योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-20

सममुद्योगमानीताः सन्त एते हि धीमता ।
संसाराब्धिं निकृन्तन्ति जलान्यद्रितटानिव ॥ २० ॥

samamudyogamānītāḥ santa ete hi dhīmatā ,
saṃsārābdhiṃ nikṛntanti jalānyadritaṭāniva 20

20. samam udyogam ānītāḥ santaḥ ete hi dhīmatā
saṃsāra-abdhim nikṛntanti jalāni adri-taṭān iva

20. dhīmatā ete santa (trayaḥ) samam udyogam ānītāḥ hi saṃsārābdhim nikṛntanti,
jalāni adri-taṭān iva (nikṛntanti).

20. Indeed, when these (three practices) are brought into action simultaneously by a discerning person, they surely cut down the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra), just as waters erode mountain slopes.

Words meanings summery:

• समम् (samam) - simultaneously, together, equally

• उद्योगम् (udyogam) - exertion, effort, undertaking

• आनीताः (ānītāḥ) - brought into action, implemented (brought, led, introduced)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - these (three practices) that are, or that are good/proper (being, existing, good, virtuous)

• एते (ete) - these (three practices mentioned in the previous verse) (these)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by a wise person, by an intelligent one

• संसाराब्धिम् (saṁsārābdhim) - the vast, cyclical process of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (the ocean of transmigration)

• निकृन्तन्ति (nikṛntanti) - they cut down, they destroy, they sever

• जलानि (jalāni) - waters

• अद्रि-तटान् (adri-taṭān) - mountain slopes/banks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

समम् (samam) - simultaneously, together, equally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sama (same, equal).

उद्योगम् (udyogam) - exertion, effort, undertaking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyoga

udyoga - exertion, effort, industry, enterprise, undertaking

From root 'yuj' (to join) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

आनीताः (ānītāḥ) - brought into action, implemented (brought, led, introduced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ānīta

ānīta - brought, led, obtained, introduced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - these (three practices) that are, or that are good/proper (being, existing, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

एते (ete) - these (three practices mentioned in the previous verse) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by a wise person, by an intelligent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, discerning, clever

Derived from dhī (intellect) with the suffix -mat (possessing).

संसाराब्धिम् (saṁsārābdhim) - the vast, cyclical process of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (the ocean of transmigration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsārābdhi

saṁsārābdhi - ocean of transmigration

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+abdhi)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

निकृन्तन्ति (nikṛntanti) - they cut down, they destroy, they sever

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nikṛnt

Present Active

From root 'kṛnt' (to cut) with prefix 'ni'. 6th conjugation, Parasmaipada, present indicative.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 6)

जलानि (jalāni) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jala

jala - water

Note: Can also be accusative plural depending on context, but here it is the subject.

अद्रि-तटान् (adri-taṭān) - mountain slopes/banks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adri-taṭa

adri-taṭa - mountain bank, mountain slope, river bank (of a mountain)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adri+taṭa)

• adri – mountain, hill, rock
  noun (masculine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope, edge
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)