योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-34

सा हि स्वेन प्रयत्नेन यस्मिन्नेव निपात्यते ।
कूले तेनैव वहति यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ३४ ॥

sā hi svena prayatnena yasminneva nipātyate ,
kūle tenaiva vahati yathecchasi tathā kuru 34

34. sā hi svena prayatnena yasmin eva nipātyate
kūle tena eva vahati yathā icchasi tathā kuru

34. hi sā svena prayatnena yasmin kūle eva nipātyate
tena eva vahati yathā icchasi tathā kuru

34. Indeed, that river (of desires) flows only towards the bank onto which it is directed by one's own effort. So, do as you wish.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - She (the river of desires) (she, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whichever, on which

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• निपात्यते (nipātyate) - is directed, is made to fall

• कूले (kūle) - on the bank

• तेन (tena) - by that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• वहति (vahati) - flows

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - She (the river of desires) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self; wealth, property

Note: Agrees with 'prayatnena'.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavour

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whichever, on which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

Note: Agrees with 'kūle'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

निपात्यते (nipātyate) - is directed, is made to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nipāt

causative passive

Root 'pat' (to fall) with 'ni' (down) prefix, causative 'pātayati', then passive 'pātyate'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

कूले (kūle) - on the bank

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kūla

kūla - bank (of a river), shore

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'prayatnena'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

वहति (vahati) - flows

(verb)

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

Root: vah (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)