योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथेमं परमं राम विज्ञानाभिगमे क्रमम् ।
श्रृणु दैत्येश्वरः सिद्धः प्रह्रादः स्वात्मना यथा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athemaṃ paramaṃ rāma vijñānābhigame kramam ,
śrṛṇu daityeśvaraḥ siddhaḥ prahrādaḥ svātmanā yathā 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha imam paramam rāma vijñāna abhigame
kramam śṛṇu daityeśvaraḥ siddhaḥ prahrādaḥ sva ātmanā yathā

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha rāma (tvam)
imam paramam vijñāna abhigame
kramam śṛṇu yathā daityeśvaraḥ siddhaḥ
prahrādaḥ sva ātmanā (labdhvān)

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Now, O Rāma, listen to this supreme method, the process for attaining ultimate knowledge (vijñāna), as Prahlāda, the perfected lord of the Daityas, achieved it by his own true self (ātman).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent (masculine accusative singular)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative singular)

• विज्ञान (vijñāna) - ultimate knowledge, profound understanding, discernment

• अभिगमे (abhigame) - in the process of attaining (in the approach, in the attainment)

• क्रमम् (kramam) - the method/process (method, sequence, order, step (masculine accusative singular))

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear (imperative second person singular)

• दैत्येश्वरः (daityeśvaraḥ) - lord of Daityas

• सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - the perfected one (perfected, accomplished, successful, a perfected being)

• प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (proper name)

• स्व (sva) - his own (one's own, his own)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own true self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul (instrumental singular))

• यथा (yathā) - how, in the manner that (as, in which way, just as)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (an honored sage, preceptor of Rāma)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect indicative, third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Direct object of 'śṛṇu', refers to 'kramam'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent (masculine accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, best

Note: Modifies 'kramam'.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative singular)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to Lord Rāma)

Note: Address to Rāma.

विज्ञान (vijñāna) - ultimate knowledge, profound understanding, discernment

(noun)

neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - discernment, understanding, profound knowledge, ultimate knowledge

Derived from root jñā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: First part of the compound 'vijñānābhigame' (vijñāna-abhigame).

अभिगमे (abhigame) - in the process of attaining (in the approach, in the attainment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhigama

abhigama - approach, attainment, reaching, process

Derived from root gam with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with 'vijñāna' meaning 'in the approach to ultimate knowledge'.

क्रमम् (kramam) - the method/process (method, sequence, order, step (masculine accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, sequence, method, order, procedure

Note: Direct object of 'śṛṇu'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear (imperative second person singular)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Imperative mood, second person singular

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to Rāma.

दैत्येश्वरः (daityeśvaraḥ) - lord of Daityas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daityeśvara

daityeśvara - lord of the Daityas (demons)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (daitya+īśvara)

• daitya – a demon, a son of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Prahlāda.

सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - the perfected one (perfected, accomplished, successful, a perfected being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, successful, a perfected being, endowed with supernatural power

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sidh

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Modifies Prahlāda.

प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - Prahlāda (a celebrated Daitya prince, devotee of Viṣṇu)

Note: Subject of the clause introduced by 'yathā'.

स्व (sva) - his own (one's own, his own)

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own

Note: Modifies 'ātmanā' in 'sva ātmanā'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own true self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul (instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit

Note: Means 'by his own self' when combined with 'sva'.

यथा (yathā) - how, in the manner that (as, in which way, just as)

(indeclinable)