योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-35

पदं परमयत्नेन क्रियते यैश्चिदम्बरे ।
कथं तैः सह्यतेऽज्ञानशत्रुपादः स्वमूर्धनि ॥ ३५ ॥

padaṃ paramayatnena kriyate yaiścidambare ,
kathaṃ taiḥ sahyate'jñānaśatrupādaḥ svamūrdhani 35

35. padam paramayatnena kriyate yaiḥ citambare | katham
taiḥ sahyate ajñānaśatrupādaḥ svamūrdhani ||

35. yaiḥ paramayatnena citambare padam kriyate
katham taiḥ svamūrdhani ajñānaśatrupādaḥ sahyate

35. How can those by whom the supreme state (pada) is attained in the expanse of consciousness (citambara) through great effort, endure the foot of the enemy of ignorance (ajñānaśatru) upon their own head?

Words meanings summery:

• पदम् (padam) - the supreme state or spiritual goal (the state, the abode, the position)

• परमयत्नेन (paramayatnena) - by means of great effort, with supreme exertion

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is attained

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (plural)

• चितम्बरे (citambare) - in the expanse of consciousness, in the atmosphere of pure knowledge

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them (plural masculine)

• सह्यते (sahyate) - is endured, is tolerated, is borne

• अज्ञानशत्रुपादः (ajñānaśatrupādaḥ) - the oppressive presence/influence of the enemy of ignorance (the foot of the enemy ignorance)

• स्वमूर्धनि (svamūrdhani) - on their own head

Words meanings and morphology

पदम् (padam) - the supreme state or spiritual goal (the state, the abode, the position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, abode, state, position, word

from √pad (to go, to fall)

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of kriyate (passive voice).

परमयत्नेन (paramayatnena) - by means of great effort, with supreme exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramayatna

paramayatna - great effort, supreme exertion

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+yatna)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  from √yat (to strive, endeavor)
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action for kriyate.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √kṛ

Present tense

3rd person singular, present passive indicative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom (plural)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to those who achieve padam.

चितम्बरे (citambare) - in the expanse of consciousness, in the atmosphere of pure knowledge

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citambara

citambara - the ether or expanse of consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (cit+ambara)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  from √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, ether, clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where padam is attained.

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them (plural masculine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Agent of sahyate (passive voice).

सह्यते (sahyate) - is endured, is tolerated, is borne

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √sah

Present tense

3rd person singular, present passive indicative

Root: sah (class 1)

अज्ञानशत्रुपादः (ajñānaśatrupādaḥ) - the oppressive presence/influence of the enemy of ignorance (the foot of the enemy ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñānaśatrupāda

ajñānaśatrupāda - the foot of the enemy of ignorance

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ajñānaśatru+pāda)

• ajñānaśatru – ignorance as an enemy, enemy in the form of ignorance
  noun (masculine)
• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Nañ-Tatpuruṣa of jñāna
• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of sahyate.

स्वमूर्धनि (svamūrdhani) - on their own head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svamūrdhan

svamūrdhan - one's own head

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+mūrdhan)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective/pronoun (neuter)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location.