योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-7

रन्धनाज्जयमाप्नोति स्वशास्त्रे सूपकृत्कृते ।
विवेकी स्वविवेकित्वं यतनादेव नान्यथा ॥ ७ ॥

randhanājjayamāpnoti svaśāstre sūpakṛtkṛte ,
vivekī svavivekitvaṃ yatanādeva nānyathā 7

7. randhanāt jayam āpnoti sva-śāstre sūpakṛt kṛte
vivekī sva-vivekitvaṁ yatnāt eva na anyathā

7. randhanāt jayam āpnoti sva-śāstre sūpakṛt kṛte
vivekī sva-vivekitvaṁ yatnāt eva na anyathā

7. Just as a master chef (sūpakṛt) achieves success in their culinary art (śāstra) through skillful preparation, similarly, a discerning person (vivekin) attains their own true discernment solely through diligent effort, and not by any other means.

7. כשם שטבח משיג הצלחה בבישול על ידי יישום מלאכתו, כך אדם בעל הבחנה רוחנית משיג את חוכמתו אך ורק באמצעות מאמץ שקוד, ולא בשום דרך אחרת.

Words meanings summery:

• रन्धनात् (randhanāt) - through skillful preparation (from cooking, through preparation)

• जयम् (jayam) - victory, success, conquest

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - one obtains, one reaches, one achieves

• स्व-शास्त्रे (sva-śāstre) - in their own culinary art (śāstra) (in one's own science/doctrine/art)

• सूपकृत् (sūpakṛt) - a good cook, a master chef

• कृते (kṛte) - (when) it is done/prepared (referring to `randhana`) (done, made, performed)

• विवेकी (vivekī) - a discerning person (vivekin) (discerning, discriminative, a discerning person)

• स्व-विवेकित्वं (sva-vivekitvaṁ) - one's own discernment, one's own power of discrimination

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - solely through diligent effort (from effort, through exertion)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - not by any other means (otherwise, in another way)

Words meanings and morphology

रन्धनात् (randhanāt) - through skillful preparation (from cooking, through preparation)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of randhana

randhana - cooking, preparing, bringing to perfection, subduing

Derived from root `radh` (to accomplish, cook)

Root: radh (class 1)

जयम् (jayam) - victory, success, conquest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, success, conquest

Derived from root `ji` (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - one obtains, one reaches, one achieves

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

स्व-शास्त्रे (sva-śāstre) - in their own culinary art (śāstra) (in one's own science/doctrine/art)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva-śāstra

sva-śāstra - one's own science, one's own doctrine, one's own art

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śāstra)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• śāstra – treatise, scripture, science, art, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root śās (to teach, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)

सूपकृत् (sūpakṛt) - a good cook, a master chef

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūpakṛt

sūpakṛt - good cook, master chef, expert in cooking

Agent noun

Compound formed from `sūpa` (broth, food) and `kṛt` (maker, doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūpa+kṛt)

• sūpa – broth, soup, prepared food
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – doer, maker, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृते (kṛte) - (when) it is done/prepared (referring to `randhana`) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `kta`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विवेकी (vivekī) - a discerning person (vivekin) (discerning, discriminative, a discerning person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminating, wise, a judicious person

Derived from `viveka` (discernment) with suffix `in`.

स्व-विवेकित्वं (sva-vivekitvaṁ) - one's own discernment, one's own power of discrimination

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-vivekitva

sva-vivekitva - one's own discernment/discrimination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vivekitva)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• vivekitva – discernment, discrimination, judiciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `vivekin` with suffix `tva` (abstract noun)

Note: Object of implied `āpnoti`.

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - solely through diligent effort (from effort, through exertion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, diligence

Derived from root `yat` (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - not by any other means (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `anya` (other) with suffix `thā` (manner).

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