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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-11

स्वायत्तं च सुसाध्यं च स्वचित्ताक्रान्तिमात्रकम् ।
शक्नुवन्ति न ये कर्तुं धिक्तान्पुरुषजम्बुकान् ॥ ११ ॥
svāyattaṃ ca susādhyaṃ ca svacittākrāntimātrakam ,
śaknuvanti na ye kartuṃ dhiktānpuruṣajambukān 11
11. svāyattam ca susādhyam ca svacittākrāntimātrakam
śaknuvanti na ye kartum dhik tān puruṣajambukān
11. ye svāyattam susādhyam svacittākrāntimātrakam
ca kartum na śaknuvanti tān puruṣajambukān dhik
11. Shame upon those men, who are but jackals, who are unable to accomplish that which is self-dependent, easily achievable, and simply the conquest of one's own mind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वायत्तम् (svāyattam) - self-dependent, self-controlled
  • (ca) - and
  • सुसाध्यम् (susādhyam) - easily achievable, readily accomplished
  • (ca) - and
  • स्वचित्ताक्रान्तिमात्रकम् (svacittākrāntimātrakam) - merely the conquest of one's own mind
  • शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able
  • (na) - not, no
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
  • धिक् (dhik) - shame upon, fie on, alas
  • तान् (tān) - them, those
  • पुरुषजम्बुकान् (puruṣajambukān) - jackals among men, men who are like jackals

Words meanings and morphology

स्वायत्तम् (svāyattam) - self-dependent, self-controlled
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svāyatta
svāyatta - self-dependent, self-controlled, autonomous
Compound of sva and āyatta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āyatta)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • āyatta – dependent, controlled, obtained
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    root yat with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: yat (class 1)
Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सुसाध्यम् (susādhyam) - easily achievable, readily accomplished
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of susādhya
susādhya - easily accomplished, readily achieved
Gerundive
Compound of su and sādhya
Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa (su+sādhya)
  • su – good, well, easily
    indeclinable
  • sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, practicable
    adjective
    Gerundive (future passive participle)
    Root sādh + suffix ya
    Root: sādh (class 5)
Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्वचित्ताक्रान्तिमात्रकम् (svacittākrāntimātrakam) - merely the conquest of one's own mind
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svacittākrāntimātraka
svacittākrāntimātraka - merely the conquest of one's own mind
Compound of sva, citta, ākrānti, and mātraka
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+citta+ākrānti+mātraka)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • citta – mind, consciousness, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • ākrānti – conquest, overcoming, invasion
    noun (feminine)
    Root kram with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kram (class 1)
  • mātraka – merely, only, just
    adjective
    Suffix -ka added to mātra
Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.
शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yat
yat - who, which, what, that
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Root kṛ + suffix tum
Root: kṛ (class 8)
धिक् (dhik) - shame upon, fie on, alas
(indeclinable)
तान् (tān) - them, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
पुरुषजम्बुकान् (puruṣajambukān) - jackals among men, men who are like jackals
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣajambuka
puruṣajambuka - a jackal-like man, a vile man
Compound of puruṣa and jambuka
Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+jambuka)
  • puruṣa – man, human being, person
    noun (masculine)
  • jambuka – jackal
    noun (masculine)