योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-22

सर्व एवानिशं श्रेयो धावन्ति प्राणिनो बलात् ।
परिनिम्नं पयांसीव तद्विचार्य समाश्रयेत् ॥ २२ ॥

sarva evāniśaṃ śreyo dhāvanti prāṇino balāt ,
parinimnaṃ payāṃsīva tadvicārya samāśrayet 22

22. sarva eva aniśam śreyas dhāvanti prāṇinaḥ balāt |
parinimnam payāṃsi iva tat vicārya samāśrayet ||

22. prāṇinaḥ sarva eva aniśam balāt śreyas dhāvanti.
payāṃsi parinimnam iva.
tat vicārya samāśrayet.

22. All living beings constantly strive forcefully for their ultimate good or welfare (śreyas), just as waters naturally flow towards the lowest point. Therefore, having reflected upon this, one should take refuge in what truly leads to welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व (sarva) - all, every, whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, without pause

• श्रेयस् (śreyas) - ultimate good or welfare (ultimate good, welfare, prosperity, superior, excellent)

• धावन्ति (dhāvanti) - they run, they rush, they strive

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, sentient creatures

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, with strength, from strength

• परिनिम्नम् (parinimnam) - to a low place, downwards, to the lowest point

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तत् (tat) - this (inherent nature/tendency) (that, this)

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, having deliberated

• समाश्रयेत् (samāśrayet) - one should take refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व (sarva) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, without pause

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form.

श्रेयस् (śreyas) - ultimate good or welfare (ultimate good, welfare, prosperity, superior, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - ultimate good, welfare, prosperity, excellence, what is better

Note: Object of 'dhāvanti'.

धावन्ति (dhāvanti) - they run, they rush, they strive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of dhāva

Root: √dhāv (class 1)

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, sentient creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, sentient creature, animate being

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, with strength, from strength

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcefully'.

परिनिम्नम् (parinimnam) - to a low place, downwards, to the lowest point

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parinimna

parinimna - flowing downwards, sinking low, to a low place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pari+nimna)

• pari – around, thoroughly, fully, over
  indeclinable
• nimna – low, deep, depressed, sunken
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - this (inherent nature/tendency) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the preceding statement about beings striving for welfare.

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from √car with prefix vi and suffix -ya (absolutive).

Prefix: vi

Root: √car (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.

समाश्रयेत् (samāśrayet) - one should take refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of samāśrayet

Root √śri (to resort to) with prefixes sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √śri (class 1)

Note: Indicates a command, request, or possibility.