योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-53

आत्मानमलमुद्धर्तुं वासनातानवादृते ।
नास्त्युपायो महाबुद्धे कश्चनापि कदाचन ॥ ५३ ॥

ātmānamalamuddhartuṃ vāsanātānavādṛte ,
nāstyupāyo mahābuddhe kaścanāpi kadācana 53

53. ātmānam alam uddhartum vāsanātānavāt ṛte na
asti upāyaḥ mahābuddhe kaścana api kadācana

53. mahābuddhe vāsanātānavāt ṛte ātmānam alam
uddhartum kaścana api upāyaḥ kadācana na asti

53. O highly intelligent one, there is absolutely no means, at any time, to liberate oneself (ātman) except by attenuating one's latent mental impressions (vāsanā).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, one's own self (ātman) (the self, oneself, the soul, the essence)

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, fully (capable, sufficient, enough, in vain, stop)

• उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to liberate, to uplift (to lift up, to raise, to save, to liberate, to extract)

• वासनातानवात् (vāsanātānavāt) - from the attenuation of latent mental impressions (vāsanā) (from the attenuation of latent impressions, from the thinning of desires)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without (without, except for, apart from)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, there is (is, exists)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method (means, method, way, expedient, stratagem)

• महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O highly intelligent one (O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (qualifying 'upāyaḥ') (anyone, someone, any)

• अपि (api) - absolutely, even (emphatic particle) (also, even, too, indeed, (interrogative particle))

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, sometimes)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, one's own self (ātman) (the self, oneself, the soul, the essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind, person

Root: an

Note: Object of 'uddhartum'.

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, fully (capable, sufficient, enough, in vain, stop)

(indeclinable)

उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to liberate, to uplift (to lift up, to raise, to save, to liberate, to extract)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of uddhartum

infinitive

Root 'dhṛ' with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वासनातानवात् (vāsanātānavāt) - from the attenuation of latent mental impressions (vāsanā) (from the attenuation of latent impressions, from the thinning of desires)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vāsanātānava

vāsanātānava - attenuation of latent impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+tānava)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, habit (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
• tānava – thinness, attenuation, slenderness, diminution
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governs 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method (means, method, way, expedient, stratagem)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, approach, device, expedient, remedy

From 'upa-i' (to go towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O highly intelligent one (O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intelligence, great mind, highly intelligent person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• buddhi – intelligence, intellect, mind, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (qualifying 'upāyaḥ') (anyone, someone, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - any, some, a certain, anyone

Formed from 'ka' (who/what) + 'cana'.

Note: Agrees with 'upāyaḥ'.

अपि (api) - absolutely, even (emphatic particle) (also, even, too, indeed, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'kadā' (when) + 'cana'.