योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-6

तज्जयाय यतन्ते ये न लोभलवलम्पटाः ।
ते दीनाः प्राकृता मूढाः स्थिता दैवपरायणाः ॥ ६ ॥

tajjayāya yatante ye na lobhalavalampaṭāḥ ,
te dīnāḥ prākṛtā mūḍhāḥ sthitā daivaparāyaṇāḥ 6

6. ye tat-jayāya na yatante lobha-lava-lampaṭāḥ te
dīnāḥ prākṛtāḥ mūḍhāḥ daiva-parāyaṇāḥ sthitāḥ

6. ye tat-jayāya na yatante lobha-lava-lampaṭāḥ te
dīnāḥ prākṛtāḥ mūḍhāḥ daiva-parāyaṇāḥ sthitāḥ

6. Those who do not strive for its [fate's] conquest and are addicted to even a tiny bit of greed—they are wretched, ignorant, common people who remain solely dependent on destiny (daivam).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• तत्-जयाय (tat-jayāya) - for the conquest of that (destiny/fate) (for the conquest of that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, exert effort (they strive, endeavor)

• लोभ-लव-लम्पटाः (lobha-lava-lampaṭāḥ) - clinging to even a tiny bit of greed (addicted to a particle of greed, avaricious for a trifle)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the people described in the previous clause) (they, those)

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - wretched, pathetic (miserable, wretched, humble, poor)

• प्राकृताः (prākṛtāḥ) - common, unenlightened, unsophisticated (common, vulgar, natural, unrefined)

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, ignorant (foolish, ignorant, bewildered)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remain, are situated (standing, situated, remaining)

• दैव-परायणाः (daiva-parāyaṇāḥ) - solely dependent on destiny (daivam) (relying on destiny, devoted to fate)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the first clause.

तत्-जयाय (tat-jayāya) - for the conquest of that (destiny/fate) (for the conquest of that)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tat-jaya

tat-jaya - conquest of that, victory over that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jaya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ji' (to conquer) with 'a' suffix.
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose for 'yatante'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'yatante'.

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, exert effort (they strive, endeavor)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

present active

From root 'yat' (to strive) in the atmanepada, 3rd person plural present.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ye'.

लोभ-लव-लम्पटाः (lobha-lava-lampaṭāḥ) - clinging to even a tiny bit of greed (addicted to a particle of greed, avaricious for a trifle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobha-lava-lampaṭa

lobha-lava-lampaṭa - addicted to a particle of greed, avaricious for a trifle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+lava+lampaṭa)

• lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to desire, be greedy).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• lava – a bit, a particle, a drop, a fragment
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lū' (to cut).
  Root: lū (class 9)
• lampaṭa – addicted to, greedy for, devoted to, wanton
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ye' and 'te'.

ते (te) - they (referring to the people described in the previous clause) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'ye'.

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - wretched, pathetic (miserable, wretched, humble, poor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, poor, distressed, humble

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

प्राकृताः (prākṛtāḥ) - common, unenlightened, unsophisticated (common, vulgar, natural, unrefined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, common, vulgar, unrefined, ordinary

Derived from 'prakṛti' (nature).

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, ignorant (foolish, ignorant, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, bewildered, stupid

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remain, are situated (standing, situated, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing, firm

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

दैव-परायणाः (daiva-parāyaṇāḥ) - solely dependent on destiny (daivam) (relying on destiny, devoted to fate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daiva-parāyaṇa

daiva-parāyaṇa - relying on destiny, devoted to fate, considering fate as supreme

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+parāyaṇa)

• daiva – divine, relating to gods, destiny, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'deva' (god) with 'aṇ' suffix.
• parāyaṇa – chief aim, resort, devoted to, dependent on
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: parā

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.