योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-9

परं पौरुषमाश्रित्य दन्तैर्दन्तान्विचूर्णयन् ।
शुभेनाऽशुभमुद्युक्तं प्राक्तनं पौरुषं जयेत् ॥ ९ ॥

paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya dantairdantānvicūrṇayan ,
śubhenā'śubhamudyuktaṃ prāktanaṃ pauruṣaṃ jayet 9

9. param pauruṣam āśritya dantaiḥ dantān vicūrṇayan
śubhena aśubham udyuktam prāktanam pauruṣam jayet

9. param pauruṣam āśritya dantaiḥ dantān vicūrṇayan,
śubhena udyuktam aśubham prāktanam pauruṣam jayet

9. Taking recourse to supreme human effort (pauruṣa) and clenching one's teeth with resolve, one should overcome the inauspicious past effort (pauruṣa) that is ready to manifest, achieving this through auspicious (present) effort.

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest

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

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth

• दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

• विचूर्णयन् (vicūrṇayan) - crushing, grinding, pulverizing

• शुभेन (śubhena) - by auspicious (means), through good (effort/fortune)

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, harmful

• उद्युक्तम् (udyuktam) - engaged, ready, prepared, active

• प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, ancient, former, previous

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

• जयेत् (jayet) - one should conquer, one should overcome

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with 'pauruṣam'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manliness, valor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, valor, strength

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

Note: Object of 'āśritya'.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śri (to resort to) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth

Note: Used idiomatically with 'dantān' for clenching teeth.

दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth

Note: Object of 'vicūrṇayan'.

विचूर्णयन् (vicūrṇayan) - crushing, grinding, pulverizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicūrṇayat

vicūrṇayat - crushing, grinding, pulverizing

Present Active Participle

From root cūrṇ (to grind) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'jayet'.

शुभेन (śubhena) - by auspicious (means), through good (effort/fortune)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful

Note: Functions adverbially, or refers to 'auspicious effort' (śubhena pauruṣeṇa implied).

अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, harmful

(adjective)

Accusative, 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'.

उद्युक्तम् (udyuktam) - engaged, ready, prepared, active

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udyukta

udyukta - engaged, ready, prepared, active, diligent

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to yoke) with upasarga ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'pauruṣam'.

प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, ancient, former, previous

(adjective)

Accusative, 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, valor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, valor, strength

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

Note: Object of 'jayet'.

जयेत् (jayet) - one should conquer, one should overcome

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ji

Optative

Root ji (class 1).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Implies 'one' as the subject.