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.

21. אם העצמי, השקוע באוקיינוס הרפש של התענוגות, אינו מחולץ באמצעות הפלא של המאמץ האישי, אין שום דרך אחרת להצילו.

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'.

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