योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-34

यथोदेति च यस्येच्छा स तया यतते तथा ।
यथाकालं तदाप्नोति ज्ञो वाप्यज्ञतरोऽपि वा ॥ ३४ ॥

yathodeti ca yasyecchā sa tayā yatate tathā ,
yathākālaṃ tadāpnoti jño vāpyajñataro'pi vā 34

34. yathā udeti ca yasya icchā sa tayā yatate tathā |
yathā-kālam tat āpnoti jñaḥ vā api ajñataraḥ api vā ||

34. ca yasya icchā yathā udeti saḥ tayā tathā yatate jñaḥ
vā api vā api ajñataraḥ (san) yathā-kālam tat āpnoti

34. And just as a desire arises in someone, he strives accordingly with that desire. He obtains that in due course, whether he is wise or even more ignorant.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises, appears

• च (ca) - and, also

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

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

• तया (tayā) - with that, by her (feminine singular instrumental)

• यतते (yatate) - he strives, he endeavors, he attempts

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly, in that manner

• यथा-कालम् (yathā-kālam) - in due course, at the proper time, according to time

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he obtains, he reaches, he gets

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - a wise one, a knower

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अज्ञतरः (ajñataraḥ) - more ignorant, more foolish

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular

From √i (to go) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the person in whom the desire arises.

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)

Note: Subject of 'udeti'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'. Refers to the person who has the desire.

तया (tayā) - with that, by her (feminine singular instrumental)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'icchā' (desire).

यतते (yatate) - he strives, he endeavors, he attempts

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative, 3rd person singular

From √yat (to strive) of the 1st class, Ātmanepada.

Root: yat (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

यथा-कालम् (yathā-kālam) - in due course, at the proper time, according to time

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: yathā + kāla

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'icchā' (desire/object of desire).

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he obtains, he reaches, he gets

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person singular

From √āp (to obtain) of the 5th class, Parasmaipada.

Root: āp (class 5)

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - a wise one, a knower

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, wise, a knower

From √jñā (to know) + ka

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to a 'wise person'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'even... or even...'

अज्ञतरः (ajñataraḥ) - more ignorant, more foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñatara

ajñatara - more ignorant, very ignorant

Comparative degree of ajña (ignorant). Compound: a + jña + tara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jña+tara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tara – more, rather
  suffix
  Comparative suffix.

Note: Used as a noun, 'a more ignorant one'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'even... or even...'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)