योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-174, verse-23

मोक्षोपायाभिधं शास्त्रमिदं वाचयतानिशम् ।
बुद्ध्युपायेन शुद्धेन पुंसा नान्येन केनचित् ॥ २३ ॥

mokṣopāyābhidhaṃ śāstramidaṃ vācayatāniśam ,
buddhyupāyena śuddhena puṃsā nānyena kenacit 23

23. mokṣa-upāya-abhidham śāstram idam vācayatā aniśam
buddhi-upāyena śuddhena puṃsā na anyena kenacit

23. idam mokṣa-upāya-abhidham śāstram śuddhena
buddhi-upāyena puṃsā aniśam vācayatā na anyena kenacit

23. This scripture, named 'Means to Liberation (mokṣa)', should be read constantly by a person (puruṣa) possessing pure intellectual insight (buddhi), and not by anyone else.

23. על האדם לקרוא ללא הרף בכתב העת הזה הנקרא מוֹקְשָׁוֹפָּאיָה (האמצעי לשחרור), תוך שימוש באמצעי התבונה הטהורה, ולא בשום דרך אחרת.

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्ष-उपाय-अभिधम् (mokṣa-upāya-abhidham) - named 'Means to Liberation (mokṣa)' (named 'means to liberation')

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture (scripture, treatise, rule)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाचयता (vācayatā) - by one who reads (by one who reads, by the reader)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, day and night)

• बुद्धि-उपायेन (buddhi-upāyena) - by means of pure intellect (buddhi) (by means of intellect, by intellectual insight)

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by a pure (intellect) (by pure, by clean)

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person (puruṣa) (by a person, by a man)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by any other (by another, by other)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (else) (by someone, by something, by any)

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्ष-उपाय-अभिधम् (mokṣa-upāya-abhidham) - named 'Means to Liberation (mokṣa)' (named 'means to liberation')

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mokṣa-upāya-abhidha

mokṣa-upāya-abhidha - named 'means to liberation'

Compound of 'mokṣa' (liberation), 'upāya' (means), 'abhidha' (name, appellation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+upāya+abhidha)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation (mokṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muc' (to release, liberate) with suffix '-sa'.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• upāya – means, expedient, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)
• abhidha – name, appellation, designation, called
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture (scripture, treatise, rule)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, rule, instruction

From root 'śās' (to teach, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

वाचयता (vācayatā) - by one who reads (by one who reads, by the reader)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vācayat

vācayat - reading, causing to speak

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative of root 'vac' (to speak), so 'vāc' (to read/speak), with suffix '-at'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Often used in the sense of 'reading'.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, day and night)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of 'aniśa' (sleepless, without night).

बुद्धि-उपायेन (buddhi-upāyena) - by means of pure intellect (buddhi) (by means of intellect, by intellectual insight)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of buddhi-upāya

buddhi-upāya - means of intellect, intellectual insight

Compound of 'buddhi' (intellect) and 'upāya' (means).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (buddhi+upāya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, awaken).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• upāya – means, expedient, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: This serves as the 'means' for the agent.

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by a pure (intellect) (by pure, by clean)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śudh' (to purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person (puruṣa) (by a person, by a man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male, spirit (puruṣa)

Strong stem for 'puruṣa' in some declensions.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्येन (anyena) - by any other (by another, by other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Modifies 'kenacit' or the implied agent.

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (else) (by someone, by something, by any)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, certain

Indefinite pronoun, 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (particle).

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'by no one'.

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