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).

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'.