योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-30

यो यमर्थं प्रार्थयते तदर्थं यतते तथा ।
सोऽवश्यं तदवाप्नोति न चेच्छ्रान्तो निवर्तते ॥ ३० ॥

yo yamarthaṃ prārthayate tadarthaṃ yatate tathā ,
so'vaśyaṃ tadavāpnoti na cecchrānto nivartate 30

30. yaḥ yam artham prārthayate tat artham yatate tathā
saḥ avaśyam tat avāpnoti na cet śrāntaḥ nivartate

30. yaḥ yam artham prārthayate,
tathā tat artham yatate,
saḥ tat avaśyam avāpnoti,
cet śrāntaḥ na nivartate.

30. Whoever desires something and strives for it accordingly, he certainly obtains that, unless he becomes weary and gives up.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

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

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अर्थम् (artham) - for that purpose (for the sake of, purpose)

• यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, accordingly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• तत् (tat) - that object or purpose (that, it)

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - unless (na cet) (if, if not (when combined with na))

• श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - tired, weary, exhausted

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - gives up, turns back (from effort) (turns back, ceases, gives up, returns)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires, seeks, prays for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prārthay

Denominative verb from prārthanā (desire/request)

Derived from root √arth (to ask, to gain) with prefix pra- and causative/denominative suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular neuter.

अर्थम् (artham) - for that purpose (for the sake of, purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing

Note: Used as an adverbial accusative meaning 'for the sake of'.

यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, exerts oneself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, accordingly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of avaśya (necessary).

तत् (tat) - that object or purpose (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

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

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - unless (na cet) (if, if not (when combined with na))

(indeclinable)

श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - tired, weary, exhausted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrānta

śrānta - tired, weary, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śram (to be weary, to toil).

Root: śram (class 4)

निवर्तते (nivartate) - gives up, turns back (from effort) (turns back, ceases, gives up, returns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivart

Derived from root √vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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