योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-21

वैराग्याभ्यासवशतस्तथा तत्त्वावबोधनात् ।
संसारस्तीर्यते तेन तेष्वेवाभ्यासमाहर ॥ २१ ॥

vairāgyābhyāsavaśatastathā tattvāvabodhanāt ,
saṃsārastīryate tena teṣvevābhyāsamāhara 21

21. vairāgya-abhyāsa-vaśataḥ tathā tattva-avabodhanāt
saṃsāraḥ tīryate tena teṣu eva abhyāsam āhara

21. vairāgya-abhyāsa-vaśataḥ tathā tattva-avabodhanāt
saṃsāraḥ tīryate tena teṣu eva abhyāsam āhara

21. Through the power of detachment (vairāgya) and repeated practice (abhyāsa), and similarly, through the understanding of reality (tattva), the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) is overcome. Therefore, engage in repeated practice (abhyāsa) in those very (means).

Words meanings summery:

• वैराग्य-अभ्यास-वशतः (vairāgya-abhyāsa-vaśataḥ) - due to the power of detachment (vairāgya) and practice (abhyāsa)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus

• तत्त्व-अवबोधनात् (tattva-avabodhanāt) - from the understanding of reality (tattva)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• तीर्यते (tīryate) - is crossed, is overcome

• तेन (tena) - therefore (referring to the preceding means) (by that, therefore)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those (detachment, practice, and understanding) (in those)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice, repeated effort

• आहर (āhara) - direct your practice (perform, bring, direct)

Words meanings and morphology

वैराग्य-अभ्यास-वशतः (vairāgya-abhyāsa-vaśataḥ) - due to the power of detachment (vairāgya) and practice (abhyāsa)

(noun)

Ablative, singular of vairāgyābhyāsavaśa

vairāgyābhyāsavaśa - power of detachment and practice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vairāgya+abhyāsa+vaśa)

• vairāgya – detachment, dispassion, renunciation
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-rāga (without passion/attachment)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi-√as (to throw, to practice)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• vaśa – power, control, will, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus

(indeclinable)

तत्त्व-अवबोधनात् (tattva-avabodhanāt) - from the understanding of reality (tattva)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tattvāvabodhana

tattvāvabodhana - understanding of reality

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tattva+avabodhana)

• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
  From tad-tvá (that-ness)
• avabodhana – understanding, awakening, causing to understand
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun / agent noun
  From ava-√budh (to understand)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: budh (class 1)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; worldly existence; transmigration

From sam-√sṛ (to flow together, to move through)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'tīryate'.

तीर्यते (tīryate) - is crossed, is overcome

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of tṝ

Root: tṝ (class 1)

तेन (tena) - therefore (referring to the preceding means) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषु (teṣu) - in those (detachment, practice, and understanding) (in those)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice, repeated effort

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, repeated effort

From abhi-√as (to throw, to practice)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'āhara'.

आहर (āhara) - direct your practice (perform, bring, direct)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of āhṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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