योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-24

विप्रा ऊचुः ।
तपोजपयमैर्देवि समस्ताः सिद्धसिद्धयः ।
संप्राप्यन्तेऽमरत्वं तु न कदाचन लभ्यते ॥ २४ ॥

viprā ūcuḥ ,
tapojapayamairdevi samastāḥ siddhasiddhayaḥ ,
saṃprāpyante'maratvaṃ tu na kadācana labhyate 24

24. viprāḥ ūcuḥ | tapaḥ japa yamaiḥ devi samastāḥ siddha
siddhayaḥ | samprāpyante amaratvaṃ tu na kadācana labhyate ||

24. devi tapaḥ japa yamaiḥ samastāḥ siddha siddhayaḥ
samprāpyante tu amaratvaṃ kadācana na labhyate

24. The brahmins said: "O Goddess, all perfections (siddhi) and accomplishments are attained through ascetic practices (tapas), chanting (japa), and self-restraint (yama). However, immortality is never achieved."

Words meanings summery:

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, twice-born

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, austerity

• जप (japa) - recitation, chanting, muttering prayers

• यमैः (yamaiḥ) - by self-restraints, by controls, by moral disciplines

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess

• समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, complete

• सिद्ध (siddha) - accomplished, perfected, successful

• सिद्धयः (siddhayaḥ) - perfections, accomplishments, supernatural powers

• सम्प्राप्यन्ते (samprāpyante) - are attained, are achieved

• अमरत्वं (amaratvaṁ) - immortality

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is gained, is found

Words meanings and morphology

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, a twice-born, inspired, wise

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root √vac, 3rd person plural Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, austerity

(noun)

neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism, austerity, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Forms the first part of a dvandva compound.

जप (japa) - recitation, chanting, muttering prayers

(noun)

masculine, singular of japa

japa - recitation, chanting, muttering prayers

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Forms the middle part of a dvandva compound.

यमैः (yamaiḥ) - by self-restraints, by controls, by moral disciplines

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yama

yama - restraint, control, moral discipline, twin

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: This word takes the instrumental plural ending for the entire dvandva compound "tapas-japa-yama".

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

Root: div (class 4)

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, entire, complete, compiled

Past Passive Participle

from sam-as ('to throw together')

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 2)

सिद्ध (siddha) - accomplished, perfected, successful

(noun)

masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

from √sidh 'to accomplish'

Root: sidh (class 1)

सिद्धयः (siddhayaḥ) - perfections, accomplishments, supernatural powers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, accomplishment, success, supernatural power

Root: sidh (class 1)

सम्प्राप्यन्ते (samprāpyante) - are attained, are achieved

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of samprāp

Present Passive

from sam-pra-√āp, 3rd person plural Present Middle/Passive

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अमरत्वं (amaratvaṁ) - immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amaratva

amaratva - immortality, deathlessness

Derived from amara ('immortal') + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is gained, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

Present Passive

from √labh, 3rd person singular Present Middle/Passive

Root: labh (class 1)