योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-53

संसारनिर्वेददशामुपेत्य सत्संगमं शास्त्रमुपेत्य तेन ।
शास्त्रार्थभावेन निरस्य भोगान्वैतृष्ण्यदार्ढ्यात्परमार्थमेति ॥ ५३ ॥

saṃsāranirvedadaśāmupetya satsaṃgamaṃ śāstramupetya tena ,
śāstrārthabhāvena nirasya bhogānvaitṛṣṇyadārḍhyātparamārthameti 53

53. saṃsāra-nirveda-daśām upetya
sat-saṅgamam śāstram upetya tena
śāstrārtha-bhāvena nirasya bhogān
vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhyāt paramārtham eti

53. saṃsāra-nirveda-daśām upetya sat-saṅgamam ca śāstram upetya,
tena śāstrārtha-bhāvena bhogān nirasya,
vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhyāt paramārtham eti

53. A person who, having reached a state of detachment from worldly existence (saṃsāra) and having resorted to the company of the good and to the scriptures, then by means of the understanding derived from those scriptures, rejects all sense enjoyments; such a person attains the ultimate reality due to the firmness of their dispassion.

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-निर्वेद-दशाम् (saṁsāra-nirveda-daśām) - a state of detachment/dispassion towards worldly existence (saṃsāra), a state of weariness with transmigration

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

• सत्-सङ्गमम् (sat-saṅgamam) - company of the good/virtuous

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred text, treatise

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

• तेन (tena) - by that understanding derived from scriptures and good company (by that, by it)

• शास्त्रार्थ-भावेन (śāstrārtha-bhāvena) - by the understanding/meaning of the scriptures, by the nature of scriptural teaching

• निरस्य (nirasya) - having cast off, having rejected, having thrown away

• भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, sense pleasures, experiences

• वैतृष्ण्य-दार्ढ्यात् (vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhyāt) - from the firmness of dispassion/non-thirst

• परमार्थम् (paramārtham) - the highest truth, the ultimate reality

• एति (eti) - goes, reaches, attains

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-निर्वेद-दशाम् (saṁsāra-nirveda-daśām) - a state of detachment/dispassion towards worldly existence (saṃsāra), a state of weariness with transmigration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsāra-nirveda-daśā

saṁsāra-nirveda-daśā - a state of dispassion towards worldly existence, a state of detachment from transmigration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+nirveda+daśā)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• nirveda – detachment, dispassion, weariness, disgust
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vid (class 6)
• daśā – state, condition, stage
  noun (feminine)

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `i` (to go) with prefix `upa`

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

सत्-सङ्गमम् (sat-saṅgamam) - company of the good/virtuous

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat-saṅgama

sat-saṅgama - company of the good, association with the wise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+saṅgama)

• sat – good, virtuous, existing, real
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred text, treatise

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise, instruction

from root `śās` (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `i` (to go) with prefix `upa`

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that understanding derived from scriptures and good company (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

शास्त्रार्थ-भावेन (śāstrārtha-bhāvena) - by the understanding/meaning of the scriptures, by the nature of scriptural teaching

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāstrārtha-bhāva

śāstrārtha-bhāva - understanding of scriptural meaning, essence of scriptural teaching

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+artha+bhāva)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – nature, state, feeling, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

निरस्य (nirasya) - having cast off, having rejected, having thrown away

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `as` (to throw) with prefix `nir`

Prefix: nir

Root: as (class 4)

भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, sense pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession

from root `bhuj` (to enjoy, eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

वैतृष्ण्य-दार्ढ्यात् (vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhyāt) - from the firmness of dispassion/non-thirst

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhya

vaitṛṣṇya-dārḍhya - firmness of dispassion, strength of non-desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaitṛṣṇya+dārḍhya)

• vaitṛṣṇya – dispassion, non-thirst, freedom from desire
  noun (neuter)
  derived from `tṛṣṇā` (thirst, desire) with negation 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, steadfastness
  noun (neuter)
  derived from `dṛḍha` (firm, strong)

परमार्थम् (paramārtham) - the highest truth, the ultimate reality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - ultimate reality, supreme purpose, highest truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective
• artha – goal, purpose, meaning, reality
  noun (masculine)

एति (eti) - goes, reaches, attains

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: i (class 2)

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