योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-22

संसारमिममासाद्य विद्युतसंपातचञ्चलम् ।
सच्छास्त्रसाधुसंपर्कैः कर्दमात्सारमुद्धरेत् ॥ २२ ॥

saṃsāramimamāsādya vidyutasaṃpātacañcalam ,
sacchāstrasādhusaṃparkaiḥ kardamātsāramuddharet 22

22. saṃsāram imam āsādya vidyutsampātacañcalam
sacchāstrasādhusaṃparkaiḥ kardamāt sāram uddharet

22. imam vidyutsampātacañcalam saṃsāram āsādya
sacchāstrasādhusaṃparkaiḥ kardamāt sāram uddharet

22. One should extract the essence from the mud (of existence) by associating with good scriptures and virtuous individuals, having come into this cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra), which is as transient as a flash of lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration

• इमम् (imam) - referring to `saṃsāram` (this, this one)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

• विद्युत्सम्पातचञ्चलम् (vidyutsampātacañcalam) - describes `saṃsāram` (fleeting like a lightning strike, transient like the fall of a lightning bolt)

• सच्छास्त्रसाधुसंपर्कैः (sacchāstrasādhusaṁparkaiḥ) - by contacts with good scriptures and virtuous people

• कर्दमात् (kardamāt) - from the impurities/difficulties of worldly existence (from the mud, from the dirt)

• सारम् (sāram) - the true meaning or valuable part of existence, spiritual truth (essence, core, pith, the best part)

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should extract, one should lift up, one should draw out

Words meanings and morphology

संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cyclic existence, transmigration, the world, mundane life, a cycle of repeated births and deaths

From root `sṛ` (to flow, to move) with prefix `sam` (together, with).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

इमम् (imam) - referring to `saṃsāram` (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective to `saṃsāram`.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root `sad` (to sit) with prefixes `ā` and `sam`. The `y` suffix indicates an absolutive (gerund) form for verbs with prefixes.

Prefixes: ā+sam

Root: sad (class 1)

विद्युत्सम्पातचञ्चलम् (vidyutsampātacañcalam) - describes `saṃsāram` (fleeting like a lightning strike, transient like the fall of a lightning bolt)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidyutsampātacañcala

vidyutsampātacañcala - fleeting like a lightning strike

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+sampāta+cañcala)

• vidyut – lightning, electricity
  noun (feminine)
• sampāta – fall, falling, descent, a strike
  noun (masculine)
  From `pat` (to fall) with `sam` (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pat (class 1)
• cañcala – moving, flickering, unsteady, transient, fickle
  adjective
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adjective to `saṃsāram`.

सच्छास्त्रसाधुसंपर्कैः (sacchāstrasādhusaṁparkaiḥ) - by contacts with good scriptures and virtuous people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sacchāstrasādhusaṃparka

sacchāstrasādhusaṁparka - contact with good scriptures and virtuous people

Compound noun.

Compound type : dvandva (sat+śāstra+sādhu+saṃparka)

• sat – good, true, virtuous, existing
  adjective
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, science, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• sādhu – virtuous person, saint, good, righteous
  noun (masculine)
• saṃparka – contact, association, connection
  noun (masculine)
  From `pṛc` (to touch) with `sam` (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṛc (class 7)

Note: Instrument of `uddharet`.

कर्दमात् (kardamāt) - from the impurities/difficulties of worldly existence (from the mud, from the dirt)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - mud, dirt, mire, impurity

Note: Source of extraction.

सारम् (sāram) - the true meaning or valuable part of existence, spiritual truth (essence, core, pith, the best part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, substance, core, strength, value, true meaning

From root `sṛ` (to go, to flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `uddharet`.

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should extract, one should lift up, one should draw out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of uddhṛ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root `hṛ` (to take) with prefix `ud` (up). `uddhṛ` means to lift up, extract.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)