योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-17

भोगमोक्षफलार्थिन्यः समस्ता भूतजातयः ।
स्वमीहितं यथाकालं प्रयतन्ते यथाक्रमम् ॥ १७ ॥

bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ samastā bhūtajātayaḥ ,
svamīhitaṃ yathākālaṃ prayatante yathākramam 17

17. bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ samastā bhūtajātayaḥ
svam īhitam yathākālam prayatante yathākramam

17. samastā bhūtajātayaḥ bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ
svam īhitam yathākālam yathākramam prayatante

17. All living beings, desiring the fruits of worldly enjoyment (bhoga) and final liberation (mokṣa), strive for their own desired aims in due time and in due order.

Words meanings summery:

• भोगमोक्षफलार्थिन्यः (bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ) - desiring the fruits of enjoyment and liberation

• समस्ता (samastā) - all, entire, whole

• भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - classes of beings, all living beings

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• ईहितम् (īhitam) - their own desired aim/goal (desired, wished for, object of desire)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - in due time, according to the proper time

• प्रयतन्ते (prayatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, appropriately, successively

Words meanings and morphology

भोगमोक्षफलार्थिन्यः (bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ) - desiring the fruits of enjoyment and liberation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhogamokṣaphalārthin

bhogamokṣaphalārthin - one who desires the fruits of enjoyment and liberation

Compound of `bhoga` (enjoyment) + `mokṣa` (liberation) + `phala` (fruit) + `arthin` (desiring).

Compound type : Dvandva, then Tatpuruṣa, then Tatpuruṣa (bhoga+mokṣa+phala+arthin)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure, worldly experience
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhuj` (to enjoy) + suffix `ghañ`.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• mokṣa – liberation, freedom, release, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `muc` (to free, release) + suffix `ghañ`.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• arthin – desiring, wishing, seeker, suitor
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix
  From `artha` (purpose, meaning, object) + suffix `in`.

Note: Adjective modifying `bhūtajātayaḥ`.

समस्ता (samastā) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, entire, collected, united

Past Passive Participle

From `sam` (together) + root `as` (to be/throw) + suffix `kta`.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `bhūtajātayaḥ`.

भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - classes of beings, all living beings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūtajāti

bhūtajāti - class of beings, living creatures

Compound of `bhūta` (being, creature) and `jāti` (species, class).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūta+jāti)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhū` (to be) + suffix `kta`.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāti – birth, species, class, kind
  noun (feminine)
  From root `jan` (to be born) + suffix `kti`.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.

Note: Adjective modifying `īhitam`.

ईहितम् (īhitam) - their own desired aim/goal (desired, wished for, object of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īhita

īhita - desired, wished, striven for; object of desire

Past Passive Participle

From root `īh` (to desire, strive) + suffix `kta`.

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Object of `prayatante`.

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - in due time, according to the proper time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound of `yathā` (as, according to) and `kāla` (time).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Adverb modifying `prayatante`.

प्रयतन्ते (prayatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

From `pra` (forth) + root `yat` (to strive).

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, appropriately, successively

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound of `yathā` (as, according to) and `krama` (order).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• krama – order, succession, sequence, step
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kram` (to step) + suffix `a`.
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying `prayatante`.