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5,12

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-18

सुन्दर्या निजया बुद्ध्या प्रज्ञयेव वयस्यया ।
पदमासाद्यते राम न नामक्रिययान्यया ॥ १८ ॥
sundaryā nijayā buddhyā prajñayeva vayasyayā ,
padamāsādyate rāma na nāmakriyayānyayā 18
18. sundaryā nijayā buddhyā prajñayā iva vayasyayā
| padam āsādyate rāma na nāmakriyayā anyayā
18. rāma nijayā sundaryā buddhyā prajñayā iva
vayasyayā padam āsādyate anyayā nāmakriyayā na
18. O Rama, an elevated state is achieved through one's own beautiful intellect (buddhi), just as if by wisdom (prajñā) acting as a close companion, and not by any other ritualistic action (nāmakriyā).

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुन्दर्या (sundaryā) - by the beautiful (intellect) (by the beautiful, by the lovely)
  • निजया (nijayā) - by one's own (intellect) (by one's own, by one's inherent)
  • बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding, by reason)
  • प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom (prajñā) (by wisdom, by insight)
  • इव (iva) - just as if (like, as if, as)
  • वयस्यया (vayasyayā) - by a close companion (by a female friend, by a companion)
  • पदम् (padam) - an exalted state (state, position, foot, step, word)
  • आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is attained/achieved (is attained, is reached, is approached)
  • राम (rāma) - O Rama
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • नामक्रियया (nāmakriyayā) - by ritualistic action (nāmakriyā) (by ritualistic action, by nominal action, by naming ceremony)
  • अन्यया (anyayā) - by any other (ritualistic action) (by another, by a different)

Words meanings and morphology

सुन्दर्या (sundaryā) - by the beautiful (intellect) (by the beautiful, by the lovely)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sundarī
sundarī - beautiful woman, lovely
Note: Feminine form of sundara.
निजया (nijayā) - by one's own (intellect) (by one's own, by one's inherent)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nija
nija - one's own, innate, personal
Note: Feminine form of nija.
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding, by reason)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception
Root: budh (class 1)
प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom (prajñā) (by wisdom, by insight)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajñā
prajñā - wisdom, insight, intelligence, discernment
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
इव (iva) - just as if (like, as if, as)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle expressing comparison.
वयस्यया (vayasyayā) - by a close companion (by a female friend, by a companion)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vayasya
vayasya - companion, friend (male or female)
पदम् (padam) - an exalted state (state, position, foot, step, word)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, position, state, word, mark
Note: Used here in the sense of a high or desired state/position.
आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is attained/achieved (is attained, is reached, is approached)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āsādya
passive present
Derived from `ā-√sad` in passive voice.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
Note: Derived from ā-√sad (to approach, to obtain).
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana), pleasing, delightful
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
नामक्रियया (nāmakriyayā) - by ritualistic action (nāmakriyā) (by ritualistic action, by nominal action, by naming ceremony)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nāmakriyā
nāmakriyā - naming ceremony, ritualistic action, verbal action
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāman+kriyā)
  • nāman – name, appellation
    noun (neuter)
  • kriyā – action, ritual, rite, activity
    noun (feminine)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
अन्यया (anyayā) - by any other (ritualistic action) (by another, by a different)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Feminine form of anya.