योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-8

संदिग्धमोक्षा यदि तत्प्रोच्यतेऽत्यन्ततामसी ।
अनद्यतनजन्मा तु जातिस्तादृशकारिणी ॥ ८ ॥

saṃdigdhamokṣā yadi tatprocyate'tyantatāmasī ,
anadyatanajanmā tu jātistādṛśakāriṇī 8

8. saṃdigdhamokṣā yadi tat procyate atyantatāmasī
anadyatanajanmā tu jātiḥ tādṛśakāriṇī

8. yadi (sā) saṃdigdhamokṣā (asti) tat (sā) atyantatāmasī
procyate tu anadyatanajanmā jātiḥ tādṛśakāriṇī (bhavati)

8. If, even after an uncountable, endless series of births, her liberation (mokṣa) remains doubtful, then she is called 'extremely tamasic'. For such a state, a nature (jāti) born of a past existence (anadyatanajanman) is the cause.

Words meanings summery:

• संदिग्धमोक्षा (saṁdigdhamokṣā) - her liberation (mokṣa) is doubtful (one whose liberation (mokṣa) is doubtful)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore)

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called (is said, is called)

• अत्यन्ततामसी (atyantatāmasī) - extremely tamasic (extremely tamasic, very dark)

• अनद्यतनजन्मा (anadyatanajanmā) - born of a past existence (born not today, of a past birth/existence)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - nature (jāti) (birth, species, nature, lineage)

• तादृशकारिणी (tādṛśakāriṇī) - is the cause of such (a state) (causing such a state/result)

Words meanings and morphology

संदिग्धमोक्षा (saṁdigdhamokṣā) - her liberation (mokṣa) is doubtful (one whose liberation (mokṣa) is doubtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃdigdhamokṣa

saṁdigdhamokṣa - one whose liberation is doubtful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃdigdha+mokṣa)

• saṃdigdha – doubtful, suspected, uncertain
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root 'dih' (to smear) with 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 4)
• mokṣa – liberation (mokṣa), freedom, release
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied subject sā.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for the result of the condition.

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called (is said, is called)

(verb)

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

present passive

root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra', passive voice, 3rd person singular present

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्यन्ततामसी (atyantatāmasī) - extremely tamasic (extremely tamasic, very dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atyantatāmasī

atyantatāmasī - extremely dark, very tamasic (full of inertia, ignorance)

Compound type : karmadharaya (atyanta+tāmasī)

• atyanta – exceedingly, extremely
  indeclinable
  Prefix: ati
• tāmasī – related to tamas, dark, ignorant
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of 'tāmasa'

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject sā.

अनद्यतनजन्मा (anadyatanajanmā) - born of a past existence (born not today, of a past birth/existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anadyatanajanman

anadyatanajanman - not born today, belonging to a past birth/existence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anadyatana+janman)

• anadyatana – not of today, ancient, past
  adjective (masculine)
  from 'adya' (today) with negative 'an' and suffix 'tana'
  Prefix: an
• janman – birth, existence, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies jātiḥ.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast or explanation.

जातिः (jātiḥ) - nature (jāti) (birth, species, nature, lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, species, caste, nature, lineage

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तादृशकारिणी (tādṛśakāriṇī) - is the cause of such (a state) (causing such a state/result)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tādṛśakāriṇī

tādṛśakāriṇī - causing such a state, doing such a thing

feminine form of 'tādṛśakārin'

Compound type : tatpurusha (tādṛśa+kāriṇī)

• tādṛśa – such, of that kind
  adjective (masculine)
  from 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (to see)
• kāriṇī – feminine agent, doer, causer
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun (feminine)
  from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for jātiḥ.