life (in conjunction with yāvat) (life, living, alive)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīva

jīva - living, life, living being, soul

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used in the adverbial phrase 'yāvat jīvam' meaning 'as long as one lives' or 'throughout life'.

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a man

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, cosmic person

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - nothing else (in context with 'na') (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, another

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)