योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-16

पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन यस्मिन्नेव पदे मनः ।
पात्यते तत्पदं प्राप्य भवत्यभ्यासतो हि तत् ॥ १६ ॥

pauruṣeṇa prayatnena yasminneva pade manaḥ ,
pātyate tatpadaṃ prāpya bhavatyabhyāsato hi tat 16

16. pauruṣeṇa prayatnena yasmin eva pade manaḥ | pātyate
tat padam prāpya bhavati abhyāsataḥ hi tat ||

16. manaḥ pauruṣeṇa prayatnena yasmin eva pade pātyate,
hi tat padam prāpya abhyāsataḥ tat bhavati.

16. By human effort, the mind (manas) is fixed upon whichever state (pada) it is directed; having attained that state, it indeed becomes that through continuous practice.

Words meanings summery:

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human, by masculine, by personal

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, by endeavor

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पदे (pade) - in the state, in the position

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• पात्यते (pātyate) - is cast, is directed, is thrown

• तत् (tat) - that

• पदम् (padam) - the state, the position

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• अभ्यासतः (abhyāsataḥ) - from practice, by means of practice

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human, by masculine, by personal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, virile, relating to a person (puruṣa)

Derived from `puruṣa` (person) with suffix `aṇ`

Note: Modifies 'prayatnena'

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, by endeavor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

action noun

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पदे (pade) - in the state, in the position

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, state, position, word, station

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

पात्यते (pātyate) - is cast, is directed, is thrown

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

Causative Passive

Causative stem `pātaya` + passive ending `ate`

Root: pat (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पदम् (padam) - the state, the position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, state, position, word, station

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभ्यासतः (abhyāsataḥ) - from practice, by means of practice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study

Ablative suffix `tas`

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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