योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-17

तदेवंविधकष्टचेष्टासहस्रदारुणे
संसारचलयन्त्रेऽस्मिन् राघव नावहेलना कर्तव्या
अवश्यमेव विधारणीयमेवं चावबोद्धव्यं यथा
किल शास्त्रविचाराच्छ्रेयो भवतीति ॥ १७ ॥

tadevaṃvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇe
saṃsāracalayantre'smin rāghava nāvahelanā kartavyā
avaśyameva vidhāraṇīyamevaṃ cāvaboddhavyaṃ
yathā kila śāstravicārācchreyo bhavatīti 17

17. tad evaṃvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇe
saṃsāracalayantre asmin rāghava na avahelanā kartavyā
avaśyam eva vidhāraṇīyam evam ca avaboddhavyam
yathā kila śāstravicārāt śreyaḥ bhavati iti

17. rāghava tad evaṃvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇe
asmin saṃsāracalayantre avahelanā na kartavyā
avaśyam eva vidhāraṇīyam evam ca avaboddhavyam
yathā śāstravicārāt kila śreyaḥ bhavati iti

17. Therefore, O Rāghava, in this terrible, revolving machine of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra), which involves thousands of such painful efforts, no neglect should be shown. Rather, it must necessarily be upheld and understood thus: that welfare (śreyaḥ) truly comes from the inquiry into scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - therefore (therefore, then, that, so)

• एवंविधकष्टचेष्टासहस्रदारुणे (evaṁvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇe) - terrible with thousands of such painful efforts

• संसारचलयन्त्रे (saṁsāracalayantre) - in the revolving machine of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

• न (na) - not, no

• अवहेलना (avahelanā) - neglect, disrespect, contempt

• कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be performed

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• विधारणीयम् (vidhāraṇīyam) - should be sustained, to be held firm, to be maintained

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अवबोद्धव्यम् (avaboddhavyam) - should be understood, to be comprehended

• यथा (yathā) - that (as, just as, that, in order that)

• किल (kila) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly (an emphatic particle))

• शास्त्रविचारात् (śāstravicārāt) - from the inquiry into scriptures

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyaḥ) (welfare, good, prosperity, liberation)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens, comes to be

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - therefore (therefore, then, that, so)

(indeclinable)

एवंविधकष्टचेष्टासहस्रदारुणे (evaṁvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇe) - terrible with thousands of such painful efforts

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of evaṃvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇa

evaṁvidhakaṣṭaceṣṭāsahasradāruṇa - dreadful with thousands of such painful exertions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evamvidha+kaṣṭa+ceṣṭā+sahasra+dāruṇa)

• evamvidha – of such kind, such-like
  adjective (masculine)
• kaṣṭa – pain, difficulty, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• ceṣṭā – effort, exertion, movement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)

संसारचलयन्त्रे (saṁsāracalayantre) - in the revolving machine of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāracalayantra

saṁsāracalayantra - revolving machine of saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+cala+yantra)

• saṃsāra – cycle of existence, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• cala – moving, unsteady, shaking
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root yam (to control)
  Root: yam (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवहेलना (avahelanā) - neglect, disrespect, contempt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avahelanā

avahelanā - neglect, disrespect, contempt

Derived from root hel (to despise) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: hel (class 1)

कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

विधारणीयम् (vidhāraṇīyam) - should be sustained, to be held firm, to be maintained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāraṇīya

vidhāraṇīya - to be supported, to be sustained, to be held

Gerundive

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold) with prefix vi and suffix -anīya

Prefix: vi

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अवबोद्धव्यम् (avaboddhavyam) - should be understood, to be comprehended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaboddhavya

avaboddhavya - to be understood, to be known

Gerundive

Derived from root budh (to know, understand) with prefix ava and suffix -tavya

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - that (as, just as, that, in order that)

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रविचारात् (śāstravicārāt) - from the inquiry into scriptures

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāstravicāra

śāstravicāra - inquiry into scriptures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+vicāra)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, examination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyaḥ) (welfare, good, prosperity, liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, excellence, bliss, liberation

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens, comes to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)