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).

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)