योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-42

तावदुत्तमतामेति पुमानपि दिवौकसाम् ।
कृपणैरिन्द्रियैर्यावत्तृणवन्नापकृष्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

tāvaduttamatāmeti pumānapi divaukasām ,
kṛpaṇairindriyairyāvattṛṇavannāpakṛṣyate 42

42. tāvat uttamatām eti pumān api divaukasām
kṛpaṇaiḥ indriyaiḥ yāvat tṛṇavat na apakṛṣyate

42. yāvat kṛpaṇaiḥ indriyaiḥ tṛṇavat na apakṛṣyate,
tāvat pumān divaukasām api uttamatām eti

42. A person achieves the excellence (uttamātā) even of the gods as long as he is not pulled down like a blade of grass by his feeble senses.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long (indicating duration until a condition is met) (so long, until then, so much, so far)

• उत्तमताम् (uttamatām) - the state of excellence or superiority (uttamātā) (excellence, superiority, supremacy, highest state)

• एति (eti) - attains or reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a person or an individual (a man, a person, a male, a male being)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to gods) (also, even, too)

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestial beings or gods (of the gods, of the dwellers in heaven)

• कृपणैः (kṛpaṇaiḥ) - by weak or feeble (senses) (by wretched, by miserable, by feeble, by poor)

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the sense organs (by the senses, by the sense organs)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (indicating a condition) (as long as, until, as much as, as many as)

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a mere blade of grass (implying helplessness) (like grass, like a blade of grass)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपकृष्यते (apakṛṣyate) - is pulled down or dragged away (is dragged down, is pulled away, is drawn back)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long (indicating duration until a condition is met) (so long, until then, so much, so far)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad.

उत्तमताम् (uttamatām) - the state of excellence or superiority (uttamātā) (excellence, superiority, supremacy, highest state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttamatā

uttamatā - excellence, superiority, supremacy, highest state, best quality

Derived from uttama (best, highest) with suffix -tā denoting abstract quality.

एति (eti) - attains or reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular present active indicative form of root i.

Root: i (class 2)

पुमान् (pumān) - a person or an individual (a man, a person, a male, a male being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, person, male, male being, husband, virility, the soul (puruṣa) in Sāṃkhya philosophy

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to gods) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestial beings or gods (of the gods, of the dwellers in heaven)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller in heaven, god, celestial being

Compound: div (heaven) + okas (dwelling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day, light
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, house, home, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas

कृपणैः (kṛpaṇaiḥ) - by weak or feeble (senses) (by wretched, by miserable, by feeble, by poor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - wretched, miserable, poor, weak, helpless, pitiable, stingy, avaricious, small, insignificant

From root kṛp (to lament, pity).

Root: kṛp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'indriyaiḥ'.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the sense organs (by the senses, by the sense organs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power, organ of sense or action, virility, semen, vital power

From Indra, meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power of Indra'.

Root: ind

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (indicating a condition) (as long as, until, as much as, as many as)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem yad.

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a mere blade of grass (implying helplessness) (like grass, like a blade of grass)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tṛṇa (grass) with suffix -vat (like).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अपकृष्यते (apakṛṣyate) - is pulled down or dragged away (is dragged down, is pulled away, is drawn back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of apakṛṣ

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive form of root kṛṣ with upasarga apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)