योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-34

वासनातानवेनैव संसार उपशाम्यति ।
वासनैव महायक्षिण्येतच्छेदपरा बुधाः ॥ ३४ ॥

vāsanātānavenaiva saṃsāra upaśāmyati ,
vāsanaiva mahāyakṣiṇyetacchedaparā budhāḥ 34

34. vāsanātānaveṇa eva saṃsāraḥ upaśāmyati
vāsanā eva mahāyakṣiṇī etacchedaparāḥ budhāḥ

34. vāsanātānaveṇa eva saṃsāraḥ upaśāmyati
vāsanā eva mahāyakṣiṇī budhāḥ etacchedaparāḥ

34. The cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) subsides solely through the attenuation of latent impressions (vāsanā). Vāsanā itself is like a great yakṣiṇī; therefore, the wise (budhā) are intent on cutting this (vāsanā) off.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनातानवेण (vāsanātānaveṇa) - by the reduction or thinning of the potency of habitual tendencies (by the attenuation of latent impressions, by the weakening of desires)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that attenuation is the *sole* cause (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - comes to an end, is extinguished (subsides, calms down, becomes still, ceases)

• वासना (vāsanā) - the root cause of saṃsāra, characterized as a powerful force (latent impression, habitual tendency, desire)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that vāsanā *is* the yakṣiṇī, not merely like it (indeed, certainly, itself)

• महायक्षिणी (mahāyakṣiṇī) - a metaphor for vāsanā as a seductive, powerful, and potentially dangerous force (great yakṣiṇī, powerful female spirit)

• एतच्छेदपराः (etacchedaparāḥ) - focused on eliminating these latent impressions (vāsanā) (intent on cutting this, devoted to destroying this)

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - those who possess wisdom and understanding (budhā) (wise ones, enlightened persons, intelligent people)

Words meanings and morphology

वासनातानवेण (vāsanātānaveṇa) - by the reduction or thinning of the potency of habitual tendencies (by the attenuation of latent impressions, by the weakening of desires)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāsanātānava

vāsanātānava - attenuation of latent impressions, weakening of desires

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+tānava)

• vāsanā – latent impression, habitual tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 4)
• tānava – thinness, attenuation, lightness, subtlety, smallness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tanu' (thin, subtle) with suffix '-a'

एव (eva) - emphasizes that attenuation is the *sole* cause (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration, circuit

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - comes to an end, is extinguished (subsides, calms down, becomes still, ceases)

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

वासना (vāsanā) - the root cause of saṃsāra, characterized as a powerful force (latent impression, habitual tendency, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, habitual tendency, desire, mental inclination, perfume, dwelling

Root: vas (class 4)

एव (eva) - emphasizes that vāsanā *is* the yakṣiṇī, not merely like it (indeed, certainly, itself)

(indeclinable)

महायक्षिणी (mahāyakṣiṇī) - a metaphor for vāsanā as a seductive, powerful, and potentially dangerous force (great yakṣiṇī, powerful female spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāyakṣiṇī

mahāyakṣiṇī - great yakṣiṇī, powerful female spirit/demigoddess

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yakṣiṇī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• yakṣiṇī – female yakṣa (a class of nature spirits), often associated with trees, wealth, and magic
  noun (feminine)

एतच्छेदपराः (etacchedaparāḥ) - focused on eliminating these latent impressions (vāsanā) (intent on cutting this, devoted to destroying this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etacchedapara

etacchedapara - intent on cutting this, devoted to destroying this

Compound type : tatpurusha (etas+cheda+para)

• etas – this, this thing
  pronoun (neuter)
• cheda – cutting, breaking, destruction, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'budhāḥ'

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - those who possess wisdom and understanding (budhā) (wise ones, enlightened persons, intelligent people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, enlightened; a wise man, learned person

Root: budh (class 1)