योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-30

देवो भवाथ यक्षो वा पुरुषः पादपोऽथ वा ।
तावत्तव महाबाहो नोपायोऽस्तीह कश्चन ॥ ३० ॥

devo bhavātha yakṣo vā puruṣaḥ pādapo'tha vā ,
tāvattava mahābāho nopāyo'stīha kaścana 30

30. devaḥ bhava atha yakṣaḥ vā puruṣaḥ pādapaḥ atha
vā tāvat tava mahābāho na upāyaḥ asti iha kaścana

30. mahābāho devaḥ bhava atha yakṣaḥ vā puruṣaḥ atha
vā pādapaḥ tāvat tava iha kaścana upāyaḥ na asti

30. O mighty-armed one, whether you are a god, a yakṣa, a man (puruṣa), or a tree, as long as [your mind is not fixed on acquiring virtues], no means (upāya) whatsoever exists for you here.

Words meanings summery:

• देवः (devaḥ) - god (god, deity)

• भव (bhava) - (you) be (be, become)

• अथ (atha) - or (introducing an alternative) (then, and, now, moreover, or)

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - yakṣa (yakṣa (a class of demigods))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man (human being) (man, human being, person (puruṣa))

• पादपः (pādapaḥ) - tree (tree (lit. foot-drinker))

• अथ (atha) - or (introducing an alternative) (then, and, now, moreover, or)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• तावत् (tāvat) - until then (referring to the condition in the previous verse) (so long, up to that time, until then)

• तव (tava) - for you (your, to you)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (vocative) (O mighty-armed one)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, remedy (means, method, expedient, remedy)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - whatsoever (anyone, anything, whatsoever)

Words meanings and morphology

देवः (devaḥ) - god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

From √div (to shine)

Root: div (class 1)

भव (bhava) - (you) be (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative

From √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - or (introducing an alternative) (then, and, now, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - yakṣa (yakṣa (a class of demigods))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of demigods, nature spirits

From √yaj (to worship) or √yakṣ (to move quickly)

Root: yaj (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man (human being) (man, human being, person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

पादपः (pādapaḥ) - tree (tree (lit. foot-drinker))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker', referring to roots absorbing water)

From pāda (foot, root) + pa (drinker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, leg, root (of a tree), quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, one who drinks, protecting, one who protects
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

अथ (atha) - or (introducing an alternative) (then, and, now, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - until then (referring to the condition in the previous verse) (so long, up to that time, until then)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - for you (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (vocative) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed, a hero

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, remedy (means, method, expedient, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, stratagem, remedy, resource

From upa- + √i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From √as

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

From idam (this)

कश्चन (kaścana) - whatsoever (anyone, anything, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - any, a certain, someone, anyone, whatsoever

Compound of kim (what) + ca (and) + na (intensifying)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+ca+na)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cana – and, also, even, at all (intensifier)
  indeclinable
  From ca + na

Note: Agrees with upāyaḥ.