योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-8

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
न तदस्तिजगत्कोशे शुभकर्मानुपातिना ।
यत्पौरुषेण शुद्धेन न समासाद्यते जनैः ॥ ८ ॥

brahmovāca ,
na tadastijagatkośe śubhakarmānupātinā ,
yatpauruṣeṇa śuddhena na samāsādyate janaiḥ 8

8. brahmā uvāca | na tat asti jagat-kośe śubha-karma-anupātinā
| yat pauruṣeṇa śuddhena na samāsādyate janaiḥ

8. Brahmā uvāca: Jagat-kośe tat na asti yat janaiḥ śuddhena śubha-karma-anupātinā pauruṣeṇa na samāsādyate.

8. Brahmā said: There is nothing in the realm of the world that is not achieved by people through pure human effort, provided it is aligned with virtuous actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Lord Brahmā

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, it)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• जगत्-कोशे (jagat-kośe) - in the realm of the world (in the treasury/realm of the world)

• शुभ-कर्म-अनुपातिना (śubha-karma-anupātinā) - (by effort) following virtuous actions (karma) (by one who follows virtuous actions, by a follower of good karma)

• यत् (yat) - which (refers to 'tat') (which, that (relative pronoun))

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort (by human effort, by manliness)

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by pure (by pure, by purified)

• न (na) - not

• समासाद्यते (samāsādyate) - is attained, is achieved (is attained, is achieved, is acquired)

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people (by people, by men)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Lord Brahmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmā

brahmā - The creator deity, Lord Brahmā

Nominative singular of masculine 'brahmā' (creator god).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ), active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From √vac, 'uvāca' is a strong stem form.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present, active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

जगत्-कोशे (jagat-kośe) - in the realm of the world (in the treasury/realm of the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jagat-kośa

jagat-kośa - treasury of the world, realm of the world, world's store

Compound 'jagat' + 'kośa'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+kośa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go) + -at suffix. Used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kośa – treasury, store, sheath, receptacle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the collective resources or opportunities within the world.

शुभ-कर्म-अनुपातिना (śubha-karma-anupātinā) - (by effort) following virtuous actions (karma) (by one who follows virtuous actions, by a follower of good karma)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śubha-karma-anupātin

śubha-karma-anupātin - one who follows virtuous actions, adherent of good karma

Compound 'śubha' + 'karma' + 'anupātin'. 'Anupātin' is derived from 'anu' (after) + √pat (to fall, to follow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha+karma+anupātin)

• śubha – auspicious, good, virtuous
  adjective
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do) + -man suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anupātin – following, adhering to, attending
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'anu' + √pat (to fall, follow) + -in suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pauruṣeṇa' (human effort).

यत् (yat) - which (refers to 'tat') (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Neuter nominative/accusative singular relative pronoun.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort (by human effort, by manliness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, valor, relating to a man (puruṣa)

Derived from 'puruṣa' (person, man) with suffix -a.

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by pure (by pure, by purified)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, purified, virtuous

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √śudh (to be pure).

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Instrumental singular, modifies 'pauruṣeṇa'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

समासाद्यते (samāsādyate) - is attained, is achieved (is attained, is achieved, is acquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sam-ā-sad

Present, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: The passive voice takes the 'janaiḥ' as agent.

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people (by people, by men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Derived from root √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'samāsādyate'.