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Shloka 115

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

प्रयत्नाद्वा तयोस्तुल्यं चिराद्वा ह्यचिराद्द्विजाः योगान्तरायास् तस्याथ जायन्ते युञ्जतः पुनः

prayatnādvā tayostulyaṃ cirādvā hyacirāddvijāḥ yogāntarāyās tasyātha jāyante yuñjataḥ punaḥ

ਹੇ ਦਵਿਜੋ, ਚਾਹੇ ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਨਾਲ, ਦੇਰ ਨਾਲ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਦੀ—ਜਦੋਂ ਸਾਧਕ ਮੁੜ ਯੋਗ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਦੋਂ ਉਸ ਲਈ ਯੋਗ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰਾਏ ਉੱਠਦੇ ਹਨ।

प्रयत्नात्by effort, through exertion
प्रयत्नात्:
वाor
वा:
तयोःof the two (modes/conditions)
तयोः:
तुल्यम्equal, comparable
तुल्यम्:
चिरात्after a long time
चिरात्:
वाor
वा:
हिindeed
हि:
अचिरात्quickly, in a short time
अचिरात्:
द्विजाःO twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजाः:
योग-अन्तरायाःobstacles/impediments to yoga
योग-अन्तरायाः:
तस्यfor him, of that practitioner
तस्य:
अथthen, thereafter
अथ:
जायन्तेarise, are born
जायन्ते:
युञ्जतःof one practising/engaged in yoga
युञ्जतः:
पुनःagain, once more.
पुनः:

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)