योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-27

प्रभो केवलमेतेन ज्ञानं नाधिगतं शुभम् ।
येन संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन्न पुनः परिपीड्यते ॥ २७ ॥

prabho kevalametena jñānaṃ nādhigataṃ śubham ,
yena saṃsāracakre'sminna punaḥ paripīḍyate 27

27. prabho kevalam etena jñānam na adhigatam śubham
yena saṃsāracakre asmin na punaḥ paripīḍyate

27. prabho kevalam etena śubham jñānam na adhigatam
yena asmin saṃsāracakre punaḥ na paripīḍyate

27. O Lord, merely by this (son), auspicious knowledge has not been attained by me, by which one is not again afflicted in this cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• एतेन (etena) - by means of this (son) (by this)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• न (na) - not

• अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, acquired

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, pure

• येन (yena) - by means of which (knowledge) (by which)

• संसारचक्रे (saṁsāracakre) - in the wheel of transmigration, in the cycle of rebirth

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• न (na) - not

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• परिपीड्यते (paripīḍyate) - is afflicted, is tormented

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, able

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

एतेन (etena) - by means of this (son) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son mentioned in the previous verse.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'adhigatam'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhigam

adhigam - to attain, acquire, understand

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √gam with upasarga adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a passive verb phrase with 'na'.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, pure

Note: Modifies 'jñānam'.

येन (yena) - by means of which (knowledge) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers back to 'jñānam'.

संसारचक्रे (saṁsāracakre) - in the wheel of transmigration, in the cycle of rebirth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāracakra

saṁsāracakra - wheel of transmigration, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+cakra)

• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, disc, cycle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Place where suffering occurs.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'saṃsāracakre'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

परिपीड्यते (paripīḍyate) - is afflicted, is tormented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of paripīḍ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Prefix: pari

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Refers to sentient beings within saṃsāra (implied 'one').

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