योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-6

तमेव निश्चयं त्वस्या अन्यः प्रतिनिहन्ति चेत् ।
तत्रासौ निश्चयः प्रौढः स कथं लक्ष्यभाग्भवेत् ॥ ६ ॥

tameva niścayaṃ tvasyā anyaḥ pratinihanti cet ,
tatrāsau niścayaḥ prauḍhaḥ sa kathaṃ lakṣyabhāgbhavet 6

6. tam eva niścayam tu asyāḥ anyaḥ pratinihanti cet tatra
asau niścayaḥ prauḍhaḥ saḥ katham lakṣyabhāk bhavet

6. cet anyaḥ asyāḥ tam eva niścayam tu pratinihanti,
tatra asau prauḍhaḥ niścayaḥ saḥ katham lakṣyabhāk bhavet?

6. But if another (consciousness or entity) obstructs that very resolve of this (consciousness), then how can that strong resolve truly achieve its objective?

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative singular)

• एव (eva) - only, very, indeed

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - resolve, determination

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, someone else

• प्रतिनिहन्ति (pratinihanti) - obstructs, thwarts, counters

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

• असौ (asau) - that (masculine nominative singular)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - resolve, determination

• प्रौढः (prauḍhaḥ) - strong, fully developed, mature

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• लक्ष्यभाक् (lakṣyabhāk) - attaining the goal, achieving the object

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might become

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - only, very, indeed

(indeclinable)

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - resolve, determination

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm resolve, determination, certainty

Prefix: ni

Root: √ci (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'saṃvit' from the previous verse

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, someone else

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रतिनिहन्ति (pratinihanti) - obstructs, thwarts, counters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratini-√han

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: √han (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun, usually referring to something remote or specific)

Note: Refers to niścayaḥ

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - resolve, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm resolve, determination, certainty

Prefix: ni

Root: √ci (class 5)

प्रौढः (prauḍhaḥ) - strong, fully developed, mature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prauḍha

prauḍha - grown up, mature, strong, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√vah

Prefix: pra

Root: √vah (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Redundant, emphasizing niścayaḥ

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यभाक् (lakṣyabhāk) - attaining the goal, achieving the object

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣyabhāj

lakṣyabhāj - sharing in an object, attaining a goal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣya+bhāj)

• lakṣya – object, goal, aim
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
  Root: √lakṣ (class 1)
• bhāj – possessing, sharing, partaking of
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhaj
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse