योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-10

प्राक्तनः पुरुषार्थोऽसौ मां नियोजयतीति धीः ।
बलादधस्पदीकार्या प्रत्यक्षादधिका न सा ॥ १० ॥

prāktanaḥ puruṣārtho'sau māṃ niyojayatīti dhīḥ ,
balādadhaspadīkāryā pratyakṣādadhikā na sā 10

10. prāktanaḥ puruṣārthaḥ asau mām niyojayati iti
dhīḥ balāt adhaspadīkāryā pratyakṣāt adhikā na sā

10. "asau prāktanaḥ puruṣārthaḥ mām niyojayati" iti
dhīḥ balāt adhaspadīkāryā; sā pratyakṣāt adhikā na

10. The notion (dhī) that "this past human effort (puruṣārtha) directs me" should be forcibly suppressed. That (notion) is not superior to direct perception (pratyakṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - past, ancient, former

• पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human endeavor, aim of human life, goal of man

• असौ (asau) - this, that (remote)

• माम् (mām) - me

• नियोजयति (niyojayati) - engages, directs, employs

• इति (iti) - thus, so, that (quotative particle)

• धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought, idea

• बलात् (balāt) - forcibly, with strength, by force

• अधस्पदीकार्या (adhaspadīkāryā) - should be suppressed, should be brought low, should be put down

• प्रत्यक्षात् (pratyakṣāt) - than direct perception, from direct perception

• अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, more

• न (na) - not, no

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - past, ancient, former

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - past, ancient, former, previous, belonging to a former time

From prāk (before, formerly) + tana suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣārthaḥ'.

पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human endeavor, aim of human life, goal of man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha

puruṣārtha - human endeavor, object of human pursuit, aim of human life (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa)

Compound of 'puruṣa' (person) and 'artha' (aim, object).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha)

• puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – aim, object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'niyojayati'.

असौ (asau) - this, that (remote)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that (referring to something remote or previously mentioned)

Note: Refers to 'puruṣārthaḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'niyojayati'.

नियोजयति (niyojayati) - engages, directs, employs

(verb)

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

Causative Present Active

Causative form of root yuj (to join, to yoke) with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

इति (iti) - thus, so, that (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted thought.

धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought, idea

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, idea, wisdom

Note: Subject of the main clause.

बलात् (balāt) - forcibly, with strength, by force

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Functions adverbially 'forcibly'.

अधस्पदीकार्या (adhaspadīkāryā) - should be suppressed, should be brought low, should be put down

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhaspadīkārya

adhaspadīkārya - to be brought low, to be suppressed, to be put down

Gerundive

From the compound verb 'adhaspadī-kṛ' (to put down, to suppress) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: adhas

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'dhīḥ'.

प्रत्यक्षात् (pratyakṣāt) - than direct perception, from direct perception

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - direct perception, perceptible, evident

Compound of 'prati' (towards) and 'akṣa' (eye, sense organ).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used for comparison.

अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, more

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhika

adhika - superior, greater, more, excessive

From 'adhi' (over, above) + 'ka' suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb (implied 'asti').

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'dhīḥ'.