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3,14

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-34

प्रधानशक्तिनियमः सुप्रतिष्ठो न चेद्भवेत् ।
तत्फलं शक्त्यधीनत्वान्नेहितानां क्वचिद्भवेत् ॥ ३४ ॥
pradhānaśaktiniyamaḥ supratiṣṭho na cedbhavet ,
tatphalaṃ śaktyadhīnatvānnehitānāṃ kvacidbhavet 34
34. pradhānaśaktiniyamaḥ supratiṣṭhaḥ na cet bhavet tat
phalam śaktyadhīnatvāt na ihitānām kvacit bhavet
34. cet pradhānaśaktiniyamaḥ supratiṣṭhaḥ na bhavet tat
phalam ihitānām śaktyadhīnatvāt kvacit na bhavet
34. If the regulation of primal nature's (prakṛti's) power (śakti) is not well-established, then its fruit will never come about for those who strive, because of their dependence on power (śakti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रधानशक्तिनियमः (pradhānaśaktiniyamaḥ) - the regulation of primal nature's (prakṛti's) power (śakti) (the regulation of primal nature's power)
  • सुप्रतिष्ठः (supratiṣṭhaḥ) - well-established, firmly founded
  • (na) - not, no
  • चेत् (cet) - if
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be
  • तत् (tat) - its (fruit) (that, its)
  • फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence
  • शक्त्यधीनत्वात् (śaktyadhīnatvāt) - due to dependence on power (śakti) (due to dependence on power, because of being subject to power)
  • (na) - not, no
  • इहितानाम् (ihitānām) - of those desired, of those strived for
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at some time
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

Words meanings and morphology

प्रधानशक्तिनियमः (pradhānaśaktiniyamaḥ) - the regulation of primal nature's (prakṛti's) power (śakti) (the regulation of primal nature's power)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradhānaśaktiniyama
pradhānaśaktiniyama - the regulation of the power of primal nature
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pradhānaśakti+niyama)
  • pradhāna – primal nature, primary matter
    noun (neuter)
  • śakti – power, energy
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'śak' (to be able).
    Root: śak (class 5)
  • niyama – rule, regulation, restraint
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'ni'.
    Prefix: ni
    Root: yam (class 1)
सुप्रतिष्ठः (supratiṣṭhaḥ) - well-established, firmly founded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of supratiṣṭha
supratiṣṭha - well-established, firmly founded, well-ordered
Compound type : Prādi-samāsa (su+pratiṣṭha)
  • su – well, good, excellent
    indeclinable
  • pratiṣṭha – established, founded, fixed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'prati'.
    Prefix: prati
    Root: sthā (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
तत् (tat) - its (fruit) (that, its)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
शक्त्यधीनत्वात् (śaktyadhīnatvāt) - due to dependence on power (śakti) (due to dependence on power, because of being subject to power)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śaktyadhīnatva
śaktyadhīnatva - state of being dependent on power
Derived from 'śaktyadhīna' (dependent on power) with suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śakti+adhīna+tva)
  • śakti – power, energy
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'śak' (to be able).
    Root: śak (class 5)
  • adhīna – dependent, subject to, submissive
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'adhi'.
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: i (class 2)
  • tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
    suffix (neuter)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इहितानाम् (ihitānām) - of those desired, of those strived for
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ihita
ihita - desired, striven for, attempted
Past Passive Participle
From root 'ih' (to strive, desire).
Root: ih (class 1)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at some time
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)