योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-24

विवेके चाविवेके च वहत्येषा मनोनदी ।
यत्रैव वाह्यते यत्नात्तत्रैव स्थितिमृच्छति ॥ २४ ॥

viveke cāviveke ca vahatyeṣā manonadī ,
yatraiva vāhyate yatnāttatraiva sthitimṛcchati 24

24. viveke ca aviveke ca vahati eṣā manonadī | yatra
eva vāhyate yatnāt tatra eva sthitim ṛcchati

24. eṣā manonadī viveke ca aviveke ca vahati yatra eva yatnāt vāhyate,
tatra eva sthitim ṛcchati

24. This river of the mind (manonadī) flows both towards discernment and towards non-discernment. Wherever it is directed with effort, there it attains a fixed state.

Words meanings summery:

• विवेके (viveke) - in discrimination, in discernment

• च (ca) - and, also

• अविवेके (aviveke) - in non-discrimination, in lack of discernment

• च (ca) - and, also

• वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• मनोनदी (manonadī) - river of the mind, mind-stream

• यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is made to flow, is directed, is carried

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, by effort

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, position, stability, fixedness

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, obtains

Words meanings and morphology

विवेके (viveke) - in discrimination, in discernment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment

From root vic with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अविवेके (aviveke) - in non-discrimination, in lack of discernment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aviveka

aviveka - non-discrimination, lack of discernment

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viveka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viveka – discrimination, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

(verb)

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

Root: vah (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

मनोनदी (manonadī) - river of the mind, mind-stream

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manonadī

manonadī - river of the mind, mind-stream

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+nadī)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is made to flow, is directed, is carried

(verb)

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

Causative form in passive voice

Causative stem from root vah, conjugated in passive

Root: vah (class 1)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, by effort

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, position, stability, fixedness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, position, stability, fixedness, existence

From root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

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

Root: ṛcch (class 6)