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.

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).