योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-6

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वभ्यस्ता वासना जन्तोर्देशकालक्रियावशात् ।
तनुदार्ढ्यान्यतामेति घनदार्ढ्यैति नान्यताम् ॥ ६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svabhyastā vāsanā jantordeśakālakriyāvaśāt ,
tanudārḍhyānyatāmeti ghanadārḍhyaiti nānyatām 6

6. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca svābhyastā vāsanā jantoḥ deśakālakriyāvaśāt
tanudārḍhyāt anyatām eti ghanadārḍhyāt na anyatām eti

6. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca jantoḥ svābhyastā vāsanā deśakālakriyāvaśāt
tanudārḍhyāt anyatām eti ghanadārḍhyāt na anyatām eti

6. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: A latent impression (vāsanā), thoroughly ingrained in a living being (jantu), acquires variation depending on place, time, and action, if its firmness is slight; but if its firmness is profound, it does not acquire variation.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha, Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वाभ्यस्ता (svābhyastā) - well-practiced, well-habituated, thoroughly ingrained

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental tendency, desire, predisposition (vāsanā)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of an embodied soul (jantu)

• देशकालक्रियावशात् (deśakālakriyāvaśāt) - due to the power/influence of place, time, and action

• तनुदार्ढ्यात् (tanudārḍhyāt) - from slight firmness, from subtle intensity

• अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, diversity, difference, variation

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

• घनदार्ढ्यात् (ghanadārḍhyāt) - from great firmness, from profound intensity

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, diversity, difference, variation

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha, Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha, an epithet for Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit)

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वाभ्यस्ता (svābhyastā) - well-practiced, well-habituated, thoroughly ingrained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svābhyasta

svābhyasta - well-practiced, thoroughly studied or trained

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+abhyasta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• abhyasta – practiced, habitual, studied
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi'; here in the sense of 'to practice' (abhyas)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 2)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental tendency, desire, predisposition (vāsanā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental tendency, desire, perfume

From root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of an embodied soul (jantu)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, animal

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

देशकालक्रियावशात् (deśakālakriyāvaśāt) - due to the power/influence of place, time, and action

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśakālakriyāvaśa

deśakālakriyāvaśa - under the influence of place, time, and action

Compound type : Dvandva (deśa-kāla-kriyā) then Tatpuruṣa (deśakālakriyā-vaśa) (deśa+kāla+kriyā+vaśa)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, destiny
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite, ritual
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, will
  noun (masculine)

तनुदार्ढ्यात् (tanudārḍhyāt) - from slight firmness, from subtle intensity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tanudārḍhya

tanudārḍhya - slight firmness, subtle strength/intensity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tanu+dārḍhya)

• tanu – subtle, slender, slight, thin
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, intensity, solidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dṛḍha' (firm) with suffix -ya

अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, diversity, difference, variation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - otherness, distinctness, difference

Derived from 'anya' (other) with suffix -tā (feminine nominalizer)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present tense (lat)

3rd person singular present active

Root: i (class 2)

घनदार्ढ्यात् (ghanadārḍhyāt) - from great firmness, from profound intensity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ghanadārḍhya

ghanadārḍhya - great firmness, profound strength/intensity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ghana+dārḍhya)

• ghana – dense, thick, profound, strong, solid
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, intensity, solidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dṛḍha' (firm) with suffix -ya

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, diversity, difference, variation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - otherness, distinctness, difference

एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present tense (lat)

3rd person singular present active

Root: i (class 2)