योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-35

यस्मिन्श्रुते मते ज्ञाते तपोध्यानजपादिकम् ।
मोक्षप्राप्तौ नरस्येह न किंचिदुपयुज्यते ॥ ३५ ॥

yasminśrute mate jñāte tapodhyānajapādikam ,
mokṣaprāptau narasyeha na kiṃcidupayujyate 35

35. yasmin śrute mate jñāte tapaḥ dhyāna japa ādikam
narasya iha mokṣa-prāptau kiñcit na upayujyate

35. yasmin (śāstre) śrute mate jñāte (sati),
narasya iha mokṣa-prāptau tapaḥ dhyāna japa ādikam kiñcit na upayujyate.

35. Once this (teaching) has been heard, considered, and understood, then for a person in this world, nothing else like austerity (tapas), meditation (dhyāna), chanting (japa), and so on, remains useful for the attainment of final liberation (mokṣa).

35. כאשר אמת זו נשמעת, נהגית ונודעת, טקסים כגון סיגופים לטיפוח עוצמה, מֶדִיטַצְיָה או שינון מַנְטְרוֹת אינם נחוצים עוד לאדם כדי להשיג שחרור.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when which, in what

• श्रुते (śrute) - heard, having been heard

• मते (mate) - considered, reflected upon, thought

• ज्ञाते (jñāte) - known, understood, recognized

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor (tapas)

• ध्यान (dhyāna) - meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)

• जप (japa) - chanting, muttered prayer (japa)

• आदिकम् (ādikam) - and so on, et cetera, beginning with

• मोक्ष-प्राप्तौ (mokṣa-prāptau) - in the attainment of liberation, for the achievement of mokṣa

• नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a person

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is useful, is employed, serves a purpose

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when which, in what

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the treatise implicitly. Used in a locative absolute construction.

श्रुते (śrute) - heard, having been heard

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (in scripture)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru- 'to hear' + past passive suffix -ta.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

मते (mate) - considered, reflected upon, thought

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, understood, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From root man- 'to think, believe' + past passive suffix -ta.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

ज्ञाते (jñāte) - known, understood, recognized

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived, recognized

Past Passive Participle

From root jñā- 'to know' + past passive suffix -ta.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, religious mortification, spiritual fervor (tapas)

From root tap- 'to heat, be hot, suffer'.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Part of a dvandva-like compound or list.

ध्यान (dhyāna) - meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought (dhyāna)

From root dhyai- 'to think of, meditate'.

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'dhyāna-japa-ādikam'.

जप (japa) - chanting, muttered prayer (japa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japa

japa - muttering, whispering, incantation, chanting (japa)

From root jap- 'to mutter, whisper'.

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'dhyāna-japa-ādikam'.

आदिकम् (ādikam) - and so on, et cetera, beginning with

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādika

ādika - beginning with, and so on, et cetera, first, chief

Suffix -ika appended to ādi- 'beginning'.

Note: Forms a compound 'tapaḥ-dhyāna-japa-ādikam', meaning 'austerity, meditation, chanting, etc.'.

मोक्ष-प्राप्तौ (mokṣa-prāptau) - in the attainment of liberation, for the achievement of mokṣa

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mokṣa-prāpti

mokṣa-prāpti - attainment of liberation (mokṣa)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'mokṣa' (liberation) + 'prāpti' (attainment).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+prāpti)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom (mokṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc- 'to release, free' + -sa suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, achievement
  noun (feminine)
  From root āp- 'to obtain' with prefix pra- + suffix -ti.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male, human being

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, somewhat

From kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle).

Note: Subject of 'upayujyate' in the negative.

उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is useful, is employed, serves a purpose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upayuj

Present Middle Voice

Root yuj- 'to join, employ' with prefix upa-. ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, present tense.

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

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