योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-14

साधुसंगमसच्छास्त्रैः संसारार्णवतारकः ।
दृश्यते परमात्मा यः स ब्रह्मन्वद कीदृशः ॥ १४ ॥

sādhusaṃgamasacchāstraiḥ saṃsārārṇavatārakaḥ ,
dṛśyate paramātmā yaḥ sa brahmanvada kīdṛśaḥ 14

14. sādhu-saṃgama-sat-śāstraiḥ saṃsāra-arṇava-tārakaḥ
dṛśyate paramātmā yaḥ saḥ brahman vada kīdṛśaḥ

14. he brahman,
sādhu-saṃgama-sat-śāstraiḥ saṃsāra-arṇava-tārakaḥ yaḥ paramātmā dṛśyate,
saḥ kīdṛśaḥ,
(etat) vada.

14. O Brahmin (brahman), tell me, what kind is that Supreme Self (paramātman) who is realized through the association with virtuous persons (sādhu-saṃgama) and good scriptures (sat-śāstra), and who enables one to cross the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)?

Words meanings summery:

• साधु-संगम-सत्-शास्त्रैः (sādhu-saṁgama-sat-śāstraiḥ) - by the company of good people and good scriptures, by means of association with sages and true scriptures

• संसार-अर्णव-तारकः (saṁsāra-arṇava-tārakaḥ) - one who helps cross the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, is realized

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman), the ultimate reality

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

• सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin)

• वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

Words meanings and morphology

साधु-संगम-सत्-शास्त्रैः (sādhu-saṁgama-sat-śāstraiḥ) - by the company of good people and good scriptures, by means of association with sages and true scriptures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sādhu-saṃgama-sat-śāstra

sādhu-saṁgama-sat-śāstra - the company of good people and good scriptures

A compound formed from 'sādhu-saṃgama' (association with virtuous people) and 'sat-śāstra' (true scriptures). Expressed in instrumental plural.

Compound type : dvandva (sādhu-saṃgama+sat-śāstra)

• sādhu – virtuous, good, holy person, sage
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃgama – association, union, company
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sat – good, true, real, virtuous
  adjective
  Present active participle of 'as' (to be), used as an adjective.
  Root: as (class 2)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śās' (to teach, instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means by which the Supreme Self is realized.

संसार-अर्णव-तारकः (saṁsāra-arṇava-tārakaḥ) - one who helps cross the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-arṇava-tāraka

saṁsāra-arṇava-tāraka - one who enables crossing the ocean of transmigration, liberator from saṃsāra

Compound 'saṃsāra' (transmigration) + 'arṇava' (ocean) + 'tāraka' (one who causes to cross, rescuer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+arṇava+tāraka)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• tāraka – one who causes to cross, rescuer, liberator
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From causative of root 'tṛ' (to cross) with suffix '-aka'.
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'paramātmā'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, is realized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Middle Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (used passively).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman), the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Self (paramātman), the highest ātman, ultimate reality

Compound 'parama' (supreme) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective
  Superlative of 'para' (other, higher).
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Often refers to the individual or universal self.
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Correlative with 'saḥ', refers to 'paramātmā'.

सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative with 'yaḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, priest, sage; the absolute reality (brahman)

Stem 'brahman', vocative singular. In philosophical contexts, it can also refer to the absolute reality (brahman).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Direct command to Vasiṣṭha.

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, what like

Interrogative adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.