योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-2

स्वभावमात्रं येनान्तर्न जितं दग्धबुद्धिना ।
तस्योत्तमपदप्राप्तिः सिकतातैलदुर्लभा ॥ २ ॥

svabhāvamātraṃ yenāntarna jitaṃ dagdhabuddhinā ,
tasyottamapadaprāptiḥ sikatātailadurlabhā 2

2. svabhāvamātram yena antar na jitam dagdhabuddhinā
| tasya uttamapadaprāptiḥ sikatātailadurlabhā ||

2. For the one by whom his own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) has not been inwardly conquered, and whose understanding is dull (lit. 'burned'), the attainment of the highest state is as difficult to achieve as extracting oil from sand.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावमात्रम् (svabhāvamātram) - one's intrinsic nature alone, merely one's nature

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, inside, within

• न (na) - not, no

• जितम् (jitam) - conquered, won, subdued

• दग्धबुद्धिना (dagdhabuddhinā) - by one whose intellect is burned, by one with a dull understanding

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him, his

• उत्तमपदप्राप्तिः (uttamapadaprāptiḥ) - attainment of the highest state/position

• सिकतातैलदुर्लभा (sikatātailadurlabhā) - as difficult to obtain as oil from sand

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावमात्रम् (svabhāvamātram) - one's intrinsic nature alone, merely one's nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabhāvamātra

svabhāvamātra - merely one's intrinsic nature, only one's own being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+mātra)

• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, one's own being, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (self) + bhāva (state of being)
  Root: भू (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, no more than, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, inside, within

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जितम् (jitam) - conquered, won, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jita

jita - conquered, subdued, won

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ji' with suffix -ta

Root: जि (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svabhāvamātram'

दग्धबुद्धिना (dagdhabuddhinā) - by one whose intellect is burned, by one with a dull understanding

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dagdhabuddhi

dagdhabuddhi - one whose intellect is burned/destroyed, dull-witted, unenlightened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dagdha+buddhi)

• dagdha – burned, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dah' with suffix -ta
  Root: दह् (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, understand)
  Root: बुध् (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yena'

तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तमपदप्राप्तिः (uttamapadaprāptiḥ) - attainment of the highest state/position

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttamapadaprāpti

uttamapadaprāpti - the attainment of the highest place or state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+pada+prāpti)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ut' or 'ud' (upwards)
• pada – step, foot, position, state, word, place
  noun (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, achievement
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: आप (class 5)

सिकतातैलदुर्लभा (sikatātailadurlabhā) - as difficult to obtain as oil from sand

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sikatātailadurlabha

sikatātailadurlabha - difficult to obtain like oil from sand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sikatā+taila+durlabha)

• sikatā – sand, gravel
  noun (feminine)
• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
  From 'tila' (sesame seed)
• durlabha – difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'labh' (to obtain)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: लभ् (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'uttamapadaprāptiḥ'