योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-33

समता सांत्वनेनाशु न द्रागिति शनेशनेः ।
पौरुषेणैव यत्नेन पालयेच्चित्तबालकम् ॥ ३३ ॥

samatā sāṃtvanenāśu na drāgiti śaneśaneḥ ,
pauruṣeṇaiva yatnena pālayeccittabālakam 33

33. samatā sāntvanena āśu na drāk iti śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
pauruṣeṇa eva yatnena pālayet cittabālakam

33. samatā sāntvanena āśu na,
drāk iti na,
śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.
cittabālakam pauruṣeṇa eva yatnena pālayet.

33. Equanimity (samatā) is not achieved quickly through mere appeasement or suddenly, but rather slowly, little by little. One should protect the child-like mind solely through diligent, persevering effort (pauruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• समता (samatā) - equanimity, impartiality, sameness

• सान्त्वनेन (sāntvanena) - by consolation, by appeasement, by soothing

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• न (na) - not, no

• द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly, instantly

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, that (quotative)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by diligent, persevering effort (pauruṣa) (by manly effort, by human strength/valor)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, by exertion, by endeavor

• पालयेत् (pālayet) - one should protect, should preserve, should maintain

• चित्तबालकम् (cittabālakam) - the child-like mind, the mind as a child

Words meanings and morphology

समता (samatā) - equanimity, impartiality, sameness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equanimity, equality, impartiality, sameness

सान्त्वनेन (sāntvanena) - by consolation, by appeasement, by soothing

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntvana

sāntvana - consolation, appeasement, soothing, gentle treatment

Verbal noun

From root √sāntv (to console, soothe)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्राक् (drāk) - suddenly, instantly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, that (quotative)

(indeclinable)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by diligent, persevering effort (pauruṣa) (by manly effort, by human strength/valor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, human strength, valor, effort, personal exertion

Derived from puruṣa

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, by exertion, by endeavor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, painstaking care

Root: yat (class 1)

पालयेत् (pālayet) - one should protect, should preserve, should maintain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pālay

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From the causative stem of root √pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

चित्तबालकम् (cittabālakam) - the child-like mind, the mind as a child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cittabālaka

cittabālaka - mind-child, a mind that is like a child (unsteady, in need of guidance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+bālaka)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bālaka – child, boy, young one
  noun (masculine)