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).

18. רָאָמָה, היעד מושג באמצעות התבונה הפנימית היפה, הדומה לרעיה חכמה, ולא על ידי כל טקס או פולחן אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• 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

• न (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

न (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.

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