योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-19

यो यो यथा प्रयतते स स तत्तत्फलैकभाक् ।
न तु तूष्णीं स्थितेनेह केनचित्प्राप्यते फलम् ॥ १९ ॥

yo yo yathā prayatate sa sa tattatphalaikabhāk ,
na tu tūṣṇīṃ sthiteneha kenacitprāpyate phalam 19

19. yaḥ yaḥ yathā prayatate saḥ saḥ tat tat phalaikabhāk
na tu tūṣṇīm sthitena iha kenacit prāpyate phalam

19. iha yaḥ yaḥ yathā prayatate saḥ saḥ tat tat phalaikabhāk
tu tūṣṇīm sthitena kenacit phalam na prāpyate

19. Whoever strives in whatever way, that very person becomes the sole partaker of that specific result. But here, no result is obtained by anyone who remains idle.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner, according to

• प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives, exerts oneself, endeavors

• सः (saḥ) - that one, he

• सः (saḥ) - that one, he

• तत् (tat) - that, that specific

• तत् (tat) - that, that specific

• फलैकभाक् (phalaikabhāk) - the sole partaker of the fruit/result

• न (na) - not, no

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

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, idly

• स्थितेन (sthitena) - by one who remains inactive/idle (by one who stands, by one who remains, by one who is situated)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is reached

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Repetition 'yo yo' means 'whoever'

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Repetition 'yo yo' means 'whoever'

यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner, according to

(indeclinable)

प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives, exerts oneself, endeavors

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prayatate

Prefix: pra

Root: √yat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Repetition 'sa sa' for emphasis 'that very one'

सः (saḥ) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Repetition 'sa sa' for emphasis 'that very one'

तत् (tat) - that, that specific

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Note: Repetition 'tat tat' for emphasis 'that specific/corresponding'

तत् (tat) - that, that specific

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Note: Repetition 'tat tat' for emphasis 'that specific/corresponding'

फलैकभाक् (phalaikabhāk) - the sole partaker of the fruit/result

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalaikabhāj

phalaikabhāj - sole partaker of the fruit/result, one who enjoys only the result

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (phala+eka+bhāj)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, sole, unique
  numeral adjective
• bhāj – partaker, sharer, possessor
  noun
  Suffix -bhāj from √bhaj
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, idly

(indeclinable)

स्थितेन (sthitena) - by one who remains inactive/idle (by one who stands, by one who remains, by one who is situated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand)

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kenacit'

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, anyone, anything

प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of prāpyate

Prefix: pra

Root: √āp (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward