योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-7

पौरुषेण कृतं कर्म दैवाद्यदभिनश्यति ।
तत्र नाशयितुर्ज्ञेयं पौरुषं बलवत्तरम् ॥ ७ ॥

pauruṣeṇa kṛtaṃ karma daivādyadabhinaśyati ,
tatra nāśayiturjñeyaṃ pauruṣaṃ balavattaram 7

7. yat pauruṣeṇa kṛtam karma daivāt abhinaśyati
tatra nāśayituḥ pauruṣam balavattaram jñeyam

7. yat pauruṣeṇa kṛtam karma daivāt abhinaśyati
tatra nāśayituḥ pauruṣam balavattaram jñeyam

7. When an action (karma) undertaken through [present] human effort (pauruṣa) is destroyed by destiny (daivam), in that situation, the [past] human effort (pauruṣa) that acts as the destroyer [i.e., fate itself] should be understood as more powerful.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to karma) (which, that)

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort (pauruṣa) (by human effort, by manliness)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed (done, made, performed)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

• दैवात् (daivāt) - due to destiny (daivam) (from destiny, due to destiny, by chance)

• अभिनश्यति (abhinaśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, in such a case (there, in that case, then)

• नाशयितुः (nāśayituḥ) - of the destroyer (i.e., fate/daivam, which is past pauruṣa) (of the destroyer)

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

• बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - more powerful (stronger, more powerful)

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be understood (is to be known, should be understood)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which (referring to karma) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'karma'.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort (pauruṣa) (by human effort, by manliness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, virility, human

Derived from 'puruṣa' (person) with 'aṇ' suffix, meaning 'relating to puruṣa' or 'effort of puruṣa'.

Note: Agent of 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, deed

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with '-man' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'abhinaśyati'.

दैवात् (daivāt) - due to destiny (daivam) (from destiny, due to destiny, by chance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods, destiny, fate

Derived from 'deva' (god) with 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Indicates the cause or source of destruction.

अभिनश्यति (abhinaśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

present active

From root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'abhi', 3rd person singular present.

Prefix: abhi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'karma'.

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, in such a case (there, in that case, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/circumstance.

नाशयितुः (nāśayituḥ) - of the destroyer (i.e., fate/daivam, which is past pauruṣa) (of the destroyer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāśayitṛ

nāśayitṛ - destroyer, one who causes to perish

agent noun

Agent noun from the causative of root 'naś' (to perish).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Possessive, refers to the agent of destruction (daivam).

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort (pauruṣa) (human effort, manliness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, virility, human

Derived from 'puruṣa' (person) with 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'jñeyam'.

बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - more powerful (stronger, more powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balavattara

balavattara - stronger, more powerful

Comparative degree of 'balavat' (powerful).

Note: Predicate adjective for 'pauruṣam'.

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - should be understood (is to be known, should be understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible

gerundive/passive future participle

Gerundive/passive future participle from root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses what ought to be known.