योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-117

ईश्वर उवाच ।
शृणु ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ देवार्चनमनुत्तमम् ।
वदामि मुच्यते येन कृतेन सकृदेव हि ॥ ११७ ॥

īśvara uvāca ,
śṛṇu brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha devārcanamanuttamam ,
vadāmi mucyate yena kṛtena sakṛdeva hi 117

117. īśvara uvāca śṛṇu brahmavidām śreṣṭha devarcanam
anuttamam vadāmi mucyate yena kṛtena sakṛt eva hi

117. īśvara uvāca brahmavidām śreṣṭha śṛṇu (aham) yena sakṛt
eva kṛtena mucyate (tat) anuttamam devarcanam hi vadāmi

117. The Lord said: O best among the knowers of Brahman (brahman), listen! I shall explain the supreme worship of the deity, by performing which, indeed, one is liberated even by doing it just once.

Words meanings summery:

• ईश्वर (īśvara) - the Lord, the master, God

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman (brahman)

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O most excellent

• देवर्चनम् (devarcanam) - the worship of the deity, adoration of God

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme, unparalleled, best

• वदामि (vadāmi) - I speak, I tell

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released

• येन (yena) - by which, through which

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what is done, by the deed

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - for, surely, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

ईश्वर (īśvara) - the Lord, the master, God

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, God, ruler

Root: īś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman (brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - knower of Brahman (brahman), one who understands the ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vid)

• brahman – the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, universal consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, understanding, wise; a knower
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from the root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O most excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior

देवर्चनम् (devarcanam) - the worship of the deity, adoration of God

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devarcana

devarcana - worship of a deity, divine worship

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+arcana)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• arcana – worship, adoration, homage
  noun (neuter)
  derivative noun
  formed from root arc 'to worship'
  Root: arc (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme, unparalleled, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unrivaled, unsurpassed, best, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+uttama)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

वदामि (vadāmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

येन (yena) - by which, through which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what is done, by the deed

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; deed, action

Past Passive Participle

formed from root kṛ with -ta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)