योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-17

नश्यति संसृतिदुःखमिदं ते स्वात्मविचारणया कथयैव ।
नो धनदानतपःश्रुतवेदैस्तत्कथनोदितयत्नशतेन ॥ १७ ॥

naśyati saṃsṛtiduḥkhamidaṃ te svātmavicāraṇayā kathayaiva ,
no dhanadānatapaḥśrutavedaistatkathanoditayatnaśatena 17

17. naśyati saṃsṛti-duḥkham idam te
sva-ātma-vicāraṇayā kathayā eva
na u dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-vedaiḥ
tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śatena

17. te idam saṃsṛti-duḥkham
sva-ātma-vicāraṇayā kathayā eva naśyati
na u dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-vedaiḥ
tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śatena

17. This suffering of your cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) is destroyed simply by the inquiry into one's own self (ātman) and by its explanation; it is not destroyed by wealth, acts of charity (dāna), austerities (tapas), scriptural learning, or the Vedas, nor by hundreds of efforts prompted by the mere narration of such things.

Words meanings summery:

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes

• संसृति-दुःखम् (saṁsṛti-duḥkham) - the suffering associated with the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the suffering of transmigration, worldly sorrow)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• ते (te) - your, to you, by you

• स्व-आत्म-विचारणया (sva-ātma-vicāraṇayā) - by inquiry into one's own self, by self-inquiry

• कथया (kathayā) - by explanation, by narration, by speech

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• उ (u) - and, also, indeed, but, moreover

• धन-दान-तपः-श्रुत-वेदैः (dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-vedaiḥ) - by wealth, charity, austerities, scriptural study, and Vedas

• तत्-कथन-उदित-यत्न-शतेन (tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śatena) - by hundreds of efforts prompted by the mere narration of such (worldly) things (by hundreds of efforts arisen from the narration of that (the aforementioned things))

Words meanings and morphology

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

संसृति-दुःखम् (saṁsṛti-duḥkham) - the suffering associated with the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the suffering of transmigration, worldly sorrow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsṛti-duḥkha

saṁsṛti-duḥkha - the pain or sorrow of repeated births and deaths

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsṛti+duḥkha)

• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'naśyati'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsṛti-duḥkham'.

ते (te) - your, to you, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Enclitic form, used as genitive ("your") or dative ("to you"). Here, genitive.

स्व-आत्म-विचारणया (sva-ātma-vicāraṇayā) - by inquiry into one's own self, by self-inquiry

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-ātma-vicāraṇā

sva-ātma-vicāraṇā - inquiry into one's own self, self-reflection (ātman)

Compound of 'sva' (own), 'ātman' (self), and 'vicāraṇā' (inquiry).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+vicāraṇā)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath
  noun (masculine)
• vicāraṇā – inquiry, investigation, deliberation, consideration
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'car' with 'vi' prefix and suffix '-aṇā'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Means of destruction of suffering.

कथया (kathayā) - by explanation, by narration, by speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narration, discourse, explanation, speech

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Parallel instrumental with 'sva-ātma-vicāraṇayā', indicating another means.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the exclusivity of the preceding means.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

उ (u) - and, also, indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions similar to 'ca'.

धन-दान-तपः-श्रुत-वेदैः (dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-vedaiḥ) - by wealth, charity, austerities, scriptural study, and Vedas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-veda

dhana-dāna-tapaḥ-śruta-veda - wealth, acts of charity (dāna), austerities (tapas), scriptural learning, and the Vedas

Compound type : dvandva (dhana+dāna+tapas+śruta+veda)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• tapas – heat, asceticism, austerity, self-discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• śruta – heard, revealed, sacred knowledge, scriptural learning
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'śru' (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)
• veda – knowledge, the Vedas (sacred texts)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates means that are insufficient.

तत्-कथन-उदित-यत्न-शतेन (tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śatena) - by hundreds of efforts prompted by the mere narration of such (worldly) things (by hundreds of efforts arisen from the narration of that (the aforementioned things))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śata

tat-kathana-udita-yatna-śata - hundreds of efforts arising from the narration/description of those (worldly things)

A complex compound indicating efforts (yatna) that are hundred-fold (śata), arisen (udita) from the narration (kathana) of that (tat, referring to the previous list).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kathana+udita+yatna+śata)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• kathana – telling, narrating, speaking, describing
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kath' with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: kath (class 10)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of 'ud-i' (to rise, come forth).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• yatna – effort, exertion, attempt, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yat (class 1)
• śata – hundred, a hundred (as a multitude)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means that are ineffective.