योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-14

यथा यथा प्रयत्नो मे फलमाशु तथा तथा ।
इत्यहं पौरुषादेव फलभाङ् न तु दैवतः ॥ १४ ॥

yathā yathā prayatno me phalamāśu tathā tathā ,
ityahaṃ pauruṣādeva phalabhāṅ na tu daivataḥ 14

14. yathā yathā prayatnaḥ me phalam āśu tathā tathā
iti aham pauruṣāt eva phala-bhāk na tu daivataḥ

14. yathā yathā me prayatnaḥ,
tathā tathā phalam āśu (bhavati).
iti,
aham pauruṣāt eva phala-bhāk,
tu daivataḥ na.

14. The more my effort (prayatna), the quicker the result (phala) comes. Therefore, I partake of results solely due to human effort (pauruṣa), and not by divine will (daiva).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as; just as; in which manner

• यथा (yathā) - repetition emphasizes correlation: 'to the degree that...' (as; just as; in which manner)

• प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort; exertion; endeavor

• मे (me) - my; to me

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; consequence

• आशु (āśu) - quickly; swiftly; immediately

• तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; thus

• तथा (tathā) - repetition emphasizes correlation: '...so quickly' (so; in that way; thus)

• इति (iti) - thus; so; therefore

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पौरुषात् (pauruṣāt) - from human effort; from manliness; by human strength

• एव (eva) - only; alone; indeed

• फल-भाक् (phala-bhāk) - partaking of results; recipient of fruit; obtaining results

• न (na) - not; no

• तु (tu) - but; on the other hand; however

• दैवतः (daivataḥ) - from divine will; from destiny; from fate

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as; just as; in which manner

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - repetition emphasizes correlation: 'to the degree that...' (as; just as; in which manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort; exertion; endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavour, perseverance

Derived from root `yat` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

मे (me) - my; to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

आशु (āśu) - quickly; swiftly; immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: used as an adverb here

तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; thus

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - repetition emphasizes correlation: '...so quickly' (so; in that way; thus)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus; so; therefore

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

पौरुषात् (pauruṣāt) - from human effort; from manliness; by human strength

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, belonging to a man; human effort, manliness, valor

Derived from `puruṣa` with suffix `aṇ` (or similar) to indicate 'relating to puruṣa'.

एव (eva) - only; alone; indeed

(indeclinable)

फल-भाक् (phala-bhāk) - partaking of results; recipient of fruit; obtaining results

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phala-bhāj

phala-bhāj - partaking of fruits or results

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+bhāj)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• bhāj – sharing, partaking of, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root `bhaj` + `ṇvin` suffix
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but; on the other hand; however

(indeclinable)

दैवतः (daivataḥ) - from divine will; from destiny; from fate

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divine, celestial, relating to deities; destiny, fate

Derived from `deva` with `ta` suffix. The `-taḥ` ending indicates an ablative sense.