योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-13

यच्छ्रेयो यदतुच्छं च यदपायविवर्जितम् ।
तत्तदाचर यत्नेन पुत्रेति गुरवः स्थिताः ॥ १३ ॥

yacchreyo yadatucchaṃ ca yadapāyavivarjitam ,
tattadācara yatnena putreti guravaḥ sthitāḥ 13

13. yat śreyaḥ yat atuccham ca yat apāya-vivarjitam
tat tat ācara yatnena putra iti guravaḥ sthitāḥ

13. putra,
yat śreyaḥ,
yat atuccham,
ca yat apāya-vivarjitam tat tat yatnena ācara.
iti guravaḥ sthitāḥ.

13. My son, diligently perform that which is beneficial, substantial, and free from any harm. This is what the teachers have established (as their teaching).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which; what

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - that which is beneficial (welfare; good; benefit; best; most excellent)

• यत् (yat) - that which; what

• अतुच्छम् (atuccham) - not trivial; not small; substantial; significant

• च (ca) - and; also

• यत् (yat) - that which; what

• अपाय-विवर्जितम् (apāya-vivarjitam) - free from harm; devoid of danger; without misfortune

• तत् (tat) - that

• तत् (tat) - that particular thing (emphasized by repetition) (that)

• आचर (ācara) - perform; practice; do

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; diligently; carefully

• पुत्र (putra) - my son (vocative address) (son)

• इति (iti) - thus; so; in this manner

• गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers; preceptors; elders

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - have established (this teaching); stand firm (in their instruction) (stood; established; firm; are existing)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which; what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that which, what, who

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - that which is beneficial (welfare; good; benefit; best; most excellent)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, benefit, advantage; better, best, excellent

यत् (yat) - that which; what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that which, what, who

अतुच्छम् (atuccham) - not trivial; not small; substantial; significant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atuccha

atuccha - not small, not trifling, abundant, substantial

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tuccha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tuccha – empty, vain, trifling, trivial, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which; what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that which, what, who

अपाय-विवर्जितम् (apāya-vivarjitam) - free from harm; devoid of danger; without misfortune

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apāya-vivarjita

apāya-vivarjita - devoid of misfortune, free from danger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apāya+vivarjita)

• apāya – going away, departure; harm, danger, loss, misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  From `apa-i` (go away)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• vivarjita – abandoned, forsaken, destitute of, free from, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vṛj` with prefix `vi-`. `vi-vṛj + kta`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that particular thing (emphasized by repetition) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आचर (ācara) - perform; practice; do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-car

Imperative

Root `car` with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; diligently; carefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavour, diligence, care

Root: yat (class 1)

पुत्र (putra) - my son (vocative address) (son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

इति (iti) - thus; so; in this manner

(indeclinable)

गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers; preceptors; elders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide; heavy, weighty, important

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - have established (this teaching); stand firm (in their instruction) (stood; established; firm; are existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` + `kta` suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)