योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-49

यथाशास्त्रमनुद्वेगमाचरन्को न सिद्धिभाक् ।
यथाशास्त्रं विहरता त्वरा कार्या न सिद्धिषु ॥ ४९ ॥

yathāśāstramanudvegamācaranko na siddhibhāk ,
yathāśāstraṃ viharatā tvarā kāryā na siddhiṣu 49

49. yathāśāstram anudvegam ācaran kaḥ na siddhibhāk |
yathāśāstram viharatā tvarā kāryā na siddhiṣu ||

49. yathāśāstram anudvegam ācaran kaḥ na siddhibhāk (bhavet)
? yathāśāstram viharatā siddhiṣu tvarā na kāryā

49. Who, acting calmly in accordance with the scriptures (śāstra), would not achieve perfection (siddhi)? When proceeding according to the scriptures (śāstra), one should not be hasty in seeking perfections (siddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) / treatises

• अनुद्वेगम् (anudvegam) - without agitation, calmly

• आचरन् (ācaran) - acting, practicing

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• न (na) - not

• सिद्धिभाक् (siddhibhāk) - partaking in perfection (siddhi), achieving perfection

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) / treatises

• विहरत (viharata) - by one acting/proceeding, for one behaving

• त्वरा (tvarā) - haste, speed

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made

• न (na) - not

• सिद्धिषु (siddhiṣu) - in perfections (siddhi), regarding accomplishments

Words meanings and morphology

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) / treatises

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'śāstra' (scripture, rule).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  From √śās (to instruct).
  Root: √śās (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ācaran'.

अनुद्वेगम् (anudvegam) - without agitation, calmly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anudvega

anudvega - absence of agitation, calmness; unagitated

Compound of 'an-' (negation) + 'udvega' (agitation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+udvega)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix. Becomes 'an-' before vowels.
• udvega – agitation, anxiety, fear
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud-vij' (to tremble, be agitated).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √vij (class 6)

आचरन् (ācaran) - acting, practicing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarant

ācar - to act, to practice, to perform

Present Active Participle

From 'ā-car' (to move towards, to practice).

Prefix: ā

Root: √car (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'kaḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सिद्धिभाक् (siddhibhāk) - partaking in perfection (siddhi), achieving perfection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siddhibhājin

siddhibhājin - partaking in success/perfection (siddhi), obtaining success/perfection

Compound 'siddhi' + 'bhājin' (partaking).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (siddhi+bhājin)

• siddhi – perfection, accomplishment, success, supernatural power (siddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From √sidh (to succeed).
  Root: √sidh
• bhājin – sharing, possessing, obtaining, partaking of
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhaj (to share, partake).
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'kaḥ'.

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) / treatises

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'śāstra' (scripture, rule).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  From √śās (to instruct).
  Root: √śās (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'viharata'.

विहरत (viharata) - by one acting/proceeding, for one behaving

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viharant

vihar - to move about, to act, to proceed, to behave

Present Active Participle

From 'vi-hṛ' (to move about, to sport).

Prefix: vi

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent for 'kāryā', meaning 'by one acting'.

त्वरा (tvarā) - haste, speed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarā

tvarā - haste, speed, quickness

From √tvar (to hurry).

Root: √tvar (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāryā'.

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, action

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सिद्धिषु (siddhiṣu) - in perfections (siddhi), regarding accomplishments

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, accomplishment, success, supernatural power (siddhi)

From √sidh (to succeed).

Root: √sidh

Note: Means 'in matters of perfections' or 'towards perfections'.