योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-34

ऐहिकं प्राक्तनं वापि कर्म यद्रचितं स्फुरत् ।
पौरुषोऽसौ परो यत्नो न कदाचन निष्फलः ॥ ३४ ॥

aihikaṃ prāktanaṃ vāpi karma yadracitaṃ sphurat ,
pauruṣo'sau paro yatno na kadācana niṣphalaḥ 34

34. aihikaṃ prāktanam vā api karma yat racitam sphurat
pauruṣaḥ asau paraḥ yatnaḥ na kadācana niṣphalaḥ

34. aihikaṃ vā prāktanam api yat racitam sphurat karma (asti),
asau paraḥ pauruṣaḥ yatnaḥ kadācana na niṣphalaḥ (bhavati).

34. Whatever action (karma) is performed, whether related to this world or from a past life and manifesting itself, this supreme human effort (puruṣa) is never fruitless.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐहिकं (aihikaṁ) - worldly, temporal, pertaining to this world

• प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, former, previous

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• रचितम् (racitam) - composed, arranged, performed, made

• स्फुरत् (sphurat) - throbbing, trembling, shining, manifesting

• पौरुषः (pauruṣaḥ) - human, manly, relating to a man/person

• असौ (asau) - that (yonder), this

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

• निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless, useless, ineffectual

Words meanings and morphology

ऐहिकं (aihikaṁ) - worldly, temporal, pertaining to this world

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aihika

aihika - pertaining to this world, temporal, worldly

Derived from 'iha' (here, in this world) + -ṭhak suffix.

प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - past, former, previous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāktana

prāktana - old, past, former, relating to a former state or existence

Derived from 'prāk' (before) + -tana suffix.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

रचितम् (racitam) - composed, arranged, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of racita

racita - made, formed, composed, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rac (to arrange, make, compose).

Root: rac (class 10)

स्फुरत् (sphurat) - throbbing, trembling, shining, manifesting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurat

sphurat - throbbing, trembling, shining, manifesting, appearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sphur (to throb, flash, manifest).

Root: sphur (class 6)

पौरुषः (pauruṣaḥ) - human, manly, relating to a man/person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, virile, relating to a man (puruṣa)

Derived from 'puruṣa'.

असौ (asau) - that (yonder), this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), this

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Root: yat (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

(indeclinable)

निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless, useless, ineffectual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, barren, ineffectual

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without, away
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yatnaḥ'.

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