योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-5

न विचारं विना कश्चिदुपायोऽस्ति विपश्चिताम् ।
विचारादशुभं त्यक्त्वा शुभमायाति धीः सताम् ॥ ५ ॥

na vicāraṃ vinā kaścidupāyo'sti vipaścitām ,
vicārādaśubhaṃ tyaktvā śubhamāyāti dhīḥ satām 5

5. na vicāram vinā kaścit upāyaḥ asti vipaścitām
vicārāt aśubham tyaktvā śubham āyāti dhīḥ satām

5. vipaścitām vicāram vinā kaścit upāyaḥ na asti.
vicārāt aśubham tyaktvā satām dhīḥ śubham āyāti.

5. For the discerning, there is no means or method without discriminative inquiry (vicāra). Through discriminative inquiry, having abandoned what is inauspicious, the intellect of the virtuous attains what is auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• विचारम् (vicāram) - the act of discriminative thought or investigation. (discrimination, inquiry)

• विना (vinā) - indicating absence of something crucial. (without, except for)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - 'any' or 'no' (when used with na). (someone, anyone, something, anything)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - a path or strategy to achieve a goal. (means, method, expedient, device)

• अस्ति (asti) - indicating existence. (is, exists)

• विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - for those who possess keen insight. (of the discerning, of the learned, of the wise)

• विचारात् (vicārāt) - as a result of or by the application of discriminative thought (vicāra). (from discrimination, by means of inquiry)

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - that which is undesirable, harmful, or morally wrong. (inauspicious, unpropitious, evil)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - after giving up or renouncing. (having abandoned, having forsaken)

• शुभम् (śubham) - that which is desirable, beneficial, or morally good. (auspicious, propitious, good)

• आयाति (āyāti) - the mind reaches or achieves the auspicious. (comes, approaches, attains)

• धीः (dhīḥ) - the faculty of wisdom or mental discernment. (intellect, understanding, mind, wisdom)

• सताम् (satām) - belonging to or for those who are wise and righteous. (of the virtuous, of the good)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विचारम् (vicāram) - the act of discriminative thought or investigation. (discrimination, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - discrimination, inquiry, reflection, thought, consideration

Derived from root √car 'to move, to think' with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of vinā.

विना (vinā) - indicating absence of something crucial. (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - 'any' or 'no' (when used with na). (someone, anyone, something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, anything, someone, something

Formed from kim + cid.

Note: 'No one / no thing' when combined with na.

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - a path or strategy to achieve a goal. (means, method, expedient, device)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, way, device, approach

Derived from root √i 'to go' with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of asti.

अस्ति (asti) - indicating existence. (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - for those who possess keen insight. (of the discerning, of the learned, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipaścit

vipaścit - discerning, wise, intelligent, learned

From √paś 'to see' with vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Literally 'of the discerning ones', here meaning 'for the discerning ones'.

विचारात् (vicārāt) - as a result of or by the application of discriminative thought (vicāra). (from discrimination, by means of inquiry)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - discrimination, inquiry, reflection, thought, consideration

Derived from root √car 'to move, to think' with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Denotes origin or means.

अशुभम् (aśubham) - that which is undesirable, harmful, or morally wrong. (inauspicious, unpropitious, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'śubha'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śubha – auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful
  adjective

Note: Object of tyaktvā.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - after giving up or renouncing. (having abandoned, having forsaken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √tyaj 'to abandon'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of abandoning to the main verb.

शुभम् (śubham) - that which is desirable, beneficial, or morally good. (auspicious, propitious, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful, fortunate

Note: Object of āyāti.

आयाति (āyāti) - the mind reaches or achieves the auspicious. (comes, approaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

Present active indicative

Derived from root √yā 'to go' with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Its subject is dhīḥ.

धीः (dhīḥ) - the faculty of wisdom or mental discernment. (intellect, understanding, mind, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom, mind

Note: Subject of āyāti.

सताम् (satām) - belonging to or for those who are wise and righteous. (of the virtuous, of the good)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as 'to be'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies dhīḥ, implying the intellect *of* the virtuous.