योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-23

कायवाङ्मनसा तस्माच्छिष्यैरात्मनिवेदनम् ।
गुरोरुत्तीर्णता सैव नान्या केनापि कर्मणा ॥ २३ ॥

kāyavāṅmanasā tasmācchiṣyairātmanivedanam ,
guroruttīrṇatā saiva nānyā kenāpi karmaṇā 23

23. kāyavāṅmanasā tasmāt śiṣyaiḥ ātmanivedanam
guroḥ uttīrṇatā sā eva na anyā kena api karmaṇā

23. tasmāt śiṣyaiḥ kāyavāṅmanasā ātmanivedanam eva
sā guroḥ uttīrṇatā na anyā kena api karmaṇā

23. Therefore, the disciples' complete self-offering (ātmanivedana) through body, speech, and mind is itself the fulfillment of their obligation to the guru; no other action (karma) can achieve this.

Words meanings summery:

• कायवाङ्मनसा (kāyavāṅmanasā) - by body, speech, and mind

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - by disciples

• आत्मनिवेदनम् (ātmanivedanam) - the disciple's complete dedication of oneself to the guru (self-offering, self-surrender, dedication of oneself)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru, from the guru

• उत्तीर्णता (uttīrṇatā) - the fulfillment of one's duty or successful completion of the spiritual journey under the guru (state of having crossed over, completion, fulfillment, liberation from obligation)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्या (anyā) - other, different (feminine)

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom, by which

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

Words meanings and morphology

कायवाङ्मनसा (kāyavāṅmanasā) - by body, speech, and mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāyavāṅmanas

kāyavāṅmanas - body, speech, and mind (a collective compound)

Compound type : dvandva (kāya+vāc+manas)

• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)
• vāc – speech, voice
  noun (feminine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Collective instrumental singular, meaning 'by means of body, speech, and mind combined'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'for that reason'.

शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - by disciples

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

Root: śās (class 2)

आत्मनिवेदनम् (ātmanivedanam) - the disciple's complete dedication of oneself to the guru (self-offering, self-surrender, dedication of oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmanivedana

ātmanivedana - self-offering, dedication of oneself, devotion (to God or Guru)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+nivedana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self, Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• nivedana – offering, presentation, communication, humble submission
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from the root √vid (to know) with prefix ni-, means to 'make known', hence 'to offer' or 'to submit'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vid (class 6)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru, from the guru

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person, heavy

Note: Could also be ablative 'from the guru', implying liberation from the obligation or successful completion of instruction.

उत्तीर्णता (uttīrṇatā) - the fulfillment of one's duty or successful completion of the spiritual journey under the guru (state of having crossed over, completion, fulfillment, liberation from obligation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttīrṇatā

uttīrṇatā - the state of having crossed over, success, completion, freedom from debt/obligation

Derived from uttīrṇa (past passive participle of ut-tṝ 'to cross over') + -tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to 'uttīrṇatā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्या (anyā) - other, different (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Agrees with `uttīrṇatā` (implied).

केन (kena) - by what, by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Note: Masculine singular instrumental, used here distributively or generally.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, result of action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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