योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-8

दैन्यदारिद्र्यदुःखार्ता अपि साधो नरोत्तमाः ।
पौरुषेणैव यत्नेन याता देवेन्द्रतुल्यताम् ॥ ८ ॥

dainyadāridryaduḥkhārtā api sādho narottamāḥ ,
pauruṣeṇaiva yatnena yātā devendratulyatām 8

8. dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārtāḥ api sādho nara-uttamāḥ
pauruṣeṇa eva yatnena yātāḥ deva-indra-tulyatām

8. sādho api dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārtāḥ nara-uttamāḥ
pauruṣeṇa eva yatnena deva-indra-tulyatām yātāḥ

8. O virtuous one (sādho), even those most excellent men (narottamāḥ) who were afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and suffering (duḥkha), attained a status equal to that of the king of gods (devendra) solely through their human effort (pauruṣa) and diligence.

Words meanings summery:

• दैन्य-दारिद्र्य-दुःख-आर्ताः (dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārtāḥ) - afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and suffering (afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and misery)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also)

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one (sādho) (O good one, O virtuous one, O saint)

• नर-उत्तमाः (nara-uttamāḥ) - most excellent men (narottamāḥ) (excellent men, best among men, noble men)

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - solely through human effort (pauruṣa) (by human effort, by manly exertion)

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

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by diligence (by effort, by exertion, by diligence, by perseverance)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - attained (a status) (gone, arrived, attained, gone to)

• देव-इन्द्र-तुल्यताम् (deva-indra-tulyatām) - a status equal to that of the king of gods (devendra) (equality with the king of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

दैन्य-दारिद्र्य-दुःख-आर्ताः (dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārtāḥ) - afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and suffering (afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and misery)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārta

dainya-dāridrya-duḥkha-ārta - afflicted by wretchedness, poverty, and suffering

Compound of dainya (wretchedness), dāridrya (poverty), duḥkha (suffering), and ārta (afflicted).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dainya+dāridrya+duḥkha+ārta)

• dainya – wretchedness, misery, humility, lamentation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dīna (wretched) with suffix -yañ.
• dāridrya – poverty, indigence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from daridra (poor) with suffix -yañ.
• duḥkha – suffering, misery, pain, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ṛ (to go/suffer) or √ard (to pain).
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'narottamāḥ'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one (sādho) (O good one, O virtuous one, O saint)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, saint, holy man, effective

Note: Addressed to the listener/reader.

नर-उत्तमाः (nara-uttamāḥ) - most excellent men (narottamāḥ) (excellent men, best among men, noble men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara-uttama

nara-uttama - excellent man, best among men, noble man

Compound of nara (man) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, principal
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'yātāḥ'.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - solely through human effort (pauruṣa) (by human effort, by manly exertion)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manly exertion, valor, virility, human nature, power

Derived from puruṣa (person, man) with suffix -aN, denoting 'relating to puruṣa' or 'qualities of puruṣa'.

Note: The means by which they attained the status.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by diligence (by effort, by exertion, by diligence, by perseverance)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, endeavor, perseverance

From √yat (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Instrumental, indicates means.

याताः (yātāḥ) - attained (a status) (gone, arrived, attained, gone to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, passed, attained, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Acts as a verb here, agreeing with 'narottamāḥ'.

देव-इन्द्र-तुल्यताम् (deva-indra-tulyatām) - a status equal to that of the king of gods (devendra) (equality with the king of gods)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of deva-indra-tulyatā

deva-indra-tulyatā - equality with the king of gods

Compound of deva-indra (king of gods) and tulyatā (equality, similarity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva-indra+tulyatā)

• deva-indra – king of gods, Indra
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: deva (god) + indra (king).
• tulyatā – equality, similarity, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from tulya (equal) with suffix -tā.

Note: Object of 'yātāḥ'.