योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-66

वासनास्तु विपर्यस्ता इतो नेतुमितश्च ताः ।
पुंसा प्राज्ञेन शक्यन्ते सुखं पर्यनुयोजितुम् ॥ ६६ ॥

vāsanāstu viparyastā ito netumitaśca tāḥ ,
puṃsā prājñena śakyante sukhaṃ paryanuyojitum 66

66. vāsanāḥ tu viparyastāḥ itaḥ netum itaḥ ca tāḥ
puṃsā prājñena śakyante sukham paryanuyojitum

66. prājñena puṃsā viparyastāḥ tāḥ vāsanāḥ tu itaḥ
ca itaḥ netum sukham paryanuyojitum śakyante

66. Latent tendencies (vāsanā), even if misguided, can be easily directed here and there by a wise person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• वासनाः (vāsanāḥ) - latent impressions, karmic tendencies, subconscious inclinations

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

• विपर्यस्ताः (viparyastāḥ) - confused, inverted, misguided, distorted

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here, in this direction

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to guide, to carry

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here, in this direction

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताः (tāḥ) - them, those

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person, by a man

• प्राज्ञेन (prājñena) - by a wise, by an intelligent

• शक्यन्ते (śakyante) - are able, can be

• सुखम् (sukham) - easily, comfortably, happily

• पर्यनुयोजितुम् (paryanuyojitum) - to direct, to apply, to employ

Words meanings and morphology

वासनाः (vāsanāḥ) - latent impressions, karmic tendencies, subconscious inclinations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, karmic tendency, subconscious inclination

Root: √vas (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

विपर्यस्ताः (viparyastāḥ) - confused, inverted, misguided, distorted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viparyasta

viparyasta - inverted, confused, misguided, distorted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi-pari-√as (to throw, to cast)

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: √as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vāsanāḥ`.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here, in this direction

(indeclinable)

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to guide, to carry

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root √nī

Root: √nī (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here, in this direction

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Note: Refers to `vāsanāḥ`.

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a person, by a man

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, spirit, conscious being

प्राज्ञेन (prājñena) - by a wise, by an intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, sensible

Derived from pra-jñā (knowledge)

Prefix: pra

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `puṃsā`.

शक्यन्ते (śakyante) - are able, can be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Passive

Present Passive 3rd person plural

Root: √śak (class 5)

सुखम् (sukham) - easily, comfortably, happily

(indeclinable)

पर्यनुयोजितुम् (paryanuyojitum) - to direct, to apply, to employ

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root √yuj with prefixes pari and anu

Prefixes: pari+anu

Root: √yuj (class 7)