योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-16

संदेहोग्रसुतं साग्रं सतृष्णादारपञ्जरम् ।
नाशयित्वा स्वमात्मानं साधयत्यर्थमैश्वरम् ॥ १६ ॥

saṃdehograsutaṃ sāgraṃ satṛṣṇādārapañjaram ,
nāśayitvā svamātmānaṃ sādhayatyarthamaiśvaram 16

16. saṃdehograsutam sāgram satṛṣṇādārapañjaram
nāśayitvā svam ātmānam sādhayati artham aiśvaram

16. saṃdehograsutam sāgram satṛṣṇādārapañjaram svam
ātmānam nāśayitvā aiśvaram artham sādhayati

16. Having destroyed one's empirical self (ātman)—which has terrible doubt as its offspring, possesses a distinct beginning, and is a cage formed by craving and family—one achieves the divine purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• संदेहोग्रसुतम् (saṁdehograsutam) - having terrible doubt as offspring, generating terrible doubt

• साग्रम् (sāgram) - having a beginning, limited, finite

• सतृष्णादारपञ्जरम् (satṛṣṇādārapañjaram) - having the cage of craving and family

• नाशयित्वा (nāśayitvā) - having destroyed, having caused to perish

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the empirical self, ego (self, soul, ego (ātman))

• साधयति (sādhayati) - achieves, accomplishes, brings about

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, goal, meaning, object

• ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - divine, relating to Īśvara (God)

Words meanings and morphology

संदेहोग्रसुतम् (saṁdehograsutam) - having terrible doubt as offspring, generating terrible doubt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃdehograsuta

saṁdehograsuta - having terrible doubt as offspring

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃdeha+ugra+suta)

• saṃdeha – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 1)
• ugra – terrible, fierce, potent
  adjective (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sū
  Root: sū (class 2)

साग्रम् (sāgram) - having a beginning, limited, finite

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgra

sāgra - having a beginning, with a tip, with a forefront

सतृष्णादारपञ्जरम् (satṛṣṇādārapañjaram) - having the cage of craving and family

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satṛṣṇādārapañjara

satṛṣṇādārapañjara - having the cage of craving and wives/family

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+tṛṣṇā+dāra+pañjara)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• dāra – wife, wives, family
  noun (masculine)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton, frame
  noun (neuter)

नाशयित्वा (nāśayitvā) - having destroyed, having caused to perish

(indeclinable)

Causative stem of √naś

From √naś (to perish) in causative sense

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

स्वम् (svam) - one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the empirical self, ego (self, soul, ego (ātman))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, Supreme Soul, ego (ātman)

साधयति (sādhayati) - achieves, accomplishes, brings about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sādhay

Causative stem of √sādh

From √sādh (to succeed, accomplish) in causative sense

Root: sādh (class 5)

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, goal, meaning, object

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth

ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - divine, relating to Īśvara (God)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aiśvara

aiśvara - divine, pertaining to Īśvara, supreme

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