योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वभावं स्वं विजित्यादाविन्द्रियाणां सचेतसाम् ।
प्रवर्तते विवेके यः सर्वं तस्याशु सिध्यति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svabhāvaṃ svaṃ vijityādāvindriyāṇāṃ sacetasām ,
pravartate viveke yaḥ sarvaṃ tasyāśu sidhyati 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca svabhāvam svam vijitya ādau indriyāṇām
sacetasām pravartate viveke yaḥ sarvam tasya āśu sidhyati

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca.
yaḥ svam svabhāvam sacetasām indriyāṇām ādau vijitya viveke pravartate,
tasya sarvam āśu sidhyati.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: He who, having first overcome his own inherent tendencies, particularly those of the conscious senses, then applies himself to discrimination (viveka), for him everything quickly succeeds.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (dharma), one's own disposition

• स्वम् (svam) - own

• विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having overcome

• आदौ (ādau) - first, initially, at the beginning

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of sense

• सचेतसाम् (sacetasām) - of the conscious senses (of the conscious, of those with mind)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - applies himself (engages, proceeds, acts, applies oneself)

• विवेके (viveke) - in discrimination (viveka), in discernment

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (for him, of him)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, is perfected

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious, prosperity, beauty
  adjective (feminine)
  Here used as an honorific prefix.
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best, a celebrated sage, Vasiṣṭha
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative form of vasu (good).

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The main verb for the introductory sentence.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (dharma), one's own disposition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own state, innate disposition, intrinsic nature (dharma), inherent quality

sva (own) + bhāva (state, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of vijitya.

स्वम् (svam) - own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own (property, self)

Note: Modifies svabhāvam.

विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having overcome

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root jī with prefix vi and suffix lyaP.

Prefix: vi

Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Denotes a preceding action to pravartate.

आदौ (ādau) - first, initially, at the beginning

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb of time.

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of sense

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - organ of sense, sensory faculty, vital power

Related to Indra, meaning "belonging to Indra" or "powerful."

Note: Possessive, "of the senses."

सचेतसाम् (sacetasām) - of the conscious senses (of the conscious, of those with mind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sacetas

sacetas - intelligent, conscious, endowed with mind

sa (with) + cetas (mind, consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cetas)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intelligence
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies indriyāṇām.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - applies himself (engages, proceeds, acts, applies oneself)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, middle (ātmanepada) voice. From root vṛt with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

विवेके (viveke) - in discrimination (viveka), in discernment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, distinction, judgment

From root vic (to separate) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Locative of sphere of action.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of pravartate.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of sidhyati.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.

Note: Genitive of possessor or dative of interest. "For him."

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying sidhyati.

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, is perfected

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: sidh (class 4)