योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-56

ये समास्तत्र ते तावद्यतन्ते चित्स्वभावतः ।
यावदेको जयत्यत्र द्वितीयः स निमज्जति ॥ ५६ ॥

ye samāstatra te tāvadyatante citsvabhāvataḥ ,
yāvadeko jayatyatra dvitīyaḥ sa nimajjati 56

56. ye samāḥ tatra te tāvat yatante cit svabhāvataḥ
yāvat ekaḥ jayati atra dvitīyaḥ saḥ nimajjati

56. tatra ye samāḥ te cit svabhāvataḥ tāvat yatante
yāvat atra ekaḥ jayati saḥ dvitīyaḥ nimajjati

56. In that state, those who are balanced (samāḥ) strive according to the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of consciousness (cit). This continues until one of them here triumphs, and the other (the second) is submerged.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, balanced, similar

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that state/place

• ते (te) - they

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, to that extent, as long as

• यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

• चित् (cit) - by the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of consciousness (cit) (consciousness, awareness)

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - according to the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (of consciousness (cit)) (by its own nature, naturally, intrinsically)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, so far as

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

• जयति (jayati) - triumphs, wins

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter/place

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second, another

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, is submerged, drowns, disappears

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Nominative plural masculine (can be feminine also).

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, balanced, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, same, even, balanced

Note: Nominative plural masculine (can be feminine also).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that state/place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative plural masculine (can be feminine also).

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, to that extent, as long as

(indeclinable)

यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: 3rd person plural present middle form.

चित् (cit) - by the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of consciousness (cit) (consciousness, awareness)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), pure awareness

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - according to the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (of consciousness (cit)) (by its own nature, naturally, intrinsically)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation with suffix -taḥ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adverbial form derived from `svabhāva` with the suffix `-taḥ`.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, so far as

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

(numeral)

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

जयति (jayati) - triumphs, wins

(verb)

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

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular present active form.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter/place

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second, another

(numeral)

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, is submerged, drowns, disappears

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular present active form.