योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-15

ग्रामगो ग्राममाप्नोति पत्तनार्थी च पत्तनम् ।
यो यो यद्वासनस्तत्र स स प्रयतते सदा ॥ १५ ॥

grāmago grāmamāpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam ,
yo yo yadvāsanastatra sa sa prayatate sadā 15

15. grāmagaḥ grāmam āpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam |
yaḥ yaḥ yat vāsanaḥ tatra sa sa prayatate sadā ||

15. grāmagaḥ grāmam āpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam yaḥ yaḥ yat vāsanaḥ,
sa sa tatra sadā prayatate

15. He who seeks a village reaches the village, and he who desires a city reaches the city. Whoever has a specific intrinsic tendency (vāsanā), that very person always strives for it.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रामगः (grāmagaḥ) - one who seeks a village (one who goes to a village, a village-goer)

• ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village (village, community (accusative))

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches (obtains, reaches, attains)

• पत्तनार्थी (pattanārthī) - one who desires a city (one who desires a city, city-seeker)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पत्तनम् (pattanam) - a city (city, town (accusative))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what)

• वासनः (vāsanaḥ) - whose intrinsic tendency (vāsanā) is (whose tendency or impression (vāsanā) is of a certain kind)

• तत्र (tatra) - for that (purpose), in that matter (there, then, in that matter, for that)

• स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

• स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

• प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives (strives, endeavours, tries, exerts oneself)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रामगः (grāmagaḥ) - one who seeks a village (one who goes to a village, a village-goer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāmaga

grāmaga - one who goes to a village, village-going

Compound of `grāma` (village) + `ga` (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāma+ga)

• grāma – village, community
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (suffix) (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `āpnoti`.

ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village (village, community (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, multitude

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches (obtains, reaches, attains)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

From `ā` (towards) + root `āp` (to obtain), `nu` class (5th conjugation).

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

पत्तनार्थी (pattanārthī) - one who desires a city (one who desires a city, city-seeker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pattanārthin

pattanārthin - desiring a city, seeking a city

Compound of `pattana` (city) + `arthin` (desiring, seeker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pattana+arthin)

• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – seeker, desirous, suppliant
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From `artha` (purpose, object) + `in` suffix.
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Subject of implied `āpnoti`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पत्तनम् (pattanam) - a city (city, town (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pattana

pattana - city, town

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Masculine nominative singular of `yad`.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Masculine nominative singular of `yad`.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of `yad`.

वासनः (vāsanaḥ) - whose intrinsic tendency (vāsanā) is (whose tendency or impression (vāsanā) is of a certain kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsana

vāsana - having a vāsanā, filled with impressions/tendencies

Derived from `vāsanā` (impression, tendency) + `a` suffix.

तत्र (tatra) - for that (purpose), in that matter (there, then, in that matter, for that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from `tad` (that).

स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`.

स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`.

प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives (strives, endeavours, tries, exerts oneself)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular (middle voice)

From `pra` (forth, forward) + root `yat` (to strive), middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.