योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-3

तदिन्द्रियजये युक्तिमिमामविकलां श्रृणु ।
सिद्धिमेति स्वयत्नेन सुखेन तनुरेतया ॥ ३ ॥

tadindriyajaye yuktimimāmavikalāṃ śrṛṇu ,
siddhimeti svayatnena sukhena tanuretayā 3

3. tat indriyajaye yuktim imām avikalām śṛṇu
siddhim eti svayatnena sukhena tanuḥ etayā

3. tat indriyajaye imām avikalām yuktim śṛṇu
etayā tanuḥ svayatnena sukhena siddhim eti

3. Therefore, listen to this complete and perfect method for achieving mastery over the senses (indriya-jaya). Through this method, a person attains success easily by their own effort.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

• इन्द्रियजये (indriyajaye) - for achieving mastery over the senses (indriya-jaya) (in/for sense-control)

• युक्तिम् (yuktim) - method, means, practice

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• अविकलाम् (avikalām) - complete, perfect, undiminished

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, accomplishment, perfection

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

• स्वयत्नेन (svayatnena) - by one's own effort

• सुखेन (sukhena) - easily, happily, with ease

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, person, self

• एतया (etayā) - by this (method) (by this, through this)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियजये (indriyajaye) - for achieving mastery over the senses (indriya-jaya) (in/for sense-control)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indriyajaya

indriyajaya - conquest of the senses, mastery over the senses

Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+jaya)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Indicates the purpose or sphere of action.

युक्तिम् (yuktim) - method, means, practice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - method, means, device, proper application, conjunction

From √yuj (to join, connect) + `kti` suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with `yuktim`.

अविकलाम् (avikalām) - complete, perfect, undiminished

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avikalā

avikalā - complete, perfect, full, whole, faultless

Compound of `a` (not) + `vikala` (deficient, incomplete).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vikalā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vikalā – incomplete, deficient, imperfect
  adjective (feminine)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Agrees with `yuktim`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

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

Imperative Active Indicative

2nd person singular, Parasmaipada, Imperative mood

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Rama.

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, accomplishment, perfection

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power

From √sidh (to succeed) + `ti` suffix.

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Object of `eti`.

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Present tense

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Means 'attains' when used with accusative.

स्वयत्नेन (svayatnena) - by one's own effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayatna

svayatna - one's own effort, self-exertion

Compound of `sva` (one's own) and `yatna` (effort).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+yatna)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavour
  noun (masculine)
  From √yat (to strive).
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of action.

सुखेन (sukhena) - easily, happily, with ease

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfortable

Note: Adverbial instrumental.

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, person, self

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, self, slender

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of `eti`.

एतया (etayā) - by this (method) (by this, through this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the `yukti`.

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