योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-24

स्वदन्ते तावदेवैते भावा जगति धीमते ।
यावत्स्मृतिपथं याति न विनाशकुराक्षसः ॥ २४ ॥

svadante tāvadevaite bhāvā jagati dhīmate ,
yāvatsmṛtipathaṃ yāti na vināśakurākṣasaḥ 24

24. svadante tāvat eva ete bhāvāḥ jagati dhīmate
yāvat smṛtipatham yāti na vināśakurākṣasaḥ

24. ete bhāvāḥ jagati dhīmate tāvat eva svadante
yāvat vināśakurākṣasaḥ smṛtipatham na yāti

24. These aspects of existence are pleasing to a wise person in the world only until the cruel demon of destruction (vināśakurākṣasa) does not come into their mind.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste good, they are pleasing, they are agreeable

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, only so long

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एते (ete) - these

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, states of being, aspects of existence, worldly objects/experiences

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise person, to the intelligent one

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• स्मृतिपथम् (smṛtipatham) - path of memory, into the mind or memory

• याति (yāti) - goes, enters, comes

• न (na) - not, no

• विनाशकुराक्षसः (vināśakurākṣasaḥ) - the cruel demon of destruction, the terrible demon of annihilation

Words meanings and morphology

स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste good, they are pleasing, they are agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of svad

Root: svad (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, only so long

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that (referring to what is near or present)

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, states of being, aspects of existence, worldly objects/experiences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, nature, sentiment, object of thought/feeling

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise person, to the intelligent one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

स्मृतिपथम् (smṛtipatham) - path of memory, into the mind or memory

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of smṛtipatha

smṛtipatha - path of memory, the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (smṛti+patha)

• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition
  noun (feminine)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

याति (yāti) - goes, enters, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनाशकुराक्षसः (vināśakurākṣasaḥ) - the cruel demon of destruction, the terrible demon of annihilation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśakurākṣasa

vināśakurākṣasa - cruel demon of destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vināśa+kura+rākṣasa)

• vināśa – destruction, annihilation, ruin
  noun (masculine)
• kura – cruel, dreadful, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)