योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-31

तावदेवाऽऽपदो दूरे तिष्ठन्ति परिपेलवाः ।
यावदेव न मोहस्य प्रसरः पुत्र दीयते ॥ ३१ ॥

tāvadevā''pado dūre tiṣṭhanti paripelavāḥ ,
yāvadeva na mohasya prasaraḥ putra dīyate 31

31. tāvat eva āpadaḥ dūre tiṣṭhanti paripelavāḥ
yāvat eva na mohasya prasaraḥ putra dīyate

31. My son, trivial misfortunes (āpadaḥ) indeed remain at a distance only as long as no opportunity for the spread of delusion is granted.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, to that extent (so much, so many, so long, to that extent)

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

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - dangers, misfortunes (āpadaḥ) (dangers, calamities, misfortunes)

• दूरे (dūre) - far off, at a distance (far, at a distance)

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they remain (they stand, they remain, they are)

• परिपेलवाः (paripelavāḥ) - trivial, insignificant, frail (delicate, tender, weak, trivial)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as much as, as many as, as long as, until)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मोहस्य (mohasya) - of delusion (of delusion, of confusion)

• प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - spread, influence, opportunity for spread (spread, advance, prevalence, diffusion)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son! (vocative) (son, child)

• दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is granted (passive) (is given, is granted)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, to that extent (so much, so many, so long, to that extent)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use. Corresponds with `yāvat`.

Note: Used in a correlative pair with `yāvat`.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - dangers, misfortunes (āpadaḥ) (dangers, calamities, misfortunes)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

From `ā` (prefix) + `pad` (to go, to fall). Feminine.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of `tiṣṭhanti`.

दूरे (dūre) - far off, at a distance (far, at a distance)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular used adverbially.

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they remain (they stand, they remain, they are)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active 3rd Person Plural

From root sthā (1st class, parasmayapada).

Root: sthā (class 1)

परिपेलवाः (paripelavāḥ) - trivial, insignificant, frail (delicate, tender, weak, trivial)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paripelava

paripelava - delicate, tender, frail, trivial, insignificant, trembling

From `pari` (prefix) + `pelava` (tender, soft).

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as much as, as many as, as long as, until)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use. Corresponds with `tāvat`.

Note: Used in a correlative pair with `tāvat`.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

मोहस्य (mohasya) - of delusion (of delusion, of confusion)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation, unconsciousness

From root muh (to be bewildered).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `prasaraḥ`.

प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - spread, influence, opportunity for spread (spread, advance, prevalence, diffusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasara

prasara - spread, advance, expansion, diffusion, prevalence, scope, opportunity

From `pra` (prefix) + `sṛ` (to flow, go).

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

पुत्र (putra) - O son! (vocative) (son, child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is granted (passive) (is given, is granted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

Present Passive 3rd Person Singular

From root dā (3rd class), present passive.

Root: dā (class 3)