योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-11

तावत्तावत्प्रयत्नेन यतितव्यं सुपौरुषम् ।
प्राक्तनं पौरुषं यावदशुभं शाम्यति स्वयम् ॥ ११ ॥

tāvattāvatprayatnena yatitavyaṃ supauruṣam ,
prāktanaṃ pauruṣaṃ yāvadaśubhaṃ śāmyati svayam 11

11. tāvat tāvat prayatnena yatitavyam supauruṣam
prāktanam pauruṣam yāvat aśubham śāmyati svayam

11. tāvat tāvat prayatnena supauruṣam yatitavyam
yāvat aśubham prāktanam pauruṣam svayam śāmyati

11. One should continuously exert oneself with excellent human effort (pauruṣa) until the inauspicious past effort (pauruṣa) subsides on its own.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, until then

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, until then

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, by exertion

• यतितव्यम् (yatitavyam) - should be striven, one should exert oneself

• सुपौरुषम् (supauruṣam) - excellent human effort, good effort

• प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, previous

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manliness

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, harmful

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, ceases

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, on its own, spontaneously

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, until then

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes duration or intensity of action.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, until then

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes duration or intensity of action.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, by exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

From pra-yat (to strive).

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

यतितव्यम् (yatitavyam) - should be striven, one should exert oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yatitavya

yatitavya - to be striven, to be exerted, one should strive/exert oneself

Gerundive

From root yat (to strive, to endeavor) + tavya suffix.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'it should be striven'.

सुपौरुषम् (supauruṣam) - excellent human effort, good effort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of supauruṣa

supauruṣa - excellent human effort, good effort, great valor

Compound of 'su-' (good, excellent) and 'pauruṣa' (human effort).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+pauruṣa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• pauruṣa – human effort, manliness, valor
  noun (neuter)
  From puruṣa (person, man) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).

Note: It is the implied subject of 'yatitavyam', meaning 'excellent effort is to be exerted'.

प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, previous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāktana

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

From prāk (before, formerly) + tana suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'pauruṣam'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manliness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, valor, strength

From puruṣa (person, man) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).

Note: Subject of 'śāmyati'.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, harmful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, evil, harmful, bad

From 'a-' (negative prefix) + 'śubha' (auspicious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pauruṣam'.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, ceases

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root śam (class 4).

Root: śam (class 4)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, on its own, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.