योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-62, verse-13

यानेव सेवते जन्तुरिह जातिगुणान्सदा ।
अथान्यजातिजातोऽपि जातिं भजति तां क्षणात् ॥ १३ ॥

yāneva sevate janturiha jātiguṇānsadā ,
athānyajātijāto'pi jātiṃ bhajati tāṃ kṣaṇāt 13

13. yān eva sevate jantuḥ iha jāti-guṇān sadā atha
anya-jāti-jātaḥ api jātim bhajati tām kṣaṇāt

13. iha jantuḥ yān eva jāti-guṇān sadā sevate,
atha anya-jāti-jātaḥ api,
kṣaṇāt tām jātim bhajati

13. A living being (jantu) who constantly cultivates certain inherent qualities (jāti-guṇa) in this world, even if born into a different lineage or species (jāti), will instantly attain that very lineage or species (jāti).

13. יהיו אשר יהיו האיכויות והתכונות שאדם מטפח באופן מתמיד, אפילו אם נולד במוצא אחר, הוא מאמץ איכויות אלו כהרף עין.

Words meanings summery:

• यान् (yān) - which (accusative plural)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सेवते (sevate) - serves, cultivates, resorts to

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• जाति-गुणान् (jāti-guṇān) - inherent qualities, qualities of a lineage/species

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अन्य-जाति-जातः (anya-jāti-jātaḥ) - born of another class/species

• अपि (api) - even, also

• जातिम् (jātim) - class, lineage, species

• भजति (bhajati) - attains, cultivates, resorts to

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately, in a moment

Words meanings and morphology

यान् (yān) - which (accusative plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'jāti-guṇān'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सेवते (sevate) - serves, cultivates, resorts to

(verb)

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

present tense

3rd person singular

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being (jantu), creature, man

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

जाति-गुणान् (jāti-guṇān) - inherent qualities, qualities of a lineage/species

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jāti-guṇa

jāti-guṇa - qualities pertaining to one's birth, lineage, or species

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāti+guṇa)

• jāti – birth, lineage, species, class (jāti)
  noun (feminine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute
  noun (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a new sentence or clause, often implying a consequence.

अन्य-जाति-जातः (anya-jāti-jātaḥ) - born of another class/species

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya-jāti-jāta

anya-jāti-jāta - born of another class/species

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anya+jāti+jāta)

• anya – other, different
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• jāti – birth, lineage, species, class (jāti)
  noun (feminine)
• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  From the root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of the sentence.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an emphasizing particle.

जातिम् (jātim) - class, lineage, species

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, lineage, species, class (jāti)

Note: Object of 'bhajati'.

भजति (bhajati) - attains, cultivates, resorts to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhaj

present tense

3rd person singular

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'jātim'.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately, in a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

Note: Used adverbially to indicate 'at once'.

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