योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-29

इच्छा चिकित्स्यते व्याधिर्न स्वयत्नौषधेन चेत् ।
तदत्र बलवन्मन्ये विद्यते नौषधान्तरम् ॥ २९ ॥

icchā cikitsyate vyādhirna svayatnauṣadhena cet ,
tadatra balavanmanye vidyate nauṣadhāntaram 29

29. icchā cikitsyate vyādhiḥ na svayatnauṣadhena cet | tat
atra balavat manye vidyate na auṣadhāntaram || 29 ||

29. cet icchā vyādhiḥ svayatnauṣadhena na cikitsyate,
tat atra balavat manye na auṣadhāntaram vidyate.

29. If the ailment of desire is not remedied by the medicine of one's own effort (svayatna), then I strongly believe that no other cure (auṣadhāntaram) exists for it.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will, inclination

• चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is cured, is healed (passive)

• व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, ailment, sickness, malady

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वयत्नौषधेन (svayatnauṣadhena) - by the medicine of one's own effort

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this regard

• बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully, effectively, vigorously

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• न (na) - not, no

• औषधान्तरम् (auṣadhāntaram) - another medicine, other remedy

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will, inclination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, inclination, longing

Root: iṣ (class 6)

चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is cured, is healed (passive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of cikitsyate

Desiderative passive, present third person singular

Desiderative stem from root 'kit' (from 'cit' to perceive) with passive ending.

Root: kit

व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, ailment, sickness, malady

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, sickness, malady, suffering

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वयत्नौषधेन (svayatnauṣadhena) - by the medicine of one's own effort

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svayatnauṣadha

svayatnauṣadha - medicine of one's own effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+yatna+auṣadha)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor, care
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yat
• auṣadha – medicine, drug, herb, remedy
  noun (neuter)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a correlative adverb 'then'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this regard

(indeclinable)

बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully, effectively, vigorously

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, vigorous

Note: Used adverbially in the neuter singular nominative/accusative form.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

present first person singular (Ātmanepada)

root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

present third person singular (Ātmanepada)

root 'vid' (to be) from class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

औषधान्तरम् (auṣadhāntaram) - another medicine, other remedy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auṣadhāntara

auṣadhāntara - another medicine, other remedy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (auṣadha+antara)

• auṣadha – medicine, drug, herb, remedy
  noun (neuter)
• antara – other, another, different, distinct
  adjective (neuter)

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