योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-24

कदाचित्ताविमौ स्यातां गुणयुक्तौ महाशयौ ।
तादृङ्न रविनाशो हि स्वभावान्मे न रोचते ॥ २४ ॥

kadācittāvimau syātāṃ guṇayuktau mahāśayau ,
tādṛṅna ravināśo hi svabhāvānme na rocate 24

24. kadācit tau imau syātām guṇayuktau mahāśayau
tādṛṅ na ravināśaḥ hi svabhāvāt me na rocate

24. kadācit imau tau guṇayuktau mahāśayau syātām.
hi tādṛṅ ravināśaḥ me svabhāvāt na rocate.

24. Perhaps these two might be noble-minded and endowed with good qualities. Indeed, such a catastrophic destruction (as if the sun itself were destroyed) does not please me by nature.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - perhaps, sometimes, at some time

• तौ (tau) - those two

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• स्याताम् (syātām) - might be, may be

• गुणयुक्तौ (guṇayuktau) - endowed with qualities, virtuous

• महाशयौ (mahāśayau) - noble-minded, great-souled

• तादृङ् (tādṛṅ) - such, of that kind

• न (na) - not, no

• रविनाशः (ravināśaḥ) - In context, this is interpreted as a hyperbolic expression for 'catastrophic destruction' or 'destruction of something brilliant/vital', aligning with the speaker's hesitation to harm virtuous beings. (destruction of the sun)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, naturally

• मे (me) - to me

• न (na) - not, no

• रोचते (rocate) - pleases, shines

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - perhaps, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

स्याताम् (syātām) - might be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

गुणयुक्तौ (guṇayuktau) - endowed with qualities, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of guṇayukta

guṇayukta - endowed with qualities, possessing virtues

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+yukta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, good quality, string
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

महाशयौ (mahāśayau) - noble-minded, great-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāśaya

mahāśaya - noble-minded, great-souled, having great disposition

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āśaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āśaya – disposition, intention, receptacle, abode
  noun (masculine)

तादृङ् (tādṛṅ) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रविनाशः (ravināśaḥ) - In context, this is interpreted as a hyperbolic expression for 'catastrophic destruction' or 'destruction of something brilliant/vital', aligning with the speaker's hesitation to harm virtuous beings. (destruction of the sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravināśa

ravināśa - destruction of the sun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ravi+nāśa)

• ravi – sun
  noun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, disposition

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - pleases, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)