योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-5

साधुसंगमसच्छास्त्रपरतैवात्र कारणम् ।
साधनं बाधनं मोहजालस्य यदकृत्रिमम् ॥ ५ ॥

sādhusaṃgamasacchāstraparataivātra kāraṇam ,
sādhanaṃ bādhanaṃ mohajālasya yadakṛtrimam 5

5. sādhu saṅgama sat śāstra paratā eva atra kāraṇam
sādhanam bādhanam moha jālasya yat akṛtrimam

5. atra sādhu saṅgama sat śāstra paratā eva kāraṇam.
yat moha jālasya akṛtrimam sādhanam bādhanam (asti).

5. Here, the sole cause is devotion to the company of sages and good scriptures. This is the natural (akṛtrima) means for dissolving the net of delusion.

Words meanings summery:

• साधु (sādhu) - part of a compound 'sādhu-saṅgama' (good, virtuous, sage, saint)

• सङ्गम (saṅgama) - part of a compound 'sādhu-saṅgama' (meeting, association, union)

• सत् (sat) - part of a compound 'sat-śāstra' (good, true, real, existent)

• शास्त्र (śāstra) - part of a compound 'sat-śāstra' (scripture, treatise, doctrine)

• परता (paratā) - part of the larger compound 'sādhu-saṅgama-sat-śāstra-paratā' (devotion, adherence, excellence)

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

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

• बाधनम् (bādhanam) - removal, dissolving (hindering, obstructing, destroying)

• मोह (moha) - part of the compound 'moha-jālasya' (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment)

• जालस्य (jālasya) - of the net of delusion (of the net, of the snare)

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - natural, genuine, unartificial

Words meanings and morphology

साधु (sādhu) - part of a compound 'sādhu-saṅgama' (good, virtuous, sage, saint)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, saint, sage

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: First part of the compound 'sādhu-saṅgama'.

सङ्गम (saṅgama) - part of a compound 'sādhu-saṅgama' (meeting, association, union)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - meeting, association, union

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Second part of the compound 'sādhu-saṅgama'. 'sādhu-saṅgama' means 'association with sages'.

सत् (sat) - part of a compound 'sat-śāstra' (good, true, real, existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - good, true, real, existent

Present Active Participle

From √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: First part of the compound 'sat-śāstra'.

शास्त्र (śāstra) - part of a compound 'sat-śāstra' (scripture, treatise, doctrine)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, doctrine

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Second part of the compound 'sat-śāstra'. 'sat-śāstra' means 'good scriptures'.

परता (paratā) - part of the larger compound 'sādhu-saṅgama-sat-śāstra-paratā' (devotion, adherence, excellence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paratā

paratā - devotion, adherence, superiority

Derived from 'para' + suffix '-tā'

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+tā)

• para – supreme, excellent, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., 'ness', 'hood')
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine suffix

Note: This is the main noun in the compound 'sādhu-saṅgama-sat-śāstra-paratā', which means 'devotion to the association of sages and good scriptures'.

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Verbal noun

Derived from √kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

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: This 'sādhanam' refers to the subject in the first line ('paratā').

बाधनम् (bādhanam) - removal, dissolving (hindering, obstructing, destroying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bādhana

bādhana - hurting, oppressing, destroying, removal

Verbal noun

Derived from √bādh 'to oppress, hinder'

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: This noun acts as an appositive to 'sādhanam', describing its function.

मोह (moha) - part of the compound 'moha-jālasya' (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: First part of the compound 'moha-jālasya'.

जालस्य (jālasya) - of the net of delusion (of the net, of the snare)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, snare, web

Note: The compound 'moha-jāla' means 'net of delusion'.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'sādhu-saṅgama-sat-śāstra-paratā'.

अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - natural, genuine, unartificial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima

akṛtrima - natural, genuine, unartificial (akṛtrima)

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛtrima)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, unnatural
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'sādhanam' and 'yat'.