योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्य देवाधिदेवस्य परस्य परमात्मनः ।
ज्ञानादेव परा सिद्धिर्न त्वनुष्ठानदुःखतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asya devādhidevasya parasya paramātmanaḥ ,
jñānādeva parā siddhirna tvanuṣṭhānaduḥkhataḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asya devādhidevasya parasya paramātmanaḥ
jñānāt eva parā siddhiḥ na tu anuṣṭhānaduḥkhataḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asya devādhidevasya parasya paramātmanaḥ
parā siddhiḥ jñānāt eva na tu anuṣṭhānaduḥkhataḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The supreme attainment (siddhi) of this God of gods, the Supreme Self (paramātman), comes solely from knowledge (jñāna), and not from the hardship of ritualistic practice (anuṣṭhāna).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Supreme Self) (of this, of him)

• देवाधिदेवस्य (devādhidevasya) - of the God of gods

• परस्य (parasya) - of the Supreme (of the supreme, of the highest)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman)

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - supreme attainment (perfection, accomplishment, success, attainment)

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but not, and not (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• अनुष्ठानदुःखतः (anuṣṭhānaduḥkhataḥ) - from the hardship of ritualistic practice (from the misery of practice/performance)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplication of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past tense, 'said'.

अस्य (asya) - of this (Supreme Self) (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Genitive singular of idam, agreeing with devādhidevasya etc.

देवाधिदेवस्य (devādhidevasya) - of the God of gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devādhideva

devādhideva - God of gods, supreme deity

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+adhideva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• adhideva – chief god, presiding deity
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over, supreme) + deva (god).
  Prefix: adhi

Note: Genitive singular, describing the Supreme Self.

परस्य (parasya) - of the Supreme (of the supreme, of the highest)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, other, ultimate

Note: Genitive singular, agreeing with paramātmanaḥ.

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self, ultimate soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (para+ātman)

• para – supreme, highest
  adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive singular of paramātman.

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Ablative singular, 'from knowledge'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with siddhiḥ.

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - supreme attainment (perfection, accomplishment, success, attainment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

From root sidh (to accomplish).

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but not, and not (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: With na, forms 'but not'.

अनुष्ठानदुःखतः (anuṣṭhānaduḥkhataḥ) - from the hardship of ritualistic practice (from the misery of practice/performance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhānaduḥkha

anuṣṭhānaduḥkha - misery/suffering of practice/performance

anuṣṭhāna (performance, practice) + duḥkha (suffering, misery). The suffix -taḥ indicates ablative.

Compound type : tatpurusha (anuṣṭhāna+duḥkha)

• anuṣṭhāna – performance, practice, observance, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From anu + sthā (to stand, perform)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)

Note: The suffix -taḥ acts as an ablative case ending.

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