योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-8, verse-24

राम पौरुषयुक्त्या च सलिलं धार्यतेऽनया ।
चिरं करण्डके चारु न दैवं तत्र कारणम् ॥ २४ ॥

rāma pauruṣayuktyā ca salilaṃ dhāryate'nayā ,
ciraṃ karaṇḍake cāru na daivaṃ tatra kāraṇam 24

24. rāma pauruṣayuktyā ca salilam dhāryate anayā
ciram karaṇḍake cāru na daivam tatra kāraṇam

24. rāma anayā pauruṣayuktyā ca cāru salilam karaṇḍake ciram dhāryate,
tatra daivam na kāraṇam

24. O Rama, water is held properly in this container for a long time by means of human effort and skill; destiny (daivam) is not the cause of that.

Words meanings summery:

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• पौरुषयुक्त्या (pauruṣayuktyā) - by means of human effort and skill (by human effort, by manliness, by skill)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is borne, is supported

• अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine skill/means, referring to pauruṣayukti) (by this (feminine))

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• करण्डके (karaṇḍake) - in a basket, in a container

• चारु (cāru) - properly, effectively (beautifully, gracefully, properly)

• न (na) - not, no

• दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name); pleasing, charming

पौरुषयुक्त्या (pauruṣayuktyā) - by means of human effort and skill (by human effort, by manliness, by skill)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pauruṣayukti

pauruṣayukti - human effort, manliness, skill

Compound type : tatpurusha (pauruṣa+yukti)

• pauruṣa – manliness, valor, human effort
  noun (neuter)
• yukti – skill, means, method, application
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is borne, is supported

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine skill/means, referring to pauruṣayukti) (by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

करण्डके (karaṇḍake) - in a basket, in a container

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karaṇḍaka

karaṇḍaka - basket, box, container

चारु (cāru) - properly, effectively (beautifully, gracefully, properly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine power, relating to gods

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument