योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-32

यस्येच्छा विद्यते काचित्स सिद्धिं साधयत्यलम् ।
आत्मज्ञस्य तु पूर्णस्य नेच्छा संभवति क्वचित् ॥ ३२ ॥

yasyecchā vidyate kācitsa siddhiṃ sādhayatyalam ,
ātmajñasya tu pūrṇasya necchā saṃbhavati kvacit 32

32. yasya icchā vidyate kācit sa siddhim sādhayati alam |
ātmajñasya tu pūrṇasya na icchā saṃbhavati kvacit ||

32. sa yasya kācit icchā vidyate alam siddhim sādhayati
tu ātmajñasya pūrṇasya kvacit icchā na saṃbhavati

32. If a person has any desire, they sufficiently achieve their aim. But for one who knows the Self (ātman) and is complete, no desire whatsoever arises.

32. מי שיש בו תשוקה כלשהי מתאמץ ומשיג כוחות והגשמות. אך אצל יודע הָעַצְמִי השלם והמלא, לא מתעוררת תשוקה לעולם.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• काचित् (kācit) - any, someone, something

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

• साधयति (sādhayati) - he accomplishes, he causes to succeed, he brings about

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, adequately, easily

• आत्मज्ञस्य (ātmajñasya) - of one who knows the Self (ātman)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• पूर्णस्य (pūrṇasya) - of the complete, of the full, of the fulfilled

• न (na) - not, no

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, is possible, originates

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Also neuter singular genitive, but here refers to 'person'.

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

From √iṣ (to desire) + aṅ + ṭāp

Root: iṣ (class 4)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle Indicative, 3rd person singular

From √vid (to be, exist) of the 4th class, Ātmanepada.

Root: vid (class 4)

काचित् (kācit) - any, someone, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - any, some, a certain (feminine)

Formed from indefinite pronoun kim + cit

Note: Adjective to 'icchā'.

स (sa) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

From √sidh (to succeed, accomplish)

Root: sidh (class 4)

साधयति (sādhayati) - he accomplishes, he causes to succeed, he brings about

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular (causative stem)

From √sādh (to accomplish, succeed) with causative suffix -aya

Root: sādh (class 10)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, adequately, easily

(indeclinable)

आत्मज्ञस्य (ātmajñasya) - of one who knows the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātmajña

ātmajña - knower of the Self (ātman)

Compound: ātman + jña

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jña)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective
  From √jñā (to know) + ka
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

पूर्णस्य (pūrṇasya) - of the complete, of the full, of the fulfilled

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From √pṛ (to fill) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

From √iṣ (to desire) + aṅ + ṭāp

Root: iṣ (class 4)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, is possible, originates

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular

From √bhū (to be) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

(indeclinable)

From kva (where) + cit (indefinite particle)

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