योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-24

एतदेव परं धैर्यं जन्मज्वरनिवारणम् ।
यदवासनमभ्यस्ता निजकर्मसु कर्तृता ॥ २४ ॥

etadeva paraṃ dhairyaṃ janmajvaranivāraṇam ,
yadavāsanamabhyastā nijakarmasu kartṛtā 24

24. etat eva param dhairyam janmajvaranivāraṇam
yat avāsanam abhyastā nijakarmasu kartṛtā

24. etat eva param dhairyam janmajvaranivāraṇam
yat avāsanam abhyastā nijakarmasu kartṛtā

24. This alone is the supreme fortitude, the antidote to the fever of repeated births (saṃsāra): namely, the cultivation of agency in one's own actions (karma) that is free from latent impressions (vāsanas).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'kartṛtā' described. (this (neuter nominative singular))

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, just)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - Mental resilience and inner strength. (fortitude, steadfastness, patience, courage)

• जन्मज्वरनिवारणम् (janmajvaranivāraṇam) - The means to stop the suffering inherent in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra). (remover/prevention of the fever of birth)

• यत् (yat) - Introduces the defining characteristic of dhairyam. (which, that which)

• अवासनम् (avāsanam) - Describes the state of mind or nature of the 'doership' (kartṛtā). (without latent impressions (vāsanas), desireless)

• अभ्यस्ता (abhyastā) - The cultivation or habituation of doership. (practiced, accustomed, cultivated)

• निजकर्मसु (nijakarmasu) - Refers to performing one's prescribed duties or activities. (in one's own actions/duties)

• कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - The sense of being the doer of actions. (agency, doership, the state of being an agent)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'kartṛtā' described. (this (neuter nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with dhairyam.

धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - Mental resilience and inner strength. (fortitude, steadfastness, patience, courage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - fortitude, steadfastness, patience, courage

Derived from dhīra (firm, steady).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जन्मज्वरनिवारणम् (janmajvaranivāraṇam) - The means to stop the suffering inherent in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra). (remover/prevention of the fever of birth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janmajvaranivāraṇa

janmajvaranivāraṇa - removal/prevention of the fever of birth

Compound type : tatpurusha (janma+jvara+nivāraṇa)

• janma – birth, existence, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jvara – fever, distress, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jvar (class 1)
• nivāraṇa – prevention, warding off, removal, hindering
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛ with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with dhairyam.

यत् (yat) - Introduces the defining characteristic of dhairyam. (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to dhairyam or the implied 'iti' (this is).

अवासनम् (avāsanam) - Describes the state of mind or nature of the 'doership' (kartṛtā). (without latent impressions (vāsanas), desireless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāsana

avāsana - without latent impressions, desireless

a (negation) + vāsana.

Note: Used here adverbially to qualify 'abhyastā' or predicate of 'kartṛtā'.

अभ्यस्ता (abhyastā) - The cultivation or habituation of doership. (practiced, accustomed, cultivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyasta

as - practiced, accustomed, cultivated

past passive participle

Derived from root as with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kartṛtā.

निजकर्मसु (nijakarmasu) - Refers to performing one's prescribed duties or activities. (in one's own actions/duties)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of nijakarma

nijakarma - one's own action/duty (karma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nija+karma)

• nija – one's own, inherent, native
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• karma – action, deed, duty, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - The sense of being the doer of actions. (agency, doership, the state of being an agent)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - agency, doership, the state of being an agent

Derived from kartṛ (agent) + -tā (abstract suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the yat clause.