योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-28

अपौरुषं हि नियतिः पौरुषं सैव सर्गगा ।
निष्फलाऽपौरुषाकारा सफला पौरुषात्मिका ॥ २८ ॥

apauruṣaṃ hi niyatiḥ pauruṣaṃ saiva sargagā ,
niṣphalā'pauruṣākārā saphalā pauruṣātmikā 28

28. apauruṣam hi niyatiḥ pauruṣam sā eva sarga-gā
niṣphalā apauruṣa-ākārā saphalā pauruṣa-ātmikā

28. hi niyatiḥ apauruṣam sā eva
sarga-gā pauruṣam (bhavati)
apauruṣa-ākārā niṣphalā (bhavati)
pauruṣa-ātmikā saphalā (bhavati)

28. Indeed, destiny (niyati) is inherently non-manly (apauruṣa). However, that very destiny (niyati) becomes manly (pauruṣa) when it relates to creation (sarga). That which is of a non-manly (apauruṣa) form is fruitless, while that which is imbued with manly effort (pauruṣa) is fruitful.

Words meanings summery:

• अपौरुषम् (apauruṣam) - non-manly, not of human effort, spontaneous, accidental

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manly effort, human exertion, valor (here, in the sense of being subject to or embodying effort)

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• सर्ग-गा (sarga-gā) - going to creation, pertaining to creation, active in creation

• निष्फला (niṣphalā) - fruitless, unproductive, useless

• अपौरुष-आकारा (apauruṣa-ākārā) - having a non-manly form, of non-manly nature

• सफला (saphalā) - fruitful, successful, productive

• पौरुष-आत्मिका (pauruṣa-ātmikā) - having the nature of manly effort, imbued with manly effort

Words meanings and morphology

अपौरुषम् (apauruṣam) - non-manly, not of human effort, spontaneous, accidental

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apauruṣa

apauruṣa - not human, not manly, not requiring effort

Negative prefix 'a' + pauruṣa.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pauruṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pauruṣa – manly, human, vigor, effort, prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from puruṣa.

Note: Predicate adjective for `niyatiḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fate, destiny, fixed order, restriction

From root yam with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manly effort, human exertion, valor (here, in the sense of being subject to or embodying effort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manly, human, vigor, effort, prowess

Derived from puruṣa.

Note: Predicate nominative for `sā eva`.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

सर्ग-गा (sarga-gā) - going to creation, pertaining to creation, active in creation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarga-gā

sarga-gā - going to creation, pertaining to creation

Compound of sarga (creation) and gā (going, moving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+gā)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj 'to create'.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• gā – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/suffix
  From root gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `sā`.

निष्फला (niṣphalā) - fruitless, unproductive, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, unproductive

Compound of nis (without) + phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or privation.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective.

अपौरुष-आकारा (apauruṣa-ākārā) - having a non-manly form, of non-manly nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apauruṣa-ākāra

apauruṣa-ākāra - having a non-manly form

Compound of apauruṣa and ākāra (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apauruṣa+ākāra)

• apauruṣa – not human, not manly, not requiring effort
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative prefix 'a' + pauruṣa.
  Prefix: a
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective.

सफला (saphalā) - fruitful, successful, productive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful

Compound of sa (with) + phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective.

पौरुष-आत्मिका (pauruṣa-ātmikā) - having the nature of manly effort, imbued with manly effort

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pauruṣa-ātmikā

pauruṣa-ātmikā - having the nature of manly effort, endowed with manly effort

Compound of pauruṣa (manly effort) and ātmikā (having the nature of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pauruṣa+ātmika)

• pauruṣa – manly, human, vigor, effort, prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from puruṣa.
• ātmika – pertaining to the self, forming the essence of, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ātman with ika suffix.

Note: Predicate adjective.

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