योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-18

तस्मात्स्वनिश्चये यस्मिन्यः स्थितः स तथा ततः ।
अवश्यं फलमाप्नोति न चेद्बाल्यान्निवर्तते ॥ १८ ॥

tasmātsvaniścaye yasminyaḥ sthitaḥ sa tathā tataḥ ,
avaśyaṃ phalamāpnoti na cedbālyānnivartate 18

18. tasmāt svaniścaye yasmin yaḥ sthitaḥ sa tathā tataḥ
| avaśyam phalam āpnoti na cet bālyāt nivartate ||

18. tasmāt yasmin svaniścaye yaḥ sthitaḥ,
sa tathā tataḥ avaśyam phalam āpnoti,
cet bālyāt na nivartate

18. Therefore, whoever is firmly established in their own conviction will certainly obtain the desired outcome from it, unless they abandon it due to childishness or immaturity.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• स्वनिश्चये (svaniścaye) - in one's own conviction, in one's own determination

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

• स (sa) - he, that

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, then

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, achieves

• न (na) - not

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

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, from immaturity, from ignorance

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, refrains, desists

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially

स्वनिश्चये (svaniścaye) - in one's own conviction, in one's own determination

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaniścaya

svaniścaya - self-conviction, one's own determination, firm resolve

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+niścaya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'ci' with prefix 'nis'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, then

(indeclinable)

derived from 'tad' with 'tasil' suffix

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of 'avaśya'

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, outcome

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, achieves

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present active 3rd person singular of root 'āp' (class 5)

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: often used after 'na' to mean 'unless'

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, from immaturity, from ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childishness, infancy, ignorance, immaturity

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, refrains, desists

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Present middle 3rd person singular of root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)