योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-34

येनाभ्यासः परित्यक्त इष्टे वस्तुनि सोऽधमः ।
कदाचिन्न तदाप्नोति वन्ध्या स्वतनयं यथा ॥ ३४ ॥

yenābhyāsaḥ parityakta iṣṭe vastuni so'dhamaḥ ,
kadācinna tadāpnoti vandhyā svatanayaṃ yathā 34

34. yena abhyāsaḥ parityaktaḥ iṣṭe vastuni saḥ adhamaḥ
kadācit na tat āpnoti vandhyā svatanayam yathā

34. yena iṣṭe vastuni abhyāsaḥ parityaktaḥ saḥ adhamaḥ
saḥ tat kadācit na āpnoti yathā vandhyā svatanayam

34. The one who abandons practice (abhyāsa) regarding their desired object is a base person. They will never attain that, just as a barren woman never obtains her own son.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice (abhyāsa), repetition, exercise, study

• परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, given up, forsaken

• इष्टे (iṣṭe) - concerning a desired object/thing (desired, beloved, sacrificed, worshipped)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in an essence

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• अधमः (adhamaḥ) - base person (low, vile, base, worst, lowest)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any time, ever (used with na = never)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• तत् (tat) - that desired object (that, it)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he obtains, reaches, gets

• वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren woman, sterile

• स्वतनयम् (svatanayam) - her own son, one's own offspring

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun.

अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice (abhyāsa), repetition, exercise, study

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice (abhyāsa), repetition, exercise, study

Noun derived from verb

From root as (to throw, to obtain) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: The subject of the action 'abandoned'.

परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, given up, forsaken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, given up, forsaken, left

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

इष्टे (iṣṭe) - concerning a desired object/thing (desired, beloved, sacrificed, worshipped)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in an essence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, essence, reality

U-stem noun.

Root: vas (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

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

Demonstrative pronoun.

अधमः (adhamaḥ) - base person (low, vile, base, worst, lowest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama

adhama - low, inferior, base, worst, lowest

Superlative form of adha (below, low).

कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any time, ever (used with na = never)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from kadā (when) + cit.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

तत् (tat) - that desired object (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

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

Demonstrative pronoun.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he obtains, reaches, gets

(verb)

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

Root āp (to obtain) with prefix ā, class 5 verb. Present, 3rd person, singular, active.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren woman, sterile

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vandhyā

vandhyā - barren, sterile, a barren woman, a sterile cow

Feminine noun.

स्वतनयम् (svatanayam) - her own son, one's own offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svatanaya

svatanaya - one's own son, one's own offspring

Tatpuruṣa compound of sva and tanaya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tanaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• tanaya – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from verb
  Derived from root tan (to extend, produce).
  Root: tan (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to tathā.