योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-57

भोगेषु विरतिर्जन्तोः स्वभावालोकनादृते ।
कयाचिदपि नो युक्त्या बुद्धिरात्मावलोकने ॥ ५७ ॥

bhogeṣu viratirjantoḥ svabhāvālokanādṛte ,
kayācidapi no yuktyā buddhirātmāvalokane 57

57. bhogeṣu viratiḥ jantoḥ svabhāvālokanāt ṛte
kayācit api na yuktyā buddhiḥ ātmāvalokane

57. jantoḥ bhogeṣu viratiḥ svabhāvālokanāt ṛte na (jāyate).
kayācit api yuktyā buddhiḥ ātmāvalokane na (pravartate)

57. For a living being, dispassion (virati) towards worldly enjoyments (bhoga) does not arise without the realization of one's own intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Similarly, the intellect (buddhi) does not engage in the vision of the self (ātman) through any logical reasoning or means (yukti).

Words meanings summery:

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - towards worldly enjoyments (bhoga) (in enjoyments, towards enjoyments, among enjoyments)

• विरतिः (viratiḥ) - dispassion towards worldly pleasures (dispassion, cessation, renunciation, turning away)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, for a living being

• स्वभावालोकनात् (svabhāvālokanāt) - from recognizing one's own true intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (from the vision/realization of intrinsic nature)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• कयाचित् (kayācit) - by any (means) (by any, by some)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'by any') (even, also, too)

• न (na) - not, no

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by any (logical) means or method (by means, by logical reasoning, by method)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment

• आत्मावलोकने (ātmāvalokane) - in engaging with or realizing the self (ātman) (in seeing the self, in the vision of the self)

Words meanings and morphology

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - towards worldly enjoyments (bhoga) (in enjoyments, towards enjoyments, among enjoyments)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, worldly pleasure, experience, possession

From root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

विरतिः (viratiḥ) - dispassion towards worldly pleasures (dispassion, cessation, renunciation, turning away)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of virati

virati - dispassion, cessation, renunciation, turning away, disgust

From root ram (to stop, to rest) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, for a living being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

स्वभावालोकनात् (svabhāvālokanāt) - from recognizing one's own true intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (from the vision/realization of intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svabhāvālokana

svabhāvālokana - seeing one's own nature, realization of intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+ālokana)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, inherent quality, essential being
  noun (masculine)
• ālokana – seeing, viewing, observing, perceiving, realization
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: loc (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

कयाचित् (kayācit) - by any (means) (by any, by some)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, any, a certain

Compound of kim (what, which) and cid (particle)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'by any') (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by any (logical) means or method (by means, by logical reasoning, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - means, method, reason, logic, argument, skill

From root yuj (to join, to employ)

Root: yuj (class 7)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment, perception

From root budh (to know, to understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

आत्मावलोकने (ātmāvalokane) - in engaging with or realizing the self (ātman) (in seeing the self, in the vision of the self)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātma-avalokana

ātma-avalokana - seeing the self, perception of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+avalokana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• avalokana – seeing, viewing, perceiving
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see) with prefix ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: loc (class 1)