योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-36

अप्युर्वीखननोत्कस्य कर्षतोऽपि शिलोच्चयम् ।
स्वमनोनिग्रहादन्यो नोपायोऽस्तीह कश्चन ॥ ३६ ॥

apyurvīkhananotkasya karṣato'pi śiloccayam ,
svamanonigrahādanyo nopāyo'stīha kaścana 36

36. api urvī-khanana-utkasya karṣataḥ api śilā-uccayam
sva-mano-nigrahāt anyaḥ na upāyaḥ asti iha kaścana

36. iha urvī-khanana-utkasya api,
śilā-uccayam karṣataḥ api,
sva-mano-nigrahāt anyaḥ kaścana upāyaḥ na asti.

36. Even for one intent on excavating the earth, or one attempting to move a mountain, there is truly no other effective means here than the control of one's own mind.

36. אפילו עבור מי שמשתוקק לחפור את האדמה או לנתוץ הר סלעים, אין בעולם הזה שום אמצעי מלבד ריסון חשיבתו שלו.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also

• उर्वी-खनन-उत्कस्य (urvī-khanana-utkasya) - of one intent on excavating the earth (of one eager for digging the earth)

• कर्षतः (karṣataḥ) - of one attempting to move (by dragging) (of one dragging, pulling)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• शिला-उच्चयम् (śilā-uccayam) - a mountain, heap of rocks

• स्व-मनो-निग्रहात् (sva-mano-nigrahāt) - than self-control of the mind

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• न (na) - not, no

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - effective means (means, method, expedient)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (with 'na', meaning 'no...')

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

उर्वी-खनन-उत्कस्य (urvī-khanana-utkasya) - of one intent on excavating the earth (of one eager for digging the earth)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of urvī-khanana-utka

urvī-khanana-utka - eager for digging the earth, intent on excavating the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (urvī-khanana+utka)

• urvī-khanana – digging of the earth, excavation of the earth
  noun (neuter)
• utka – eager, anxious, longing, intent
  adjective (masculine)

कर्षतः (karṣataḥ) - of one attempting to move (by dragging) (of one dragging, pulling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṣat

karṣat - dragging, pulling, drawing

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root kṛṣ (class 1, Parasmaipada)

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

शिला-उच्चयम् (śilā-uccayam) - a mountain, heap of rocks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śilā-uccaya

śilā-uccaya - a heap of rocks, a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+uccaya)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• uccaya – heap, accumulation, collection, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ci with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ci

स्व-मनो-निग्रहात् (sva-mano-nigrahāt) - than self-control of the mind

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sva-mano-nigraha

sva-mano-nigraha - control of one's own mind, self-control of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-manas+nigraha)

• sva-manas – one's own mind
  noun (neuter)
• nigraha – restraint, control, subjugation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root grah with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - effective means (means, method, expedient)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

Derived from root i with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root is as (class 2, Parasmaipada)

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (with 'na', meaning 'no...')

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything (used with 'na' to mean 'no one', 'nothing', 'not any')

Note: Agrees with upāyaḥ. 'Na kaścana upāyaḥ' means 'no means whatsoever'.

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