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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-23

जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता राम संसारसंस्थितिः ।
सा चिराभ्यासयोगेन विना न क्षीयते क्वचित् ॥ २३ ॥
janmāntaraśatābhyastā rāma saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ ,
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit 23
23. janmāntaraśatābhyastā rāma saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit
23. rāma janmāntaraśatābhyastā saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā kvacit na kṣīyate
23. O Rama, that state of being in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), which has been cultivated for hundreds of lifetimes, is never destroyed without the discipline (yoga) of long practice.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता (janmāntaraśatābhyastā) - cultivated over hundreds of other births
  • राम (rāma) - O Rama
  • संसारसंस्थितिः (saṁsārasaṁsthitiḥ) - the condition of the cycle of rebirth
  • सा (sā) - that (feminine)
  • चिराभ्यासयोगेन (cirābhyāsayogena) - by the discipline (yoga) of long practice
  • विना (vinā) - without
  • (na) - not
  • क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, diminishes, perishes
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, sometimes, somewhere)

Words meanings and morphology

जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता (janmāntaraśatābhyastā) - cultivated over hundreds of other births
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of janmāntaraśatābhyasta
janmāntaraśatābhyasta - practiced for hundreds of other lives
Past Passive Participle
Compound: janmāntara (other birth) + śata (hundred) + abhyasta (practiced).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (janmāntara+śata+abhyasta)
  • janmāntara – another birth, future life
    noun (neuter)
    Compound of janman (birth) + antara (other).
  • śata – hundred
    numeral noun (neuter)
  • abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, ingrained
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards, onto); meaning 'thrown onto', hence 'practiced'.
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: as (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ'.
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (proper name); charming, pleasing
संसारसंस्थितिः (saṁsārasaṁsthitiḥ) - the condition of the cycle of rebirth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsārasaṃsthiti
saṁsārasaṁsthiti - the state of worldly existence, the condition of transmigration (saṃsāra)
Compound: saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth) + saṃsthiti (fixed state, condition).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+saṃsthiti)
  • saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
    noun (masculine)
    From sam-sṛ (to flow together, to wander through).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
  • saṃsthiti – fixed state, established condition, dwelling, stability
    noun (feminine)
    From sam-sthā (to stand firmly, be established).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
सा (sā) - that (feminine)
(demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers back to 'saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ'.
चिराभ्यासयोगेन (cirābhyāsayogena) - by the discipline (yoga) of long practice
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirābhyāsayoga
cirābhyāsayoga - the discipline (yoga) of long practice
Compound: cira (long) + abhyāsa (practice) + yoga (discipline).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cira+abhyāsa+yoga)
  • cira – long, for a long time
    indeclinable
  • abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, cultivation
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards).
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: as (class 4)
  • yoga – union, discipline, method, practice, concentration
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'yuj' (to yoke, to join).
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Governed by 'vinā'.
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
Note: Preposition.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, diminishes, perishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṣī
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Verb for 'sā'.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, sometimes, somewhere)
(indeclinable)
From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cit' (indefinite particle).