योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-62, verse-14

प्राक्तनानखिलान्भावान्यान्ति कर्मवशं गताः ।
पौरुषेणावजीयन्ते धराधरमहाकुलाः ॥ १४ ॥

prāktanānakhilānbhāvānyānti karmavaśaṃ gatāḥ ,
pauruṣeṇāvajīyante dharādharamahākulāḥ 14

14. prāktanān akhilān bhāvān yānti karma-vaśam gatāḥ
pauruṣeṇa avajīyante dharā-dhara-mahā-kulāḥ

14. karma-vaśam gatāḥ prāktanān akhilān bhāvān yānti.
dharā-dhara-mahā-kulāḥ pauruṣeṇa avajīyante

14. Individuals who have fallen under the sway of action (karma) revert to all their former dispositions (bhāva). Yet, even great, mountain-like lineages are conquered by human effort (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - former, previous, ancient

• अखिलान् (akhilān) - all, entire, complete

• भावान् (bhāvān) - states, dispositions, conditions

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

• कर्म-वशम् (karma-vaśam) - the sway of action (karma), under the power of karma

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, fallen under

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by manly effort, by human exertion (puruṣa)

• अवजीयन्ते (avajīyante) - are conquered, are overcome

• धरा-धर-महा-कुलाः (dharā-dhara-mahā-kulāḥ) - great mountain-like lineages, great families like mountains

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - former, previous, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, ancient

Note: Modifies 'bhāvān'.

अखिलान् (akhilān) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akhila

akhila - all, entire, complete

Note: Modifies 'bhāvān'.

भावान् (bhāvān) - states, dispositions, conditions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, disposition (bhāva), condition, idea

Note: Object of 'yānti'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present tense

3rd person plural

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'gatāḥ'.

कर्म-वशम् (karma-vaśam) - the sway of action (karma), under the power of karma

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karma-vaśa

karma-vaśa - power of action (karma), under the control of karma

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+vaśa)

• karma – action (karma), deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'gatāḥ'.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, fallen under

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained

past passive participle

From the root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the subject of 'yānti'.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by manly effort, by human exertion (puruṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manly, human, male, human effort (puruṣa), virility

Note: Instrumental of agency.

अवजीयन्ते (avajīyante) - are conquered, are overcome

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of avajī

present tense

3rd person plural, passive voice of root 'jī' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: jī (class 1)

धरा-धर-महा-कुलाः (dharā-dhara-mahā-kulāḥ) - great mountain-like lineages, great families like mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharā-dhara-mahā-kula

dharā-dhara-mahā-kula - great families that are like mountains (in stability, size)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharā-dhara+mahā-kula)

• dharā-dhara – mountain (lit. earth-bearer)
  noun (masculine)
• mahā-kula – great family/lineage
  noun (neuter)