योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-59

आत्मनैव प्रयत्नेन यावदात्मावलोकने ।
न कृतोऽनुग्रहस्तावन्न विचारोदयो भवेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

ātmanaiva prayatnena yāvadātmāvalokane ,
na kṛto'nugrahastāvanna vicārodayo bhavet 59

59. ātmanā eva prayatnena yāvat ātma-avalokane na
kṛtaḥ anugrahaḥ tāvat na vicāra-udayaḥ bhavet

59. yāvat ātmanā eva prayatnena ātma-avalokane
anugrahaḥ na kṛtaḥ tāvat vicāra-udayaḥ na bhavet

59. As long as, through one's own effort (prayatna), grace (anugraha) is not generated for the realization of the self (ātman), then the awakening of discerning inquiry (vicāra) will not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, by exertion

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

• आत्म-अवलोकने (ātma-avalokane) - in the perception of the self, in the realization of the self

• न (na) - not, no

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed, achieved

• अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - grace, favor, blessing, kindness

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• विचार-उदयः (vicāra-udayaḥ) - rise of inquiry, dawn of discernment

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, might be, should be, will arise

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, by exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Derived from 'pra' + 'yat' + '-na' (suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

(indeclinable)

आत्म-अवलोकने (ātma-avalokane) - in the perception of the self, in the realization of the self

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātma-avalokana

ātma-avalokana - self-perception, self-realization, observation of the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+avalokana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• avalokana – seeing, observing, looking at, perception, realization
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt nominalization
  Derived from 'ava' + 'lok' + '-ana' (kṛt suffix)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed, achieved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, achieved

Past Passive Participle

Root kṛ + past participle suffix -ta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - grace, favor, blessing, kindness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - grace, favor, blessing, kindness

Derived from 'anu' + 'grah' + 'a' (suffix)

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विचार-उदयः (vicāra-udayaḥ) - rise of inquiry, dawn of discernment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra-udaya

vicāra-udaya - rise/dawn of inquiry/discernment

Compound type : tatpurusha (vicāra+udaya)

• vicāra – inquiry, discernment, investigation, deliberation
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt nominalization
  Derived from 'vi' + 'car' + 'a' (ghañ suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• udaya – rise, ascent, dawn, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt nominalization
  Derived from 'ud' + 'i' + 'a' (ac suffix)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, might be, should be, will arise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)