योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-4

किंचिन्नोपकरोत्यत्र तपोदानव्रतादिकम् ।
स्वभावमात्रे विश्रान्तिमृते नात्रास्ति साधनम् ॥ ४ ॥

kiṃcinnopakarotyatra tapodānavratādikam ,
svabhāvamātre viśrāntimṛte nātrāsti sādhanam 4

4. kiṃcit na upakaroti atra tapas dāna vrata ādikam
svabhāva mātre viśrāntim ṛte na atra asti sādhanam

4. atra tapas dāna vrata ādikam kiṃcit na upakaroti.
atra svabhāva mātre viśrāntim ṛte sādhanam na asti.

4. In this context, austerities (tapas), charitable giving (dāna), vows, and similar practices are of no avail. Here, there is no other means except for resting in one's own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) alone.

Words meanings summery:

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

• न (na) - not, no

• उपकरोति (upakaroti) - helps, benefits, assists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

• तपस् (tapas) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (austerity, penance, spiritual heat)

• दान (dāna) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (gift, charity, giving)

• व्रत (vrata) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (vow, religious observance)

• आदिकम् (ādikam) - The whole compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam' functions as a neuter nominative singular. (and so on, beginning with, etc.)

• स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature, own being

• मात्रे (mātre) - merely, only, alone

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose, settling, tranquility

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, spiritual practice

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, a little

Note: Often used in the sense of 'nothing' when combined with 'na'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपकरोति (upakaroti) - helps, benefits, assists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-kṛ

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this context

(indeclinable)

तपस् (tapas) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (austerity, penance, spiritual heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat (tapas)

Note: First part of the compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam'.

दान (dāna) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (gift, charity, giving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving (dāna)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Second part of the compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam'.

व्रत (vrata) - part of a compound listing spiritual practices (vow, religious observance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance

Note: Third part of the compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam'.

आदिकम् (ādikam) - The whole compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam' functions as a neuter nominative singular. (and so on, beginning with, etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādika

ādika - beginning with, and so on, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+ka)

• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
• ka – suffix indicating 'like', 'related to'
  suffix
  Primary suffix -ka

Note: Acts as the head of the compound 'tapas-dāna-vrata-ādikam'.

स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature, own being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'svabhāva-mātre'.

मात्रे (mātre) - merely, only, alone

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mātra

mātra - mere, only, alone

Note: Modifies 'svabhāva' in the locative case. The compound 'svabhāva-mātre' means 'in the intrinsic nature alone'.

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose, settling, tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, tranquility

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with accusative 'viśrāntim'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, instrument, spiritual practice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana

sādhana - means, instrument, practice

Agent Noun / Verbal noun

Derived from √sādh 'to accomplish'

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.