योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-23

पौरुषं च नवानन्तं न यत्नमभिवाच्छ्यते ।
न यत्नेनापि महता प्राप्यते रत्नमश्मतः ॥ २३ ॥

pauruṣaṃ ca navānantaṃ na yatnamabhivācchyate ,
na yatnenāpi mahatā prāpyate ratnamaśmataḥ 23

23. pauruṣam ca na vā anantam na yatnam abhivācchyate
na yatnena api mahatā prāpyate ratnam aśmataḥ

23. pauruṣam ca na vā anantam.
na yatnam abhivācchyate.
mahatā yatnena api ratnam aśmataḥ na prāpyate.

23. Human effort (pauruṣa) is certainly not limitless, nor should one desire (blind) effort. For, even with great effort, a jewel cannot be obtained from a mere stone.

Words meanings summery:

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manliness, valor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, indeed (emphatic particle)

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, limitless, infinite

• न (na) - not, no

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

• अभिवाच्छ्यते (abhivācchyate) - is desired, is sought

• न (na) - not, no

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, through exertion

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• महता (mahatā) - great (by), with great

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is acquired

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, precious object

• अश्मतः (aśmataḥ) - from a stone, from a rock

Words meanings and morphology

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manliness, valor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, virile, strength, human effort

Derived from puruṣa (man, person)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, indeed (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an emphatic particle 'certainly not'.

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, limitless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, limitless, eternal

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'anta' (end)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Root: yat (class 1)

अभिवाच्छ्यते (abhivācchyate) - is desired, is sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of abhivāñch

Root vāñch (to desire) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, through exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - great (by), with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, powerful

प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is acquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of prāp

Root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, precious object

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, precious thing

अश्मतः (aśmataḥ) - from a stone, from a rock

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aśman

aśman - stone, rock, thunderbolt