योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-27

अथ चेदशुभो भावस्त्वां योजयति संकटे ।
प्राक्तनस्तदसौ यत्नाज्जेतव्यो भवता बलात् ॥ २७ ॥

atha cedaśubho bhāvastvāṃ yojayati saṃkaṭe ,
prāktanastadasau yatnājjetavyo bhavatā balāt 27

27. atha cet aśubhaḥ bhāvaḥ tvām yojayati saṅkaṭe
prāktanaḥ tat asau yatnāt jetavyaḥ bhavatā balāt

27. atha cet prāktanaḥ aśubhaḥ bhāvaḥ tvām saṅkaṭe
yojayati tat asau bhavatā yatnāt balāt jetavyaḥ

27. If, however, an inauspicious tendency (bhāva) stemming from past lives causes you to fall into distress, then that (tendency) must be forcefully conquered by you with effort.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, however (introduces a new condition) (now, then, or, else)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अशुभः (aśubhaḥ) - inauspicious, bad, impure

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - inauspicious tendency (bhāva) (disposition, tendency, state of being, feeling)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• योजयति (yojayati) - draws you, implicates you (causes to join, connects, implicates, harnesses)

• सङ्कटे (saṅkaṭe) - in difficulty, in distress, in a dangerous situation

• प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - stemming from past lives (ancient, former, pertaining to past (lives))

• तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore, that)

• असौ (asau) - that (disposition/tendency) (that (one), this (one))

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort (by effort, diligently, carefully)

• जेतव्यः (jetavyaḥ) - must be conquered (to be conquered, must be overcome)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (honorific), by the lord, by the existing one)

• बलात् (balāt) - forcefully (by force, powerfully, strongly)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, however (introduces a new condition) (now, then, or, else)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle, often introducing a new paragraph or topic, or an alternative.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle

अशुभः (aśubhaḥ) - inauspicious, bad, impure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, impure, ugly

Negative compound of a (not) and śubha (auspicious)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• śubha – auspicious, good, pure
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bhāvaḥ

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - inauspicious tendency (bhāva) (disposition, tendency, state of being, feeling)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, disposition, nature, sentiment

From root √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of yojayati

योजयति (yojayati) - draws you, implicates you (causes to join, connects, implicates, harnesses)

(verb)

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

Present Causative Active, 3rd person singular

Causative form of root √yuj (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

सङ्कटे (saṅkaṭe) - in difficulty, in distress, in a dangerous situation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkaṭa

saṅkaṭa - difficult, narrow, distressed, dangerous situation, difficulty

From saṃ-√kaṭ (to be difficult)

Prefix: sam

Root: kaṭ

Note: "into difficulty"

प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - stemming from past lives (ancient, former, pertaining to past (lives))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - ancient, former, pertaining to past (lives)

Derived from prāk (before, formerly) + -tana suffix.

Note: Qualifies bhāvaḥ

तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle, correlative to 'cet'.

असौ (asau) - that (disposition/tendency) (that (one), this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (often referring to what is distant or specific)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the passive verb jetavyaḥ

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort (by effort, diligently, carefully)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

From √yat (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially "by means of effort"

जेतव्यः (jetavyaḥ) - must be conquered (to be conquered, must be overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ji

ji - to conquer, to win

Gerundive (Kartavya / Krtya / Future Passive Participle)

From root √ji (to conquer) + -tavya suffix.

Root: ji (class 1)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (honorific), by the lord, by the existing one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, sir, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle

From root √bhū (to be) + -at suffix. Used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction with jetavyaḥ.

बलात् (balāt) - forcefully (by force, powerfully, strongly)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Used here as an ablative of means.

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially "by means of force".