योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वपौरुषेण स्वधिया सत्संगमविकासया ।
यदि ना नीयते ज्ञत्वं तदुपायोऽस्ति नेतरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svapauruṣeṇa svadhiyā satsaṃgamavikāsayā ,
yadi nā nīyate jñatvaṃ tadupāyo'sti netaraḥ 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca svapauruṣeṇa svadhiyā satsaṅgamavikāsayā
yadi na nīyate jñatvam tat upāyaḥ asti na itaraḥ

1. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yadi jñatvam svapauruṣeṇa svadhiyā
satsaṅgamavikāsayā na nīyate tat na itaraḥ upāyaḥ asti

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: If spiritual knowledge is not achieved through one's own effort (sva-pauruṣa), one's own intellect, and the development of virtuous association (satsaṅga), then there is no other means.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - Venerable (prefix to a name) (holy, auspicious, venerable, prosperity, glory)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (proper noun) (Vasiṣṭha (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• स्वपौरुषेण (svapauruṣeṇa) - through one's own effort (sva-pauruṣa) (by one's own effort, by one's own manliness)

• स्वधिया (svadhiyā) - by one's own intellect (by one's own intellect, by one's own understanding)

• सत्सङ्गमविकासया (satsaṅgamavikāsayā) - by the development of virtuous association (satsaṅga) (by the development/blossoming of good company)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नीयते (nīyate) - is achieved, is attained (is led, is brought, is attained, is carried)

• ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - spiritual knowledge (knowledge, the state of being a knower)

• तत् (tat) - then (that, therefore)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, path (means, method, expedient, way)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (other, another)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - Venerable (prefix to a name) (holy, auspicious, venerable, prosperity, glory)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, revered, holy

Note: Part of the proper noun `śrīvasiṣṭha`.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (proper noun) (Vasiṣṭha (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - best, most excellent; name of a celebrated Vedic sage

Superlative form of `vasu`.

Note: The speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense (lit)

Strong form of perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular active of root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वपौरुषेण (svapauruṣeṇa) - through one's own effort (sva-pauruṣa) (by one's own effort, by one's own manliness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svapauruṣa

svapauruṣa - one's own effort, self-exertion, one's own manliness

Compound of `sva` (own) and `pauruṣa` (manliness, effort).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pauruṣa)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun/adjective
• pauruṣa – manliness, human effort, exertion, virility
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `puruṣa` (man, cosmic person).

स्वधिया (svadhiyā) - by one's own intellect (by one's own intellect, by one's own understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svadhī

svadhī - one's own intellect, self-understanding

Compound of `sva` (own) and `dhī` (intellect, understanding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dhī)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun/adjective
• dhī – intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  From root `dhyā` (to meditate) or `dhā` (to place, fix).

सत्सङ्गमविकासया (satsaṅgamavikāsayā) - by the development of virtuous association (satsaṅga) (by the development/blossoming of good company)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of satsaṅgamavikāsā

satsaṅgamavikāsā - development of good company/association

Compound of `sat` (good, virtuous), `saṅgama` (association), and `vikāsa` (development, blossoming) forming a feminine noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+saṅgama+vikāsa)

• sat – good, virtuous, true, real, existing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, association, company
  noun (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vikāsa – blossoming, development, expansion, unfolding
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kas` (to open) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

नीयते (nīyate) - is achieved, is attained (is led, is brought, is attained, is carried)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

passive voice

Root `nī` (class 1) in passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: nī (class 1)

ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - spiritual knowledge (knowledge, the state of being a knower)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñatva

jñatva - knowledge, the state of being a knower, wisdom

From root `jñā` (to know) + suffix `tva`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of `nīyate`.

तत् (tat) - then (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, path (means, method, expedient, way)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, way, approach

From root `i` (to go) with prefix `upa`.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of `asti`.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root `as` (class 2), present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different