योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-60

यथा यथैषा कार्याणि वासनाक्षयकारिणी ।
विचारणा तवोदेति संशाम्यन्ति तथा तथा ॥ ६० ॥

yathā yathaiṣā kāryāṇi vāsanākṣayakāriṇī ,
vicāraṇā tavodeti saṃśāmyanti tathā tathā 60

60. yathā yathā eṣā kāryāṇi vāsanākṣayakāriṇī
vicāraṇā tava udeti saṃśāmyanti tathā tathā

60. yathā yathā eṣā vāsanākṣayakāriṇī tava vicāraṇā udeti,
tathā tathā kāryāṇi saṃśāmyanti.

60. As this discriminative inquiry (vicāraṇā) of yours, which brings about the destruction of desires (vāsanākṣayakāriṇī), increasingly arises, so too do [binding] actions (kāryāṇi) increasingly subside.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - indicates a progressive increase, "as... as..." (as, like, in which way)

• यथा (yathā) - indicates a progressive increase, "as... as..." (as, like, in which way)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (discriminative inquiry) (this, this one)

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - [binding] actions or their effects (actions, duties, things to be done; effects)

• वासनाक्षयकारिणी (vāsanākṣayakāriṇī) - causing the destruction of desires (vāsanā)

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - discriminative inquiry (into the nature of reality) (inquiry, investigation, discriminative thought)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• उदेति (udeti) - increasingly arises (rises, appears, comes forth)

• संशाम्यन्ति (saṁśāmyanti) - increasingly subside (they subside, they cease, they are calmed)

• तथा (tathā) - indicates a progressive consequence, "so too..." (thus, so, in that manner)

• तथा (tathā) - indicates a progressive consequence, "so too..." (thus, so, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - indicates a progressive increase, "as... as..." (as, like, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlation with `tathā tathā` to show progressive cause and effect.

यथा (yathā) - indicates a progressive increase, "as... as..." (as, like, in which way)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (discriminative inquiry) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `vicāraṇā` and `vāsanākṣayakāriṇī`.

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - [binding] actions or their effects (actions, duties, things to be done; effects)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made; duty, action, work, business, effect

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject of `saṃśāmyanti`.

वासनाक्षयकारिणी (vāsanākṣayakāriṇī) - causing the destruction of desires (vāsanā)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanākṣayakārin

vāsanākṣayakārin - causing the destruction of latent impressions/desires

Agent noun ending in -in

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+kṣaya+kārin)

• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, acquired tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• kārin – making, doing, causing, effecting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `vicāraṇā`.

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - discriminative inquiry (into the nature of reality) (inquiry, investigation, discriminative thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - inquiry, investigation, examination, discriminative thought, reasoning

Derived from root car (to move) with 'vi' and 'ā' prefixes and suffix -anā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The subject of `udeti`.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Modifies `vicāraṇā`.

उदेति (udeti) - increasingly arises (rises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for `vicāraṇā`.

संशाम्यन्ति (saṁśāmyanti) - increasingly subside (they subside, they cease, they are calmed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sam-śam

Prefix: sam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Verb for `kāryāṇi`. "sam" prefix can intensify or mean 'completely'.

तथा (tathā) - indicates a progressive consequence, "so too..." (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlation with `yathā yathā` to show progressive cause and effect.

तथा (tathā) - indicates a progressive consequence, "so too..." (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)