योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-30

मन्येऽस्य दुष्करस्त्यागो न सिद्धिमुपगच्छति ।
कथमेष किल त्यक्तुं शक्यते योगिनां वर ॥ ३० ॥

manye'sya duṣkarastyāgo na siddhimupagacchati ,
kathameṣa kila tyaktuṃ śakyate yogināṃ vara 30

30. manye asya duṣkaraḥ tyāgaḥ na siddhim upagacchati
katham eṣaḥ kila tyaktum śakyate yoginām vara

30. yoginām vara asya tyāgaḥ duṣkaraḥ manye saḥ siddhim
na upagacchati eṣaḥ kila katham tyaktum śakyate

30. I consider the renunciation of this (ego, ahaṅkāra) to be difficult, and it does not lead to spiritual perfection (siddhi). Indeed, O best among yogis, how can this truly be given up?

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to ego/ahaṅkāra, implicitly) (its, of this, his, of him)

• दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - difficult to do, hard, arduous

• त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation (of ego/ahaṅkāra) (renunciation, abandonment, giving up)

• न (na) - not, no

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, success, accomplishment, spiritual power (siddhi))

• उपगच्छति (upagacchati) - attains, leads to (goes near, approaches, obtains, attains)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to ego/ahaṅkāra, implicitly) (this, this one)

• किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as if, what)

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up (to abandon, to renounce, to give up)

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is it possible (is able, is possible, can be done)

• योगिनाम् (yoginām) - among yogis (of yogis, among yogis)

• वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, choose)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular, Ātmanepada

Root verb man (Class 8, or ātmanepada in class 4/6, here ātmanepada). 'manye' is 1st singular present indicative ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to ego/ahaṅkāra, implicitly) (its, of this, his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Can refer to masculine or neuter. Here implied masculine referring to a concept.

दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - difficult to do, hard, arduous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, arduous, hard

Derived from 'duḥ' (bad, difficult) and 'kara' (making, doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating difficulty or badness.
• kara – making, doing, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root kṛ
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation (of ego/ahaṅkāra) (renunciation, abandonment, giving up)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment, giving up, sacrifice

From root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -a.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - spiritual perfection (siddhi) (perfection, success, accomplishment, spiritual power (siddhi))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, accomplishment, success, spiritual power, liberation (siddhi)

From root sidh (to succeed, accomplish) with suffix -ti.

Root: sidh (class 4)

उपगच्छति (upagacchati) - attains, leads to (goes near, approaches, obtains, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upagam

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root gam (to go) with prefix upa. 'gacchati' is the present stem of gam.

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to ego/ahaṅkāra, implicitly) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to something masculine, here probably the concept of ego (ahaṅkāra).

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as if, what)

(indeclinable)

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up (to abandon, to renounce, to give up)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -tum.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: As an infinitive, it functions as an indeclinable.

शक्यते (śakyate) - is it possible (is able, is possible, can be done)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

Present Passive Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root śak (to be able). 'śakyate' is 3rd singular present indicative passive.

Root: śak (class 5)

योगिनाम् (yoginām) - among yogis (of yogis, among yogis)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - yogi, practitioner of yoga (yoga), ascetic

From yoga with suffix -in.

Note: Often used in vocative sense with 'vara' or 'śreṣṭha'.

वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, choose)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

From root vṛ (to choose, select).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Used as a vocative.