योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-12

यो यमर्थं प्रार्थयते तदर्थं चेहते क्रमात् ।
अवश्यं स तमाप्नोति न चेदर्धान्निवर्तते ॥ १२ ॥

yo yamarthaṃ prārthayate tadarthaṃ cehate kramāt ,
avaśyaṃ sa tamāpnoti na cedardhānnivartate 12

12. yaḥ yam artham prārthayate ca tat artham kramāt
| avaśyam saḥ tam āpnoti na cet ardhāt nivartate

12. yaḥ yam artham prārthayate ca tat artham kramāt īhate,
saḥ tam avaśyam āpnoti,
cet ardhāt na nivartate.

12. Whoever desires something and systematically strives for it, he certainly achieves it, provided he does not turn back midway.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यम् (yam) - which, whatever

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, for that

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

• ईहते (īhate) - strives, endeavors, attempts

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - systematically, progressively, in due course, step by step

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तम् (tam) - that

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, achieves

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अर्धात् (ardhāt) - from halfway, from the middle

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, desists, abstains

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

यम् (yam) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prārth

Denominative verb from prārthā (desire)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, for that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth

ईहते (īhate) - strives, endeavors, attempts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īh

Root: īh (class 1)

क्रमात् (kramāt) - systematically, progressively, in due course, step by step

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method

Root: kram (class 1)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Gerundive

From root vaś (to wish, control) with prefix ava and suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: vaś (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'artham'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, achieves

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

अर्धात् (ardhāt) - from halfway, from the middle

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, middle, part

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, desists, abstains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)