योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-68

यत्र पर्यनुयोगस्य फलं समनुभूयते ।
तत्र तं संप्रयुञ्जीत नाकाशं मुष्टिभिः क्षिपेत् ॥ ६८ ॥

yatra paryanuyogasya phalaṃ samanubhūyate ,
tatra taṃ saṃprayuñjīta nākāśaṃ muṣṭibhiḥ kṣipet 68

68. yatra paryanuyogasya phalam samanubhūyate tatra
tam saṃprayuñjīta na ākāśam muṣṭibhiḥ kṣipet

68. yatra paryanuyogasya phalam samanubhūyate,
tatra tam saṃprayuñjīta.
ākāśam muṣṭibhiḥ na kṣipet.

68. Where the fruit of application is experienced, there one should apply it (the effort or direction). One should not strike the sky with fists, for it is futile.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• पर्यनुयोगस्य (paryanuyogasya) - of the application, of the direction, of the effort

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• समनुभूयते (samanubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is enjoyed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तम् (tam) - the application/effort (that, it (masculine))

• संप्रयुञ्जीत (saṁprayuñjīta) - one should apply, one should employ

• न (na) - not, no

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists, by means of fists

• क्षिपेत् (kṣipet) - one should throw, one should cast, one should strike

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

पर्यनुयोगस्य (paryanuyogasya) - of the application, of the direction, of the effort

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paryanuyoga

paryanuyoga - application, direction, urging, effort

Noun derived from pari-anu-√yuj

Prefixes: pari+anu

Root: √yuj (class 7)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Subject of `samanubhūyate`.

समनुभूयते (samanubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is enjoyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Passive

Present Passive 3rd person singular, with prefixes sam and anu

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: √bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with `yatra`.

तम् (tam) - the application/effort (that, it (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

संप्रयुञ्जीत (saṁprayuñjīta) - one should apply, one should employ

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yuj

Optative Middle

Optative 3rd person singular, middle voice, from root √yuj with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: This implies the subject is a generic 'one' or 'he'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

Note: Object of `kṣipet`.

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists, by means of fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

Note: Denotes the instrument of the action.

क्षिपेत् (kṣipet) - one should throw, one should cast, one should strike

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṣip

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: √kṣip (class 6)

Note: Implies the same generic 'one' or 'he' as `saṃprayuñjīta`.