योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-14

अत्रैकं पौरुषं यत्नं वर्जयित्वेतरा गतिः ।
सर्वदुःखक्षयप्राप्तौ न काचिदुपपद्यते ॥ १४ ॥

atraikaṃ pauruṣaṃ yatnaṃ varjayitvetarā gatiḥ ,
sarvaduḥkhakṣayaprāptau na kācidupapadyate 14

14. atra ekam pauruṣam yatnam varjayitvā itarā gatiḥ
sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāptau na kācit upapadyate

14. atra sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāptau ekam pauruṣam yatnam varjayitvā itarā kācit gatiḥ na upapadyate.

14. In this regard, apart from this one human effort (puruṣa-yatna), no other means is suitable for the attainment of the destruction of all suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human, manly, relating to a person (puruṣa)

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded, apart from

• इतरा (itarā) - other, another

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, means, way

• सर्व-दुःख-क्षय-प्राप्तौ (sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāptau) - for the attainment of the destruction of all suffering

• न (na) - not, no

• काचित् (kācit) - any (other means) (any, someone, something)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is found, arises

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Modifies 'yatnam'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human, manly, relating to a person (puruṣa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, powerful, relating to the spirit (puruṣa)

Derived from 'puruṣa' (man, person) with aṇ suffix.

Note: Modifies 'yatnam'.

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded, apart from

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'vṛj' (to avoid, exclude) with 'tvā' suffix.

Root: vṛj (class 10)

इतरा (itarā) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Modifies 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, means, way

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, means, way, destiny

सर्व-दुःख-क्षय-प्राप्तौ (sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāptau) - for the attainment of the destruction of all suffering

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāpti

sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya-prāpti - attainment of the destruction of all suffering

Compound of 'sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya' (destruction of all suffering) and 'prāpti' (attainment).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya+prāpti)

• sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya – destruction of all suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sarva' (all), 'duḥkha' (suffering), and 'kṣaya' (destruction).
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'ā-p' (to obtain, reach) with suffix 'ti'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indicates purpose or context.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

काचित् (kācit) - any (other means) (any, someone, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kā-cit

kim - who, what, which

Derived from the interrogative pronoun 'kim' with the particle 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'gatiḥ'.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is found, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upa-pad

Root 'pad' with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

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