योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-20

तन्वि किं शीघ्रमेव त्वं विघ्नितानन्दमागता ।
आनन्दायैव भूतानि यतन्ते यानि कानिचित् ॥ २० ॥

tanvi kiṃ śīghrameva tvaṃ vighnitānandamāgatā ,
ānandāyaiva bhūtāni yatante yāni kānicit 20

20. tanvi kim śīghram eva tvam vighnita ānandam āgatā
| ānandāya eva bhūtāni yatante yāni kānicit ||

20. tanvi,
kim tvam śīghram eva vighnita ānandam āgatā? yāni kānicit bhūtāni ānandāya eva yatante.

20. "O slender one, why have you so quickly attained impeded joy? After all, all beings, whatever they may be, strive only for joy."

Words meanings summery:

• तन्वि (tanvi) - O slender one, O delicate one

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विघ्नित (vighnita) - impeded, obstructed, hindered

• आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

• आगता (āgatā) - arrived, attained, come

• आनन्दाय (ānandāya) - for joy, for bliss

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor

• यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - some, any, whatever (neuter plural)

Words meanings and morphology

तन्वि (tanvi) - O slender one, O delicate one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvī

tanvī - slender, delicate (woman)

feminine form of tanu

Note: Address to Madanikā

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle meaning "why?"

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject

विघ्नित (vighnita) - impeded, obstructed, hindered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighnita

vighnita - impeded, obstructed, disturbed

Past Passive Participle

root han with upasarga vi + ni, suffix -ta

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies ānandam

आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, bliss, happiness

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Object of āgatā

आगता (āgatā) - arrived, attained, come

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, attained

Past Passive Participle

root gam with upasarga ā, suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tvam

आनन्दाय (ānandāya) - for joy, for bliss

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, bliss, happiness

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, "only for joy"

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

root bhū, suffix -ta

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of yatante

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor

(verb)

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

Present

root yat, 3rd person plural, present middle (ātmanepada)

Root: yat (class 1)

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to bhūtāni

कानिचित् (kānicit) - some, any, whatever (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kañcid

kañcid - some, any, whatever

indeclinable particle cit added to kim

Note: Indefinite pronoun, reinforcing yāni. "yāni kānicit" means "whatever (sort of) beings"