योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-15

सारेण पुरुषार्थेन स्वेनैव गरुडध्वजः ।
कश्चिदेव पुमानेव पुरुषोत्तमतां गतः ॥ १५ ॥

sāreṇa puruṣārthena svenaiva garuḍadhvajaḥ ,
kaścideva pumāneva puruṣottamatāṃ gataḥ 15

15. sāreṇa puruṣārthena svena eva garuḍadhvajaḥ
| kaścit eva pumān eva puruṣottamatām gataḥ

15. kaścit eva pumān eva svena sāreṇa puruṣārthena garuḍadhvajaḥ puruṣottamatām gataḥ.

15. Indeed, a certain man (puruṣa) himself, by his very own essential human (puruṣa) endeavor (puruṣārtha), attains the state of being the Supreme Person (puruṣottama), characterized by the Garuḍa banner.

15. באמצעות מאמץ אישי נחוש ומרוכז, אדם יחיד מסוגל להתעלות ולהגיע לדרגתו של וִישְׁנוּ (בעל דגל גָרוּדַה) ולזכות בדרגת פוּרוּשׁוֹטַמָה (האדם הקוסמי הנעלה).

Words meanings summery:

• सारेण (sāreṇa) - by the essential, by the highest, by the true, by the excellent

• पुरुषार्थेन (puruṣārthena) - by human (puruṣa) endeavor, by the goal of human (puruṣa) life

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own

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

• गरुडध्वजः (garuḍadhvajaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who has Garuḍa on his banner (one whose banner is Garuḍa (an epithet of Viṣṇu))

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain, someone

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

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a human, a puruṣa

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

• पुरुषोत्तमताम् (puruṣottamatām) - the state of being the Supreme Person (puruṣottama), Supreme Personhood

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained, gone, reached

Words meanings and morphology

सारेण (sāreṇa) - by the essential, by the highest, by the true, by the excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, pith, best part, strength; excellent, essential

Root: sṛ (class 1)

पुरुषार्थेन (puruṣārthena) - by human (puruṣa) endeavor, by the goal of human (puruṣa) life

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha

puruṣārtha - human (puruṣa) endeavor, object of human (puruṣa) pursuit, goal of human (puruṣa) life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, spirit, conscious being, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• artha – object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

स्वेन (svena) - by his own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Used adjectivally with puruṣārthena.

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

(indeclinable)

गरुडध्वजः (garuḍadhvajaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who has Garuḍa on his banner (one whose banner is Garuḍa (an epithet of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍadhvaja

garuḍadhvaja - one whose banner is Garuḍa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (garuḍa+dhvaja)

• garuḍa – mythical eagle, king of birds, vehicle of Viṣṇu
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - some, a certain, someone

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

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a human, a puruṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, spirit, puruṣa

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

(indeclinable)

पुरुषोत्तमताम् (puruṣottamatām) - the state of being the Supreme Person (puruṣottama), Supreme Personhood

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puruṣottamatā

puruṣottamatā - the state of being the Supreme Person

Derived from puruṣottama with suffix -tā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣottama+tā)

• puruṣottama – supreme person (puruṣa), best among men
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)

गतः (gataḥ) - attained, gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

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