योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-10

पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन चित्तमाश्वेव जीयते ।
अचित्तेनाप्रयत्नेन पदं ब्रह्मणि दीयते ॥ १० ॥

pauruṣeṇa prayatnena cittamāśveva jīyate ,
acittenāprayatnena padaṃ brahmaṇi dīyate 10

10. pauruṣeṇa prayatnena cittam āśu eva jīyate
acittena aprayatnena padam brahmaṇi dīyate

10. pauruṣeṇa prayatnena cittam āśu eva jīyate
acittena aprayatnena brahmaṇi padam dīyate

10. Through one's personal effort (pauruṣa) and exertion, the mind (citta) is swiftly conquered. Through a state of no-mind (acitta) and no-effort, the ultimate state (pada) in Brahman (brahman) is attained.

Words meanings summery:

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by one's personal effort (pauruṣa) (by effort, by human exertion, by manliness)

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by exertion (by exertion, by endeavor, by effort)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, intellect, heart)

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

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

• जीयते (jīyate) - is conquered (is conquered, is subdued, is defeated)

• अचित्तेन (acittena) - through a state of no-mind (acitta) (by the state of no-mind, by being mindless)

• अप्रयत्नेन (aprayatnena) - and no-effort (by absence of effort, effortlessly)

• पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state (pada) (state, abode, position, footstep)

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman, in the ultimate reality)

• दीयते (dīyate) - is attained (is given, is placed, is offered, is attained)

Words meanings and morphology

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by one's personal effort (pauruṣa) (by effort, by human exertion, by manliness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, human effort, personal endeavor (puruṣa)

Note: Agent for `jīyate`.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by exertion (by exertion, by endeavor, by effort)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Parallel to `pauruṣeṇa`.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `jīyate`.

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

(indeclinable)

जीयते (jīyate) - is conquered (is conquered, is subdued, is defeated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jī

present tense, passive voice

root `ji` in passive form (`jīyate`)

Root: ji (class 1)

अचित्तेन (acittena) - through a state of no-mind (acitta) (by the state of no-mind, by being mindless)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of acitta

acitta - mindless, senseless, without consciousness, state of no-mind

formed with negative prefix `a` and `citta` (mind)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+citta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  from root `cit`
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent for `dīyate`.

अप्रयत्नेन (aprayatnena) - and no-effort (by absence of effort, effortlessly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aprayatna

aprayatna - absence of effort, lack of exertion, effortlessly

formed with negative prefix `a` and `prayatna` (effort)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prayatna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  from root `yat` with `pra`
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Parallel to `acittena`.

पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state (pada) (state, abode, position, footstep)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, trace, mark, state, position, abode, ultimate state

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of `dīyate`.

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman, in the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute, the Supreme Being (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location or object of attainment.

दीयते (dīyate) - is attained (is given, is placed, is offered, is attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dā

present tense, passive voice

root `dā` in passive form (`dīyate`)

Root: dā (class 1)