योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-53

मुनिरुवाच ।
अवश्यंभवितव्योऽर्थो न कदाचन केनचित् ।
विधातुमन्यथा शक्यस्तन्न क्षरति यत्नतः ॥ ५३ ॥

muniruvāca ,
avaśyaṃbhavitavyo'rtho na kadācana kenacit ,
vidhātumanyathā śakyastanna kṣarati yatnataḥ 53

53. muniḥ uvāca avaśyambhavitavyaḥ arthaḥ na kadācana
kenacit vidhātum anyathā śakyaḥ tat na kṣarati yatnataḥ

53. muniḥ uvāca avaśyambhavitavyaḥ arthaḥ kenacit kadācana
anyathā vidhātum na śakyaḥ tat yatnataḥ na kṣarati

53. The sage said: That which is destined to occur can never be altered by anyone, at any time. It does not diminish or evade, despite any effort.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अवश्यम्भवितव्यः (avaśyambhavitavyaḥ) - that which must certainly happen, inevitable

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - thing, matter, event

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

• विधातुम् (vidhātum) - to arrange, to ordain, to make

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• न (na) - not, no

• क्षरति (kṣarati) - perishes, dwindles, escapes, flows away

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) third person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

अवश्यम्भवितव्यः (avaśyambhavitavyaḥ) - that which must certainly happen, inevitable

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśyambhavitavya

avaśyambhavitavya - that which must certainly happen, inevitable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle) in compound

Compound of 'avaśyam' (certainly) and 'bhavitavya' (that which is to be).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avaśyam+bhavitavya)

• avaśyam – certainly, necessarily
  indeclinable
  Derived from 'avaśya' (certain) with adverbial suffix.
  Root: vaś (class 2)
• bhavitavya – to be, to become, destined to happen
  participle (masculine)
  Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become) with suffix -tavya.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'arthaḥ'.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - thing, matter, event

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, thing, object, event

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'kadā' (when) + 'cana' (particle).

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - anyone, someone, anything, something

Masculine/neuter singular instrumental of 'kimcid'.

Note: Agent in passive construction.

विधातुम् (vidhātum) - to arrange, to ordain, to make

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of vidhā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root dhā with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Purpose or capacity with 'śakyaḥ'.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able, practicable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'arthaḥ', describing its possibility.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the 'inevitable matter'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्षरति (kṣarati) - perishes, dwindles, escapes, flows away

(verb)

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

Present indicative, third person singular, active voice.

Root: kṣar (class 1)

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'yatna' (effort) with suffix -tas.