योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-9

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वपौरुषप्रयत्नेन विवेकेन विकासिना ।
स देवो ज्ञायते राम न तपःस्नानकर्मभिः ॥ ९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svapauruṣaprayatnena vivekena vikāsinā ,
sa devo jñāyate rāma na tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ 9

9. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca svapauruṣaprayatnena vivekena
vikāsinā saḥ devaḥ jñāyate rāma na tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ

9. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāma saḥ devaḥ svapauruṣaprayatnena
vikāsinā vivekena jñāyate na tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ

9. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Rāma, that God is known through one's own personal effort and by a developed discrimination, not through austerities (tapas), ritual bathing, or other religious actions (karma).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• स्वपौरुषप्रयत्नेन (svapauruṣaprayatnena) - by one's own personal effort (by one's own personal effort/exertion)

• विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination (by discrimination, by discernment, by judgment)

• विकासिना (vikāsinā) - by developed, by expanding/unfolding (by developing, by expanding, by blossoming)

• सः (saḥ) - that (God) (he, that)

• देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the supreme deity) (god, deity)

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known (is known, is understood)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma (vocative, addressing the listener) (Rāma (name of a legendary prince/deity))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तपःस्नानकर्मभिः (tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ) - by austerities (tapas), ritual bathing, or religious actions (karma) (by austerities, bathing, and rituals)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī, honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage), most excellent, best
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense 3rd person singular parasmaipada of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वपौरुषप्रयत्नेन (svapauruṣaprayatnena) - by one's own personal effort (by one's own personal effort/exertion)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svapauruṣaprayatna

svapauruṣaprayatna - one's own manly/personal effort, self-exertion

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+pauruṣa+prayatna)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• pauruṣa – manliness, human effort, masculine power
  noun (neuter)
  Derivative of puruṣa. From puruṣa + aN (taddhita).
• prayatna – effort, exertion, attempt
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-yat + na
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)

विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination (by discrimination, by discernment, by judgment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, true knowledge

From vi-vic + a

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

विकासिना (vikāsinā) - by developed, by expanding/unfolding (by developing, by expanding, by blossoming)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikāsin

vikāsin - developing, expanding, blossoming, shining, manifesting

present active participle

From vi-kas + in

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (God) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the supreme deity) (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known (is known, is understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

present middle

Passive voice, 3rd person singular, present tense, ātmanepada of root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

राम (rāma) - Rāma (vocative, addressing the listener) (Rāma (name of a legendary prince/deity))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, charming, delightful

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तपःस्नानकर्मभिः (tapaḥsnānakarmabhiḥ) - by austerities (tapas), ritual bathing, or religious actions (karma) (by austerities, bathing, and rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tapaḥsnānakarma

tapaḥsnānakarma - austerities, bathing, and rituals

Compound type : dvandva (tapas+snāna+karma)

• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
  noun (neuter)
• snāna – bathing, ablution
  noun (neuter)
  From snā + ana
  Root: snā (class 2)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The visarga in tapas undergoes sandhi within the compound formation.