योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-3

स्वयत्नसाधकरसान्महासत्ताभरोन्नतेः ।
एते प्रतिपदं बद्धमूले संफलतः फलम् ॥ ३ ॥

svayatnasādhakarasānmahāsattābharonnateḥ ,
ete pratipadaṃ baddhamūle saṃphalataḥ phalam 3

3. svayatnasādhakarasāt mahāsattābharonnateḥ
ete pratipadam baddhamūle saṃphalataḥ phalam

3. ete svayatnasādhakarasāt mahāsattābharonnateḥ
pratipadam baddhamūle phalam saṃphalataḥ

3. These two (stages of ignorance and knowledge) bear fruit at every step, being firmly rooted due to the essence achieved through one's own effort and the upliftment from the great abundance of reality.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयत्नसाधकरसात् (svayatnasādhakarasāt) - from the essence achieved through one's own effort

• महासत्ताभरोन्नतेः (mahāsattābharonnateḥ) - from the upliftment due to the great abundance of reality/existence

• एते (ete) - these two stages (of ignorance and knowledge) (these two)

• प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - at every step, in every stage

• बद्धमूले (baddhamūle) - firmly rooted, having roots fixed

• संफलतः (saṁphalataḥ) - they bear fruit

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयत्नसाधकरसात् (svayatnasādhakarasāt) - from the essence achieved through one's own effort

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svayatnasādhakarasa

svayatnasādhakarasa - essence (rasa) achieved (sādhaka) by one's own effort (svayatna)

Complex compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (svayatna+sādhaka+rasa)

• svayatna – one's own effort, self-exertion
  noun (masculine)
  Compound sva (own) + yatna (effort).
  Root: yat (class 1)
• sādhaka – accomplishing, effecting, leading to, an achiever
  adjective (all)
  agent noun
  From root sādh (to accomplish).
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• rasa – essence, taste, juice, delight, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)

महासत्ताभरोन्नतेः (mahāsattābharonnateḥ) - from the upliftment due to the great abundance of reality/existence

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of mahāsattābharonnati

mahāsattābharonnati - upliftment (unnati) from the abundance (bhara) of great reality/existence (mahāsattā)

Complex compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāsattā+bhara+unnati)

• mahāsattā – great existence, supreme reality, ultimate being
  noun (feminine)
  Compound mahā (great) + sattā (existence/reality).
  Root: as (class 2)
• bhara – burden, load, abundance, mass
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• unnati – upliftment, elevation, progress, rising
  noun (feminine)
  From ud + root nam (to bend, rise).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: nam (class 1)

एते (ete) - these two stages (of ignorance and knowledge) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to ajñānabhū and jñabhū.

प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - at every step, in every stage

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of prati and pada.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+pada)

• prati – towards, against, every, each
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• pada – step, stage, foot, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially.

बद्धमूले (baddhamūle) - firmly rooted, having roots fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of baddhamūla

baddhamūla - firmly rooted, having roots fixed

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+mūla)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, firm, caught
  adjective (all)
  past passive participle
  From root bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• mūla – root, base, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies ete (ajñānabhū and jñabhū).

संफलतः (saṁphalataḥ) - they bear fruit

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of saṃphal

present active

From sam + root phal (to bear fruit).

Prefix: sam

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Conjugated for dual subject ete.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of saṃphalataḥ.

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