योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-15

श्रृणु तत्पौरुषं कीदृगात्मज्ञानस्य लब्धये ।
येन शाम्यत्यशेषेण रागद्वेषविषूचिका ॥ १५ ॥

śrṛṇu tatpauruṣaṃ kīdṛgātmajñānasya labdhaye ,
yena śāmyatyaśeṣeṇa rāgadveṣaviṣūcikā 15

15. śṛṇu tat pauruṣam kīdṛk ātman-jñānasya labdhaye
yena śāmyati aśeṣeṇa rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā

15. śṛṇu.
ātman-jñānasya labdhaye tat pauruṣam kīdṛk yena rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā aśeṣeṇa śāmyati.

15. Listen now to what kind of human effort (puruṣa-yatna) is for the attainment of self-knowledge (ātman-jñāna), by which the cholera-like affliction of desire (rāga) and hatred (dveṣa) is completely pacified.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

• तत् (tat) - that (effort previously mentioned) (that)

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort (puruṣa-yatna)

• कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - what kind of, of what sort

• आत्मन्-ज्ञानस्य (ātman-jñānasya) - of self-knowledge (ātman-jñāna)

• लब्धये (labdhaye) - for the attainment, for obtaining

• येन (yena) - by which

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, is pacified, becomes calm

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without remainder

• राग-द्वेष-विषूचिका (rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā) - the cholera-like affliction of desire (rāga) and hatred (dveṣa) (the cholera of desire (rāga) and hatred)

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that (effort previously mentioned) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'pauruṣam'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort (puruṣa-yatna)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

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

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

कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - what kind of, of what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - what sort of, what kind of, like what

Note: Predicative adjective for 'pauruṣam'.

आत्मन्-ज्ञानस्य (ātman-jñānasya) - of self-knowledge (ātman-jñāna)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātman-jñāna

ātman-jñāna - self-knowledge, knowledge of the self (ātman)

Compound of 'ātman' (self, soul) and 'jñāna' (knowledge).

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge
  noun (neuter)

Note: Dependent on 'labdhaye'.

लब्धये (labdhaye) - for the attainment, for obtaining

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of labdhi

labdhi - attainment, acquisition, gain, obtaining

Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain) with suffix 'ti'.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'pauruṣam'.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, is pacified, becomes calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śam

Root: śam (class 4)

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without remainder

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, entire, complete, all

Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'śeṣa' (remainder).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially to mean 'completely'.

राग-द्वेष-विषूचिका (rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā) - the cholera-like affliction of desire (rāga) and hatred (dveṣa) (the cholera of desire (rāga) and hatred)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā

rāga-dveṣa-viṣūcikā - the cholera/epidemic of desire and hatred

Compound of 'rāga-dveṣa' (desire and hatred) and 'viṣūcikā' (cholera).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāga-dveṣa+viṣūcikā)

• rāga-dveṣa – desire and hatred, attraction and aversion
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva (copulative) compound of 'rāga' (desire) and 'dveṣa' (hatred).
• viṣūcikā – cholera, epidemic, plague
  noun (feminine)