योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-21

भोगपङ्कार्णवे मग्न आत्मा नोत्तार्यते यदि ।
स्वपौरुषचमत्कृत्या तदुपायोऽस्ति नेतरः ॥ २१ ॥

bhogapaṅkārṇave magna ātmā nottāryate yadi ,
svapauruṣacamatkṛtyā tadupāyo'sti netaraḥ 21

21. bhoga-paṅka-arṇave magnaḥ ātmā na uttāryate yadi
sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛtyā tat upāyaḥ asti na itaraḥ

21. yadi bhoga-paṅka-arṇave magnaḥ ātmā sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛtyā na uttāryate,
tat na itaraḥ upāyaḥ asti

21. If the individual self (ātman), submerged in the mire-like ocean of worldly enjoyments (bhoga), is not uplifted by one's own amazing effort (svapauruṣa), then there is no other remedy or means to liberation.

Words meanings summery:

• भोग-पङ्क-अर्णवे (bhoga-paṅka-arṇave) - in the ocean of the mud of enjoyments

• मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply engaged

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, individual self (ātman)

• न (na) - not

• उत्तार्यते (uttāryate) - is lifted out, is rescued, is freed

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्व-पौरुष-चमत्कृत्या (sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛtyā) - by one's own amazing effort

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, remedy, method

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - other, another, different

Words meanings and morphology

भोग-पङ्क-अर्णवे (bhoga-paṅka-arṇave) - in the ocean of the mud of enjoyments

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhoga-paṅka-arṇava

bhoga-paṅka-arṇava - ocean of the mud of enjoyments, a mire-like ocean of worldly pleasures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+paṅka+arṇava)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhuj (to enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, sin
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛ (to go, to move).
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Location where the 'ātman' is immersed.

मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of magna

magna - immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root √maj (to sink).

Root: maj (class 6)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, individual self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit, individual soul

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उत्तार्यते (uttāryate) - is lifted out, is rescued, is freed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Lat) of uttṛ

From ud-√tṛ (to cross over, to lift up). Passive voice of causative.

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'ātman'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the conditional clause.

स्व-पौरुष-चमत्कृत्या (sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛtyā) - by one's own amazing effort

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛti

sva-pauruṣa-camatkṛti - a miracle of one's own manly effort, amazing personal effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pauruṣa+camatkṛti)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• pauruṣa – manly effort, human effort, heroism, strength
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from puruṣa (man, cosmic person) + suffix -a.
• camatkṛti – wonder, astonishment, marvel, amazing feat
  noun (feminine)
  From camat-√kṛ (to make wonder).
  Prefix: camat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrument of rescue.

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, remedy, method

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, remedy, resource

From upa-√i (to approach).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

From root √as (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Precedes 'itaraḥ'.

इतरः (itaraḥ) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Modifies 'upāyaḥ'.