योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-40

येनांशेनोल्लसत्येषा विचारेणोदयं नयेत् ।
तमेवानुदिनं यत्नात्कृषीवल इवाङ्कुरम् ॥ ४० ॥

yenāṃśenollasatyeṣā vicāreṇodayaṃ nayet ,
tamevānudinaṃ yatnātkṛṣīvala ivāṅkuram 40

40. yena aṃśena ullasati eṣā vicāreṇa udayam nayet
tam eva anudinam yatnāt kṛṣīvalaḥ iva aṅkuram

40. eṣā yena aṃśena ullasati tam eva anudinam vicāreṇa
yatnāt udayam nayet kṛṣīvalaḥ aṅkuram iva

40. One should diligently promote the growth of that very aspect of this stage (bhūmi) which is manifesting, day by day, through inquiry (vicāra), just as a farmer nurtures his sprout.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, with which

• अंशेन (aṁśena) - by part, by aspect

• उल्लसति (ullasati) - shines forth, emerges, flourishes, delights

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'bhūmi' or stage of spiritual progress. (this, she, it)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - By the practice of rational discrimination or analysis (vicāra) crucial for spiritual advancement. (by inquiry, by deliberation, by reflection, by discrimination)

• उदयम् (udayam) - rise, growth, emergence

• नयेत् (nayet) - one should lead, should bring, should guide

• तम् (tam) - Refers back to 'aṃśa' (aspect). (that, him, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, very, only

• अनुदिनम् (anudinam) - day by day, daily

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• कृषीवलः (kṛṣīvalaḥ) - a farmer, an agriculturist, a cultivator

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - a sprout, a shoot

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

अंशेन (aṁśena) - by part, by aspect

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, aspect

उल्लसति (ullasati) - shines forth, emerges, flourishes, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-las

Present Indicative

Prefix: ud

Root: las (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the 'bhūmi' or stage of spiritual progress. (this, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - By the practice of rational discrimination or analysis (vicāra) crucial for spiritual advancement. (by inquiry, by deliberation, by reflection, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, deliberation, examination, discrimination, reflection

Derived from root 'car' (to move, to go) with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

उदयम् (udayam) - rise, growth, emergence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, ascending, growth, prosperity, outcome

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

नयेत् (nayet) - one should lead, should bring, should guide

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nī

Optative Mood

Root: nī (class 1)

तम् (tam) - Refers back to 'aṃśa' (aspect). (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, just, very, only

(indeclinable)

अनुदिनम् (anudinam) - day by day, daily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (anu+dina)

• anu – after, along, near; indicating repetition or succession
  indeclinable
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

Ablative case used adverbially

Note: Functions as an adverb.

कृषीवलः (kṛṣīvalaḥ) - a farmer, an agriculturist, a cultivator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣīvala

kṛṣīvala - farmer, ploughman, agriculturist

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - a sprout, a shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

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