योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-26

स्वेनेव व्यवहारेण कार्यं सिद्ध्यतु वा न वा ।
महानियतिरित्येव भ्रमस्यावसरो हि कः ॥ २६ ॥

sveneva vyavahāreṇa kāryaṃ siddhyatu vā na vā ,
mahāniyatirityeva bhramasyāvasaro hi kaḥ 26

26. svena iva vyavahāreṇa kāryam siddhyatu vā na vā
mahāniyatiḥ iti eva bhramasya avasaraḥ hi kaḥ

26. svena iva vyavahāreṇa kāryam siddhyatu vā na vā.
mahāniyatiḥ iti eva hi bhramasya kaḥ avasaraḥ?

26. Whether the task succeeds or not through one's own conduct (vyavahāra), what scope indeed is there for delusion (bhrama)? For this is simply the great natural law (mahāniyati).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

• इव (iva) - Emphasizing 'one's own'. (indeed, certainly)

• व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by conduct, by action, by practice

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the task, work, objective, what is to be done

• सिद्ध्यतु (siddhyatu) - let it be accomplished, may it succeed

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or

• महानियतिः (mahāniyatiḥ) - Refers to the overarching, unavoidable principle governing outcomes. (great destiny, grand necessity, great natural law)

• इति (iti) - Used here to introduce or emphasize a conclusion or statement, meaning 'this is why'. (thus, in this manner, indicates a quote or conclusion)

• एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'simply' or 'only'. (indeed, only, just)

• भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of delusion, of error, of wandering

• अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - scope, opportunity, occasion

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कः (kaḥ) - Asking 'what (scope)?' in an interrogative sense. (what, who, where)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Reflexive possessive pronoun, masculine/neuter instrumental singular

इव (iva) - Emphasizing 'one's own'. (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by conduct, by action, by practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, practice, dealing, transaction, custom, litigation

From vi-ava-hṛ (to deal, conduct)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating means or agency.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the task, work, objective, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, business, affair

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root kṛ (to do) with -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सिद्ध्यतु (siddhyatu) - let it be accomplished, may it succeed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sidh

Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root sidh (class 4, Parasmaipada)

Root: sidh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, forming an 'either...or' construction with the preceding 'vā'.

महानियतिः (mahāniyatiḥ) - Refers to the overarching, unavoidable principle governing outcomes. (great destiny, grand necessity, great natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāniyati

mahāniyati - great destiny, grand necessity, absolute rule or law

Compound of mahā (great) and niyati (destiny, fixed order)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+niyati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• niyati – destiny, fate, fixed order, necessity, natural law
  noun (feminine)
  From ni-yam (to restrain, fix)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied 'is'.

इति (iti) - Used here to introduce or emphasize a conclusion or statement, meaning 'this is why'. (thus, in this manner, indicates a quote or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'simply' or 'only'. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of delusion, of error, of wandering

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'avasaraḥ'.

अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - scope, opportunity, occasion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - occasion, opportunity, scope, proper time

From ava-sṛ (to descend, approach)

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is' or 'exists'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis or cause/reason.

कः (kaḥ) - Asking 'what (scope)?' in an interrogative sense. (what, who, where)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

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