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5,43

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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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
  • (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
(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'.