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)?

3. אם כל דבר מושג במאמץ אישי שקדן, כיצד זה שהתעורר פְּרַהְלָאדָה, הרי לא הדבר קרה אלא הודות לברכתו של מָאדְהָוָוה?

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.

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