योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-14

स्वभावमात्रविजये स्वयं यस्य न वीरता ।
तस्योत्तमपदप्राप्तौ पशोर्ब्रूहि कथैव का ॥ १४ ॥

svabhāvamātravijaye svayaṃ yasya na vīratā ,
tasyottamapadaprāptau paśorbrūhi kathaiva kā 14

14. svabhāvamātravijaye svayam yasya na vīratā
tasya uttamapadaprāptau paśoḥ brūhi kathā eva kā

14. yasya svabhāvamātravijaye svayam vīratā na,
tasya paśoḥ uttamapadaprāptau kathā kā eva brūhi

14. If one lacks valor in conquering their own intrinsic nature (dharma) alone, then tell me, what chance does such a person, who is like an animal (paśu), have of attaining the supreme state?

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावमात्रविजये (svabhāvamātravijaye) - in the conquest of one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) alone

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, personally

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• न (na) - not, no

• वीरता (vīratā) - heroism, valor, courage

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

• उत्तमपदप्राप्तौ (uttamapadaprāptau) - in the attainment of the highest state

• पशोः (paśoḥ) - of a person who is like an animal (paśu) (of an animal, of a beast)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say, speak

• कथा (kathā) - talk, story, discussion, discourse

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• का (kā) - what, which

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावमात्रविजये (svabhāvamātravijaye) - in the conquest of one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) alone

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāvamātravijaya

svabhāvamātravijaya - conquest of one's own nature alone

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+mātra+vijaya)

• sva-bhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
• vijaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, personally

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वीरता (vīratā) - heroism, valor, courage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīratā

vīratā - heroism, valor, bravery

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तमपदप्राप्तौ (uttamapadaprāptau) - in the attainment of the highest state

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of uttamapadaprāpti

uttamapadaprāpti - attainment of the highest state/abode

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttama+pada+prāpti)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective
• pada – state, abode, foot
  noun (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, reaching
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra-'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

पशोः (paśoḥ) - of a person who is like an animal (paśu) (of an animal, of a beast)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

कथा (kathā) - talk, story, discussion, discourse

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - talk, story, narrative, discussion

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

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