योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-3

पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन सर्वमासाद्यते यदि ।
प्रह्लादस्तत्कथं बुद्धो न माधववरं विना ॥ ३ ॥

pauruṣeṇa prayatnena sarvamāsādyate yadi ,
prahlādastatkathaṃ buddho na mādhavavaraṃ vinā 3

3. pauruṣeṇa prayatnena sarvam āsādyate yadi
prahlādaḥ tat katham buddhaḥ na mādhava-varam vinā

3. yadi pauruṣeṇa prayatnena sarvam āsādyate tat
katham prahlādaḥ mādhava-varam vinā na buddhaḥ

3. If everything could be achieved solely through human effort, then how was Prahlada enlightened without the boon of Madhava (Vishnu)?

Words meanings summery:

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human (by human; by manly; by individual strength)

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort (by effort; by exertion; by endeavor)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all; everything; the whole)

• आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is attained; is achieved (is attained; is reached; is accomplished)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if; in case that)

• प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlada (Prahlada (proper noun))

• तत् (tat) - then; therefore (then; therefore; that)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how; why; in what manner)

• बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - enlightened (awakened; enlightened; known; understood)

• न (na) - not (not; no; neither)

• माधव-वरम् (mādhava-varam) - the boon of Madhava (Vishnu) (the boon of Madhava; the blessing of Vishnu)

• विना (vinā) - without (without; except for)

Words meanings and morphology

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human (by human; by manly; by individual strength)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human; manly; individual; strength; effort

Derived from puruṣa (person) + suffix aṇ.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort (by effort; by exertion; by endeavor)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort; exertion; endeavor; attempt

Root yat (to strive) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all; everything; the whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all; every; whole

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Subject of the passive verb āsādyate.

आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is attained; is achieved (is attained; is reached; is accomplished)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āsādya

Present passive indicative

Root sad (to sit, go) with prefixes ā and sam (here ā-sād). Passive form. If āsādayati (causative of āsad) is taken as the base, then passive is āsādyate.

Prefixes: ā+sam

Root: sad (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if; in case that)

(indeclinable)

Conditional conjunction.

प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlada (Prahlada (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlada (a famous devotee of Vishnu)

From root hlād (to gladden) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: hlād (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then; therefore (then; therefore; that)

(indeclinable)

Often used as a correlative to yadi.

कथम् (katham) - how (how; why; in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - enlightened (awakened; enlightened; known; understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - awakened; enlightened; known; understood; wise

Past Passive Participle

Root budh (to awaken, know) + kta suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not; no; neither)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

माधव-वरम् (mādhava-varam) - the boon of Madhava (Vishnu) (the boon of Madhava; the blessing of Vishnu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mādhava-vara

mādhava-vara - boon from Madhava; blessing of Vishnu

mādhava (epithet of Vishnu) + vara (boon).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mādhava+vara)

• mādhava – Madhava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna); descendant of Madhu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from madhu.
• vara – boon; blessing; choice; best
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛ (to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of vinā.

विना (vinā) - without (without; except for)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative, instrumental, or ablative.