योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-22

योऽयमर्थं प्रार्थयते तदर्थं यतते तथा ।
सोऽवश्यं तमवाप्नोति न चेच्छान्तो निवर्तते ॥ २२ ॥

yo'yamarthaṃ prārthayate tadarthaṃ yatate tathā ,
so'vaśyaṃ tamavāpnoti na cecchānto nivartate 22

22. yaḥ ayam artham prārthayate tat artham yatate tathā
| saḥ avaśyam tam avāpnoti na cet śāntaḥ nivartate

22. yaḥ ayam artham prārthayate,
tathā tat artham yatate,
saḥ avaśyam tam avāpnoti,
cet śāntaḥ na nivartate

22. Whoever desires a particular object and then strives for it, he certainly obtains it, unless he gives up (śānta) and withdraws.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

• तत् (tat) - that, for that

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object, reason

• यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, makes an effort

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, acquires

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - quieted, ceased, calm, desisted, given up

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, withdraws, desists, gives up

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prārth

Denominative verb from 'artha' with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that, for that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Functions adverbially here, 'for that'

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object, reason

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, reason, wealth

यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, makes an effort

(verb)

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

Root: yat (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avāp

From root āp with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - quieted, ceased, calm, desisted, given up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - quieted, ceased, calm, peaceful, desisted

Past Passive Participle

From root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, withdraws, desists, gives up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivart

From root vṛt with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)