योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-35

पुरुषयत्नजवेन मनोवने शुभतटानुगतां क्रमशः कुरु ।
वरमते निजभावमहानदीमहह तेन मनागपि नोह्यसे ॥ ३५ ॥

puruṣayatnajavena manovane śubhataṭānugatāṃ kramaśaḥ kuru ,
varamate nijabhāvamahānadīmahaha tena manāgapi nohyase 35

35. puruṣayatnajavena manovane śubhatatṭānugatām kramaśaḥ kuru
varamate nijabhāvamahānadīm ahaha tena manāk api na uhyase

35. varamate puruṣayatnajavena manovane nijabhāvamahānadīm
śubhatatṭānugatām kramaśaḥ kuru ahaha tena manāk api na uhyase

35. O best-minded one, by the impetus of human effort (puruṣa-yatna), gradually guide your great river of intrinsic nature (bhāva) to follow the auspicious banks in the mental forest. Indeed, by doing so, you will not be carried away even a little.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषयत्नजवेन (puruṣayatnajavena) - by the impetus/speed of human effort

• मनोवने (manovane) - in the mental forest

• शुभतत्टानुगताम् (śubhatatṭānugatām) - following the auspicious banks

• क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually, in succession

• कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, guide!

• वरमते (varamate) - O best-minded one!

• निजभावमहानदीम् (nijabhāvamahānadīm) - your great river of intrinsic nature

• अहह (ahaha) - Indeed! (ah!, indeed!, alas!)

• तेन (tena) - by that (guidance/effort) (by that (effort))

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not

• उह्यसे (uhyase) - you are carried away

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषयत्नजवेन (puruṣayatnajavena) - by the impetus/speed of human effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣayatnajava

puruṣayatnajava - impetus or speed born of human effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+yatna+java)

• puruṣa – man, human being, spirit, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavour
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• java – speed, velocity, impetus
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jū (class 1)

मनोवने (manovane) - in the mental forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manovavana

manovavana - forest of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vana)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

शुभतत्टानुगताम् (śubhatatṭānugatām) - following the auspicious banks

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhatatṭānugatā

śubhatatṭānugatā - following auspicious banks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubha+taṭa+anugatā)

• śubha – auspicious, good
  adjective (neuter)
• taṭa – bank, shore
  noun (masculine)
• anugatā – followed, following
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'anu' (after), feminine form.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nijabhāvamahānadīm'.

क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually, in succession

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, guide!

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वरमते (varamate) - O best-minded one!

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varamati

varamati - one whose mind (mati) is excellent (vara)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+mati)

• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

निजभावमहानदीम् (nijabhāvamahānadīm) - your great river of intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nijabhāvamahānadī

nijabhāvamahānadī - great river of one's own (nija) intrinsic nature (bhāva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+bhāva+mahānadī)

• nija – one's own, innate, inherent
  adjective (neuter)
• bhāva – being, existence, intrinsic nature (bhāva), state of mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mahānadī – great river
  noun (feminine)

अहह (ahaha) - Indeed! (ah!, indeed!, alas!)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that (guidance/effort) (by that (effort))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the act of guiding the river.

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उह्यसे (uhyase) - you are carried away

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)