योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-66

दृष्टं संकल्पितं चार्थं सहाभ्यस्यति यश्चिरम् ।
सोऽवश्यं तदाप्नोति न चेच्छान्तो निवर्तते ॥ ६६ ॥

dṛṣṭaṃ saṃkalpitaṃ cārthaṃ sahābhyasyati yaściram ,
so'vaśyaṃ tadāpnoti na cecchānto nivartate 66

66. dṛṣṭam saṃkalpitam ca artham saha abhyasyati yaḥ ciram
| saḥ avaśyam tat āpnoti na cet śāntaḥ nivartate ||

66. yaḥ dṛṣṭam ca saṃkalpitam artham ciram saha abhyasyati,
saḥ tat avaśyam āpnoti na cet śāntaḥ (san) nivartate (tarhi na āpnoti)

66. Whoever continuously focuses on the observed and imagined objective for a long time, he will certainly achieve that, provided he does not cease his efforts by becoming content.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

• संकल्पितम् (saṁkalpitam) - conceived, imagined, intended, resolved

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• सह (saha) - together, with, constantly, continuously

• अभ्यस्यति (abhyasyati) - practices, studies, exercises, repeats

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternally

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• तत् (tat) - that

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed, unless

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, quieted, ceased

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - returns, turns back, ceases, withdraws

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of √dṛś

√dṛś - to see, to perceive, to observe

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संकल्पितम् (saṁkalpitam) - conceived, imagined, intended, resolved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃ-√kḷp

saṁ-√kḷp - to conceive, to imagine, to intend, to resolve, to prepare

past passive participle

Past passive participle of saṃ-√kḷp.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth, thing

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of abhyasyati.

सह (saha) - together, with, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

अभ्यस्यति (abhyasyati) - practices, studies, exercises, repeats

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-√as

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative. Root as (class 4) with abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that

Nominative singular masculine of yad.

Note: Subject of the first clause.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of cira.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of tad.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative form.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular neuter of tad.

Note: Object of āpnoti.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative. Root āp (class 5).

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negating particle

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed, unless

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, quieted, ceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √śam

√śam - to be calm, to be tranquil, to cease, to stop

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √śam, nominative singular masculine.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of nivartate.

निवर्तते (nivartate) - returns, turns back, ceases, withdraws

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √vṛt

present middle

3rd person singular present middle indicative. ni-√vṛt means to turn back, return, cease, withdraw.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)