योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-38

कयैतज्ज्ञायते युक्त्या कथमेतत्प्रसिद्ध्यति ।
एतस्मिंस्तु मुने सिद्धे न साध्यमवशिष्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

kayaitajjñāyate yuktyā kathametatprasiddhyati ,
etasmiṃstu mune siddhe na sādhyamavaśiṣyate 38

38. kayā etat jñāyate yuktyā katham etat prasiddhyati
etasmin tu mune siddhe na sādhyam avaśiṣyate

38. mune kayā yuktyā etat jñāyate katham etat
prasiddhyati tu etasmin siddhe sādhyam na avaśiṣyate

38. By what reasoning (yukti) is this understood? How is it established? But, O sage, when this is established, nothing more remains to be achieved (sādhya).

Words meanings summery:

• कया (kayā) - by what, by whom

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by logical reasoning (by means of reason, by method, by proper application)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• प्रसिद्ध्यति (prasiddhyati) - is established, is accomplished, succeeds, becomes manifest

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, when this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• सिद्धे (siddhe) - in the accomplished, when accomplished, when established

• न (na) - not, no

• साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be proven, objective, goal

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, is left behind

Words meanings and morphology

कया (kayā) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with `yuktyā`.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of `jñāyate`.

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

(verb)

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

Roots of class 9 (P. `jānāti`, Ā. `jānīte`). Here 4th class passive form.

Root: jñā (class 9)

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by logical reasoning (by means of reason, by method, by proper application)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - connection, application, argument, reason, method, logic, skill

From root `yuj` (to join, connect) + suffix `kti`.

Root: yuj (class 7)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb from `kim`.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of `prasiddhyati`.

प्रसिद्ध्यति (prasiddhyati) - is established, is accomplished, succeeds, becomes manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-sidh

From root `sidh` + `pra` (prefix).

Prefix: pra

Root: sidh (class 4)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, when this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Part of locative absolute construction `etasmin siddhe`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha.

सिद्धे (siddhe) - in the accomplished, when accomplished, when established

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, achieved, established, perfected

Past Passive Participle

From root `sidh` + suffix `kta` (`ta`).

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `etasmin`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be proven, objective, goal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, to be effected, to be proven, goal, objective

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root `sādh` (to accomplish) + suffix `ya`.

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of `avaśiṣyate`.

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, is left behind

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-śiṣ

From root `śiṣ` + `ava` (prefix).

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)