योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-22

नरेण पौरुषेणैव कार्ये सत्तात्मके उभे ।
ईदृश्येतेन नियतिरेवं नियतिपौरुषे ॥ २२ ॥

nareṇa pauruṣeṇaiva kārye sattātmake ubhe ,
īdṛśyetena niyatirevaṃ niyatipauruṣe 22

22. naraṇa pauruṣeṇa eva kārye sattātmake ubhe
īdr̥śyate etena niyatiḥ evaṃ niyati-pauruṣe

22. naraṇa pauruṣeṇa eva ubhe sattātmake kārye (kriyete).
etena niyatiḥ īdr̥śyate.
evaṃ niyati-pauruṣe (staḥ).

22. By man (nara), through human endeavor (pauruṣa) alone, both essential actions (kārya) are carried out. By this (etena) means, destiny (niyati) is perceived in such a way (īdṛśyate); thus are destiny (niyati) and human effort (pauruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• नरण (naraṇa) - by man, by a human being

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by manliness, by prowess

• एव (eva) - alone, only, certainly

• कार्ये (kārye) - essential actions (actions, duties, purposes, effects)

• सत्तात्मके (sattātmake) - essential, self-existent, consisting of existence

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• ईद्र्̥श्यते (īdr̥śyate) - is seen thus, is perceived in this way

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, natural law

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

• नियति-पौरुषे (niyati-pauruṣe) - destiny and human effort

Words meanings and morphology

नरण (naraṇa) - by man, by a human being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by manliness, by prowess

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, prowess, relating to Puruṣa

एव (eva) - alone, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

कार्ये (kārye) - essential actions (actions, duties, purposes, effects)

(noun)

neuter, dual of kārya

kārya - action, duty, purpose, effect, what is to be done

Gerundive

root kṛ + ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सत्तात्मके (sattātmake) - essential, self-existent, consisting of existence

(adjective)

neuter, dual of sattātmaka

sattātmaka - essential, self-existent, consisting of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattā+ātman)

• sattā – existence, being, power
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(adjective)

neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

ईद्र्̥श्यते (īdr̥śyate) - is seen thus, is perceived in this way

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of etat

etat - this

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, natural law, fixed order

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

नियति-पौरुषे (niyati-pauruṣe) - destiny and human effort

(noun)

neuter, dual of niyati-pauruṣa

niyati-pauruṣa - destiny and human effort

Compound type : dvandva (niyati+pauruṣa)

• niyati – destiny, fate, natural law
  noun (feminine)
• pauruṣa – human effort, manliness, prowess
  noun (masculine)

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