योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-5

येनैव संख्या क्रियते येनैवाऽस्वाऽनुगम्यते ।
तदीयैः कर्मभिः क्षिप्रं प्राज्ञः क्रूरो निबध्यते ॥ ५ ॥

yenaiva saṃkhyā kriyate yenaivā'svā'nugamyate ,
tadīyaiḥ karmabhiḥ kṣipraṃ prājñaḥ krūro nibadhyate 5

5. yena eva saṃkhyā kriyate yena eva asvā anugamyate
tadīyaiḥ karmabhiḥ kṣipram prājñaḥ krūraḥ nibadhyate

5. yena eva saṃkhyā kriyate yena eva asvā anugamyate
tadīyaiḥ karmabhiḥ prājñaḥ krūraḥ kṣipram nibadhyate

5. By which (mind) itself calculation is made, and by which itself the non-self is followed, by its (the mind's) actions (karma), both the wise and the cruel are quickly bound.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, whereby)

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

• संख्या (saṁkhyā) - counting, number, calculation, enumeration

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made

• येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, whereby)

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

• अस्वा (asvā) - external objects, things not of the self (not one's own, non-self, external object)

• अनुगम्यते (anugamyate) - is followed, is pursued, is traced

• तदीयैः (tadīyaiḥ) - by the mind's (by its, by those belonging to it)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by its (the mind's) actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds, by (karma))

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, intelligent person

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - the cruel one, harsh person, fierce

• निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is bound, is tied, is fettered

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

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

(indeclinable)

संख्या (saṁkhyā) - counting, number, calculation, enumeration

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, counting, calculation

saṃ + root √khyā

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

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

(indeclinable)

अस्वा (asvā) - external objects, things not of the self (not one's own, non-self, external object)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asva

asva - not one's own, not a self, having no wealth or property

a + sva

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sva – self, one's own, property, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine form of asva.

अनुगम्यते (anugamyate) - is followed, is pursued, is traced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anugam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

तदीयैः (tadīyaiḥ) - by the mind's (by its, by those belonging to it)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tadīya

tadīya - his, her, its, belonging to that

tad + īya suffix

Note: Agrees with karmabhiḥ (neuter in plural instrumental takes masculine-like ending).

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by its (the mind's) actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds, by (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, (karma)

root √kṛ + manin suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, intelligent person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, learned, intelligent, a wise man

pra + root √jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - the cruel one, harsh person, fierce

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, fierce, severe, a cruel person

Note: prājñaḥ and krūraḥ are subjects of nibadhyate.

निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is bound, is tied, is fettered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nibandh

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: The verb is singular, implying the action affects each individual or both categories collectively.