योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-22

यया वासनया जन्तुर्नीयते भवपञ्जरे ।
तद्वासनानुरूपेण फलं समनुभूयते ॥ २२ ॥

yayā vāsanayā janturnīyate bhavapañjare ,
tadvāsanānurūpeṇa phalaṃ samanubhūyate 22

22. yayā vāsanayā jantuḥ nīyate bhavapañjare
tat vāsanānurūpeṇa phalam samanubhūyate

22. jantuḥ yayā vāsanayā bhavapañjare nīyate
tat vāsanānurūpeṇa phalam samanubhūyate

22. By the particular impression (vāsanā) through which a living being (jantu) is led into the cage of cyclic existence (saṃsāra), a result corresponding to that very impression (vāsanā) is experienced.

Words meanings summery:

• यया (yayā) - by which (feminine singular)

• वासनया (vāsanayā) - by an impression, by a mental predisposition (vāsanā)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, man

• नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is carried, is guided

• भवपञ्जरे (bhavapañjare) - in the cage of existence, in the prison of saṃsāra (cyclic existence)

• तत् (tat) - that

• वासनानुरूपेण (vāsanānurūpeṇa) - in accordance with the impression, corresponding to the mental predisposition

• फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit, consequence

• समनुभूयते (samanubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt completely

Words meanings and morphology

यया (yayā) - by which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, what (relative pronoun)

वासनया (vāsanayā) - by an impression, by a mental predisposition (vāsanā)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - impression, mental predisposition, latent tendency (vāsanā)

Root: vas

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

Root: jan

नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is carried, is guided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

present tense, passive voice

Root nī in passive voice (yak affix).

Root: nī (class 1)

भवपञ्जरे (bhavapañjare) - in the cage of existence, in the prison of saṃsāra (cyclic existence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavapañjara

bhavapañjara - cage of existence, prison of saṃsāra (cyclic existence)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+pañjara)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, saṃsāra (cyclic existence)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• pañjara – cage, enclosure, skeleton
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वासनानुरूपेण (vāsanānurūpeṇa) - in accordance with the impression, corresponding to the mental predisposition

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāsanānurūpa

vāsanānurūpa - conforming to the impression, in accordance with the latent tendency

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+anurūpa)

• vāsanā – impression, mental predisposition, latent tendency (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas
• anurūpa – conforming, corresponding, suitable, appropriate
  adjective
  Prefix: anu

फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Also accusative, but nominative fits here as the subject of the passive verb 'samanubhūyate'.

समनुभूयते (samanubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sam-anu-bhū

present tense, passive voice

Root bhū with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'; passive voice (yak affix).

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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