योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-17

तस्मात्स्वसत्तासंत्यागः सतः कर्तुं न युज्यते ।
यदा चिदास्ते तेनेयं नियतिर्न विनश्यति ॥ १७ ॥

tasmātsvasattāsaṃtyāgaḥ sataḥ kartuṃ na yujyate ,
yadā cidāste teneyaṃ niyatirna vinaśyati 17

17. tasmāt sva-sattā-saṃtyāgaḥ sataḥ kartuṃ na yujyate
yadā cit āste tena iyam niyatiḥ na vinaśyati

17. tasmāt,
sataḥ sva-sattā-saṃtyāgaḥ kartuṃ na yujyate.
yadā cit āste,
tena iyam niyatiḥ na vinaśyati.

17. Therefore, it is not appropriate for that which truly exists (sat) to abandon its own being (sva-sattā). Since consciousness (cit) persists, this natural law (niyati) does not perish.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

• स्व-सत्ता-संत्यागः (sva-sattā-saṁtyāgaḥ) - abandonment of its own being (sva-sattā) (abandonment of one's own being/existence)

• सतः (sataḥ) - for that which truly exists (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

• कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to abandon (lit. 'to do the abandonment') (to do, to make, to perform)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate (is joined, is united, is fitting, is appropriate)

• यदा (yadā) - since (when, at what time, since)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, understanding)

• आस्ते (āste) - persists (sits, remains, exists, abides)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him/it)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - does not perish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

स्व-सत्ता-संत्यागः (sva-sattā-saṁtyāgaḥ) - abandonment of its own being (sva-sattā) (abandonment of one's own being/existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-sattā-saṃtyāga

sva-sattā-saṁtyāga - abandonment of one's own being/existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sattā+saṃtyāga)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• sattā – being, existence, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṃtyāga – abandonment, complete renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

सतः (sataḥ) - for that which truly exists (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root √as (to be, exist).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'of the existent one'.

कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to abandon (lit. 'to do the abandonment') (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed by adding -tum to the root √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate (is joined, is united, is fitting, is appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 4)

यदा (yadā) - since (when, at what time, since)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

आस्ते (āste) - persists (sits, remains, exists, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'niyatiḥ'.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law, constitution

action noun

Derived from root √yam (to restrain, control) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - does not perish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)