योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-18

यत्नवद्भिर्दृढाभ्यासैः प्रज्ञोत्साहसमन्वितैः ।
मेरवोऽपि निगीर्यन्ते कैव प्राक्पौरुषे कथा ॥ १८ ॥

yatnavadbhirdṛḍhābhyāsaiḥ prajñotsāhasamanvitaiḥ ,
meravo'pi nigīryante kaiva prākpauruṣe kathā 18

18. yatnavadbhiḥ dṛḍhābhyāsaiḥ prajñotsāhasamanvitaiḥ
meravaḥ api nigīryante kā eva prāk pauruṣe kathā

18. yatnavadbhiḥ dṛḍhābhyāsaiḥ prajñotsāhasamanvitaiḥ,
meravaḥ api nigīryante prāk pauruṣe kathā kā eva

18. By those who are diligent, possess firm practice, and are endowed with wisdom and enthusiasm, even mountains like Meru are swallowed. What then is to be said about past human effort (paurusha)?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्नवद्भिः (yatnavadbhiḥ) - by those who are diligent (by those who are diligent, by those possessing effort)

• दृढाभ्यासैः (dṛḍhābhyāsaiḥ) - by those who possess firm practice (by those with firm practice, by those of strong habit)

• प्रज्ञोत्साहसमन्वितैः (prajñotsāhasamanvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with wisdom and enthusiasm

• मेरवः (meravaḥ) - mountains (Meru) (mountains, specifically Mount Meru)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• निगीर्यन्ते (nigīryante) - are swallowed (metaphorically, overcome) (are swallowed, are devoured, are consumed)

• का (kā) - what (implying 'what is the point' or 'what comparison') (what, which (feminine))

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, certainly)

• प्राक् (prāk) - past, former (before, formerly, previously, east)

• पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in past human effort (paurusha) (in human effort, in manliness)

• कथा (kathā) - talk, discussion, relevance (story, tale, discussion, talk)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्नवद्भिः (yatnavadbhiḥ) - by those who are diligent (by those who are diligent, by those possessing effort)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yatnavat

yatnavat - diligent, assiduous, exerting, careful, striving

from yatna + -vat suffix

Note: Qualifies implied 'people'.

दृढाभ्यासैः (dṛḍhābhyāsaiḥ) - by those who possess firm practice (by those with firm practice, by those of strong habit)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍhābhyāsa

dṛḍhābhyāsa - firm practice, strong habit, persistent application

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+abhyāsa)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, application
  noun (masculine)
  from abhi-as
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies implied 'people'.

प्रज्ञोत्साहसमन्वितैः (prajñotsāhasamanvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with wisdom and enthusiasm

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prajñotsāhasamanvita

prajñotsāhasamanvita - endowed with wisdom and enthusiasm

Bahuvrihi compound, literally 'those who have wisdom and enthusiasm along with them'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prajñā+utsāha+samanvita)

• prajñā – wisdom, discernment, insight
  noun (feminine)
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
• samanvita – endowed with, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-anu-i
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies implied 'people'.

मेरवः (meravaḥ) - mountains (Meru) (mountains, specifically Mount Meru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain), mountain

Note: Subject of 'nigīryante'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

निगीर्यन्ते (nigīryante) - are swallowed (metaphorically, overcome) (are swallowed, are devoured, are consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of nigīr

Present tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice

from ni-gṝ (to swallow); passive form

Prefix: ni

Root: gṝ (class 6)

का (kā) - what (implying 'what is the point' or 'what comparison') (what, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

प्राक् (prāk) - past, former (before, formerly, previously, east)

(indeclinable)

पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in past human effort (paurusha) (in human effort, in manliness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, valor, strength, individual soul

derived from puruṣa

Note: Locative case, indicating context 'in the matter of'.

कथा (kathā) - talk, discussion, relevance (story, tale, discussion, talk)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse, talk, discussion

from root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'kā'.