योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-25

ये विरक्ता महात्मानो भोगभावनतानवम् ।
भावयन्त्यभवायान्तर्भव्या भुवि जयन्ति ते ॥ २५ ॥

ye viraktā mahātmāno bhogabhāvanatānavam ,
bhāvayantyabhavāyāntarbhavyā bhuvi jayanti te 25

25. ye viraktāḥ mahātmānaḥ bhogabhāvanātānavam
bhāvayanti abhavāya antar bhavyāḥ bhuvi jayanti te

25. ye viraktāḥ mahātmānaḥ abhavāya bhogabhāvanātānavam
antar bhavyāḥ bhāvayanti te bhuvi jayanti

25. Those great souls (mahātmā) who are dispassionate, contemplating the insignificance of worldly enjoyments (bhoga) for the sake of non-rebirth, those excellent ones within are victorious on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (referring to 'mahātmānaḥ') (who, which, those who)

• विरक्ताः (viraktāḥ) - dispassionate (towards worldly pleasures) (dispassionate, detached, indifferent)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (mahātmā) (great souls, noble-minded persons)

• भोगभावनातानवम् (bhogabhāvanātānavam) - the insignificance or subtlety of worldly enjoyments (bhoga) (the insignificance of imagining enjoyments)

• भावयन्ति (bhāvayanti) - they contemplate (as insignificant) (they contemplate, they realize, they bring into being)

• अभवाय (abhavāya) - for the sake of liberation from rebirth (saṃsāra) (for non-existence, for liberation from birth)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within (themselves, or in the world as inner beings) (within, inside, among)

• भव्याः (bhavyāḥ) - excellent ones, auspicious individuals (excellent, auspicious, capable, future)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on this earth (on earth, in the world)

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they achieve victory (over saṃsāra) (they conquer, they are victorious, they excel)

• ते (te) - those (great souls) (those, they)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (referring to 'mahātmānaḥ') (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'mahātmānaḥ'.

विरक्ताः (viraktāḥ) - dispassionate (towards worldly pleasures) (dispassionate, detached, indifferent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of virakta

virakta - dispassionate, detached, indifferent, averse

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'rañj' (to color, be affected) with prefix 'vi-' (away, without).

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmānaḥ'.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (mahātmā) (great souls, noble-minded persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded person, the Supreme Soul

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence, coreferent with 'ye' and 'te'.

भोगभावनातानवम् (bhogabhāvanātānavam) - the insignificance or subtlety of worldly enjoyments (bhoga) (the insignificance of imagining enjoyments)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhogabhāvanātānava

bhogabhāvanātānava - subtlety/insignificance of thinking about enjoyments

Compound of 'bhoga' (enjoyment), 'bhāvanā' (imagination, contemplation), and 'tānava' (thinness, subtlety, insignificance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+bhāvanā+tānava)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, imagination, feeling, bringing into existence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, exist) in the causative sense 'bhāvay' (to cause to be, imagine).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tānava – thinness, subtlety, insignificance, meagerness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tanu' (thin, subtle) with the suffix '-a'.

Note: Direct object of 'bhāvayanti'.

भावयन्ति (bhāvayanti) - they contemplate (as insignificant) (they contemplate, they realize, they bring into being)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhāvay

Causative verb

Causative stem of root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभवाय (abhavāya) - for the sake of liberation from rebirth (saṃsāra) (for non-existence, for liberation from birth)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of abhava

abhava - non-existence, cessation of being, liberation from rebirth

Negative compound of 'a-' and 'bhava' (existence, birth).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhava)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• bhava – being, existence, birth, world, state
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose: 'for the sake of non-existence/liberation'.

अन्तर् (antar) - within (themselves, or in the world as inner beings) (within, inside, among)

(indeclinable)

भव्याः (bhavyāḥ) - excellent ones, auspicious individuals (excellent, auspicious, capable, future)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavya

bhavya - excellent, auspicious, worthy, good, future

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with the suffix '-ya'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the great souls.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on this earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they achieve victory (over saṃsāra) (they conquer, they are victorious, they excel)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - those (great souls) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, coreferent with 'ye' and 'mahātmānaḥ'.