योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-27

स तादृग्रूपतामेत्य परमार्थफलस्य तत् ।
क्रमान्निकटमाप्नोति खगोऽगपदवीमिव ॥ २७ ॥

sa tādṛgrūpatāmetya paramārthaphalasya tat ,
kramānnikaṭamāpnoti khago'gapadavīmiva 27

27. saḥ tādṛgrūpatām etya paramārthaphalasya tat
kramāt nikaṭam āpnoti khagaḥ agapadavīm iva

27. saḥ etya tādṛgrūpatām tat paramārthaphalasya
kramāt nikaṭam āpnoti khagaḥ agapadavīm iva

27. He, having attained such a nature, gradually approaches the fruit of that ultimate reality (paramārtha), just as a bird reaches the summit of a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तादृग्रूपताम् (tādṛgrūpatām) - such a nature, such a form, such a state

• एत्य (etya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

• परमार्थफलस्य (paramārthaphalasya) - of the fruit of ultimate reality, of the supreme goal's result

• तत् (tat) - that

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due course, successively

• निकटम् (nikaṭam) - proximity, nearness, vicinity

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• खगः (khagaḥ) - bird (lit. 'sky-goer')

• अगपदवीम् (agapadavīm) - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तादृग्रूपताम् (tādṛgrūpatām) - such a nature, such a form, such a state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tādṛgrūpatā

tādṛgrūpatā - the state of having such a form, such a nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (tādṛś+rūpatā)

• tādṛś – such, of that kind, similar to that
  adjective
• rūpatā – form, nature, quality of being, state
  noun (feminine)
  Suffix -tā from rūpa

एत्य (etya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: i (class 2)

परमार्थफलस्य (paramārthaphalasya) - of the fruit of ultimate reality, of the supreme goal's result

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of paramārthaphala

paramārthaphala - fruit of ultimate reality, result of the supreme purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+phala)

• paramārtha – ultimate reality, supreme truth, highest aim (paramārtha)
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Here it refers to the 'paramārthaphala' or supreme goal itself, as an object of attainment.

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due course, successively

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course, progress

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'gradually'.

निकटम् (nikaṭam) - proximity, nearness, vicinity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nikaṭa

nikaṭa - near, proximate; proximity, nearness (as a noun)

Note: Used adverbially here as 'to proximity'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

खगः (khagaḥ) - bird (lit. 'sky-goer')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga

khaga - bird, 'sky-goer'

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

अगपदवीम् (agapadavīm) - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agapadavī

agapadavī - mountain path, mountain summit, peak

Compound type : tatpurusha (aga+padavī)

• aga – mountain (lit. 'not moving')
  noun (masculine)
• padavī – path, way, state, rank, summit
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)