योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-28

मनसैव मनस्तस्मात्पौरुषेण पुमानिह ।
स्वकमेव स्वकेनैव योजयेत्पावने पथि ॥ २८ ॥

manasaiva manastasmātpauruṣeṇa pumāniha ,
svakameva svakenaiva yojayetpāvane pathi 28

28. manasā eva manaḥ tasmāt pauruṣeṇa pumān iha
svakam eva svakena eva yojayet pāvane pathi

28. tasmāt iha pumān manasā eva pauruṣeṇa
svakena eva svakam manaḥ pāvane pathi yojayet

28. Therefore, in this world, a person (puruṣa) should indeed direct their own mind, by means of their own self-effort (pauruṣa) and by their own mind, solely onto the purifying path.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - by means of the mind (by the mind)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (one's own mind) (mind, intellect, heart)

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

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by self-effort (pauruṣa) (by manliness, by valor, by self-effort, by human exertion)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a person (puruṣa) (a man, a person, a male)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own (mind/self) (one's own, self)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

• स्वकेन (svakena) - by one's own (mind/means) (by one's own, by one's self)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

• योजयेत् (yojayet) - should direct/engage (should join, should apply, should direct, should unite)

• पावने (pāvane) - on the purifying (path) (purifying, sacred, holy; on the purifying (path))

• पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road, in the way)

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - by means of the mind (by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (one's own mind) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'yojayet'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of cause.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by self-effort (pauruṣa) (by manliness, by valor, by self-effort, by human exertion)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, self-effort, human exertion

Derived from 'puruṣa'

Note: Means for achieving the action.

पुमान् (pumān) - a person (puruṣa) (a man, a person, a male)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, spirit, soul (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of 'yojayet'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own (mind/self) (one's own, self)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, pertaining to oneself, kin

Derived from 'sva' (self)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'manas' or 'ātman', functioning as the object of 'yojayet'.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

स्वकेन (svakena) - by one's own (mind/means) (by one's own, by one's self)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, pertaining to oneself, kin

Derived from 'sva' (self)

Note: Instrumental.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

योजयेत् (yojayet) - should direct/engage (should join, should apply, should direct, should unite)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: From √yuj (7th class, Parasmaipada, optative mood, 3rd singular).

पावने (pāvane) - on the purifying (path) (purifying, sacred, holy; on the purifying (path))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy, pure

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from root √pū (to purify) + -ana suffix

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pathi'.

पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road, in the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course