योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-5

संकल्पेन हि संकल्पः स्वयमेव प्रजायते ।
वर्धते स्वयमेवाशु दुःखाय न सुखाय तु ॥ ५ ॥

saṃkalpena hi saṃkalpaḥ svayameva prajāyate ,
vardhate svayamevāśu duḥkhāya na sukhāya tu 5

5. saṅkalpena hi saṅkalpaḥ svayam eva prajāyate
vardhate svayam eva āśu duḥkhāya na sukhāya tu

5. hi saṅkalpena saṅkalpaḥ svayam eva prajāyate
tu svayam eva āśu duḥkhāya sukhāya na vardhate

5. Indeed, an intention (saṅkalpa) arises from intention itself. It swiftly grows by itself, leading to sorrow, not to happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पेन (saṅkalpena) - by intention, by resolve

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, originates

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for suffering

• न (na) - not

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पेन (saṅkalpena) - by intention, by resolve

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, determination, volition

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, determination, volition

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajā

present

present tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vardh

present

present tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for suffering

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, unhappiness

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)