योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-30

ये तासु भूमिषु जयन्ति हि ये महान्तो वन्द्यास्त एव हि जितेन्द्रियशत्रवस्ते ।
सम्राड्विराडपि च यत्र तृणायते वै तस्मात्परं जगति ते समवाप्नुवन्ति ॥ ३० ॥

ye tāsu bhūmiṣu jayanti hi ye mahānto vandyāsta eva hi jitendriyaśatravaste ,
samrāḍvirāḍapi ca yatra tṛṇāyate vai tasmātparaṃ jagati te samavāpnuvanti 30

30. ye tāsu bhūmiṣu jayanti hi ye mahāntaḥ
vandyāḥ te eva hi jitendriyaśatravaḥ te |
samrāṭ virāṭ api ca yatra tṛṇāyate vai
tasmāt param jagati te samavāpnuvanti ||

30. ye tāsu bhūmiṣu jayanti hi,
ye mahāntaḥ vandyāḥ,
te eva hi jitendriyaśatravaḥ te yatra samrāṭ virāṭ api ca vai tṛṇāyate,
tasmāt param te jagati samavāpnuvanti

30. Indeed, those who conquer in those realms (of experience) are truly the great and venerable; they are the ones who have vanquished the enemies which are their senses. Where even an emperor and a cosmic ruler are rendered as insignificant as grass, there they attain the supreme (state) in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• तासु (tāsu) - in those states/realms (referring to daśāsu from previous verse) (in those, among them)

• भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) - in various states or realms of experience (in lands, on grounds, in states/realms)

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great, mighty, noble

• वन्द्याः (vandyāḥ) - venerable, to be praised, worthy of homage

• ते (te) - they, those

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• जितेन्द्रियशत्रवः (jitendriyaśatravaḥ) - those whose enemies (which are their senses) are conquered; having conquered the senses as enemies

• ते (te) - they, those

• सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, universal monarch

• विराट् (virāṭ) - sovereign, supreme ruler, cosmic person (Virāṭ Puruṣa)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

• तृणायते (tṛṇāyate) - becomes like grass, is reduced to insignificance

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that (worldly power/status) (from that, therefore, than that)

• परम् (param) - the supreme (goal/state) (supreme, highest, ultimate, greater)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, on earth

• ते (te) - they, those

• समवाप्नुवन्ति (samavāpnuvanti) - they attain, they achieve, they obtain

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

तासु (tāsu) - in those states/realms (referring to daśāsu from previous verse) (in those, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it, they

Feminine locative plural of tad.

भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) - in various states or realms of experience (in lands, on grounds, in states/realms)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, realm, state, stage

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great, mighty, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble, exalted

वन्द्याः (vandyāḥ) - venerable, to be praised, worthy of homage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vandya

vandya - venerable, to be praised, worthy of homage, adorable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From √vand (to praise, to salute) + yat suffix

Root: vand (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

जितेन्द्रियशत्रवः (jitendriyaśatravaḥ) - those whose enemies (which are their senses) are conquered; having conquered the senses as enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitendriyaśatru

jitendriyaśatru - one who has conquered the senses as enemies

Bahuvrihi compound: jita (conquered) + indriya (senses) + śatru (enemy). "One for whom the senses (which are enemies) are conquered."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+indriya+śatru)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ji (to conquer) + kta suffix
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• śatru – enemy, adversary
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, universal monarch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samrāṭ

samrāṭ - emperor, universal monarch, sovereign ruler

From sam-√rāj (to rule universally)

Prefix: sam

Root: rāj (class 1)

विराट् (virāṭ) - sovereign, supreme ruler, cosmic person (Virāṭ Puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - sovereign, supreme ruler, splendid, vast, cosmic person

From vi-√rāj (to shine forth, to rule brilliantly)

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

(indeclinable)

Locative of yad (what).

तृणायते (tṛṇāyate) - becomes like grass, is reduced to insignificance

(verb)

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

Denominative verb from tṛṇa

From tṛṇa (grass) + kyac suffix (to desire, to consider as) with ātmanepada ending.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that (worldly power/status) (from that, therefore, than that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Ablative singular of tad.

परम् (param) - the supreme (goal/state) (supreme, highest, ultimate, greater)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant, next

जगति (jagati) - in the world, on earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

From √gam (to go, to move) + śatṛ suffix, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

समवाप्नुवन्ति (samavāpnuvanti) - they attain, they achieve, they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sam-ava-āp

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: āp (class 5)