योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-34

रोचते तत्तदाप्नोषि कालेन बहुना पदम् ।
न शक्यते मनो जेतुं विना युक्तिमनिन्दिताम् ॥ ३४ ॥

rocate tattadāpnoṣi kālena bahunā padam ,
na śakyate mano jetuṃ vinā yuktimaninditām 34

34. rocate tat tat āpnoṣi kālena bahunā padam na
śakyate manaḥ jetum vinā yuktim aninditām

34. yat tat rocate,
tat padam bahunā kālena āpnoṣi.
aninditām yuktim vinā manaḥ jetum na śakyate.

34. Whatever one desires, that very state one attains after a long time. The mind (manas) cannot be conquered without an irreproachable method (yukti).

Words meanings summery:

• रोचते (rocate) - is desired (by one) (is pleasing, is desired, shines)

• तत् (tat) - whatever (thing) (that, that one, it)

• तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, that one, it)

• आप्नोषि (āpnoṣi) - you attain, you obtain, you reach

• कालेन (kālena) - after a (long) time (by time, through time, with time)

• बहुना (bahunā) - by a long (time) (by much, by many, by abundant)

• पदम् (padam) - state (of being), goal (step, foot, place, position, state, goal)

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible, can be done

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win, to subdue

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• युक्तिम् (yuktim) - a method (yukti) (method, means, device, proper application, yoga)

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

Words meanings and morphology

रोचते (rocate) - is desired (by one) (is pleasing, is desired, shines)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of ruc

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: ruc (class 1)

तत् (tat) - whatever (thing) (that, that one, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, that one, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

आप्नोषि (āpnoṣi) - you attain, you obtain, you reach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of āp

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, Parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

कालेन (kālena) - after a (long) time (by time, through time, with time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

बहुना (bahunā) - by a long (time) (by much, by many, by abundant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous

पदम् (padam) - state (of being), goal (step, foot, place, position, state, goal)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, sign, word, state, position, goal, abode

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible, can be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of śak

Present Indicative Passive

3rd person singular, Passive voice

Root: śak (class 5)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win, to subdue

(verb)

infinitive of ji

Infinitive

Infinitive form, root ji

Root: ji (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes accusative case

युक्तिम् (yuktim) - a method (yukti) (method, means, device, proper application, yoga)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - union, connection, proper application, means, method, argument, contrivance

Derived from root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - unblamed, irreproachable, blameless, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + nindita (blamed/reproached, PPP of root nind)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root nind (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)