योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-10

स्वेनैव संविदर्थेन पदार्थामग्नरूपिणा ।
तीर्यते गोष्पदमिव न तु दैवाद्भवार्णवः ॥ १० ॥

svenaiva saṃvidarthena padārthāmagnarūpiṇā ,
tīryate goṣpadamiva na tu daivādbhavārṇavaḥ 10

10. svena eva saṃvid-arthena padārtha-āmagna-rūpiṇā
tīryate goṣpadam iva na tu daivāt bhava-arṇavaḥ

10. bhava-arṇavaḥ,
padārtha-āmagna-rūpiṇā svena eva saṃvid-arthena,
goṣpadam iva tīryate; tu daivāt na.

10. The ocean of existence (saṃsāra) is crossed by one whose form is immersed in material objects, through their own conscious understanding, just like a cow's hoof-print puddle; it is not crossed by destiny.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'svena' (indeed, only, just, even)

• संविद्-अर्थेन (saṁvid-arthena) - by one's own deliberate understanding of consciousness (by the meaning of consciousness, by conscious understanding)

• पदार्थ-आमग्न-रूपिणा (padārtha-āmagna-rūpiṇā) - by the individual soul currently embodied and engaged with the material world (by one whose form is immersed in objects/material things)

• तीर्यते (tīryate) - is crossed, is traversed

• गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - refers to something easily crossed or insignificant (a cow's hoof print, a small puddle)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• न (na) - negation (not)

• तु (tu) - introduces a contrast (but, on the other hand)

• दैवात् (daivāt) - by destiny, from fate

• भव-अर्णवः (bhava-arṇavaḥ) - ocean of existence, ocean of saṃsāra

Words meanings and morphology

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, self

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'svena' (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

संविद्-अर्थेन (saṁvid-arthena) - by one's own deliberate understanding of consciousness (by the meaning of consciousness, by conscious understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃvid-artha

saṁvid-artha - meaning of consciousness, conscious purpose, knowledge-object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+artha)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'svena'.

पदार्थ-आमग्न-रूपिणा (padārtha-āmagna-rūpiṇā) - by the individual soul currently embodied and engaged with the material world (by one whose form is immersed in objects/material things)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padārtha-āmagna-rūpin

padārtha-āmagna-rūpin - one whose form is immersed in objects

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padārtha+āmagna+rūpin)

• padārtha – object, category of reality, material thing
  noun (masculine)
• āmagna – immersed, absorbed, plunged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root majj- (to plunge) with prefix ā- (into)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: majj (class 6)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with form
  adjective (masculine)
  from rūpa + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Refers to the implied agent (jīva) who performs the action of crossing.

तीर्यते (tīryate) - is crossed, is traversed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of tṛ

Present Passive Indicative

Root: tṛ (class 1)

गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - refers to something easily crossed or insignificant (a cow's hoof print, a small puddle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of goṣpada

goṣpada - cow's hoof print, a small puddle of water in a cow's hoof print

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pada)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• pada – foot, step, mark
  noun (neuter)

Note: Often used idiomatically for something trivial.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - negation (not)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - introduces a contrast (but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

दैवात् (daivāt) - by destiny, from fate

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine will

from deva (god) + -a (suffix); related to divine power

Note: Used adverbially to indicate the agent/cause.

भव-अर्णवः (bhava-arṇavaḥ) - ocean of existence, ocean of saṃsāra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhava-arṇava

bhava-arṇava - ocean of existence, ocean of worldly life (saṃsāra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhava+arṇava)

• bhava – existence, birth, world, being
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'tīryate'.