योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-70

पूर्वं विवेकेन तनुत्वमेति रागोऽथ वैरं च समूलमेव ।
पश्चात्परिक्षीयत एव यत्नः स पावनो यत्र विवेकितास्ति ॥ ७० ॥

pūrvaṃ vivekena tanutvameti rāgo'tha vairaṃ ca samūlameva ,
paścātparikṣīyata eva yatnaḥ sa pāvano yatra vivekitāsti 70

70. pūrvam vivekena tanutvam eti
rāgaḥ atha vairam ca samūlam eva
paścāt parikṣīyate eva yatnaḥ
saḥ pāvanaḥ yatra vivekitā asti

70. pūrvam vivekena rāgaḥ atha vairam
ca samūlam eva tanutvam eti
paścāt yatra vivekitā asti
saḥ pāvanaḥ yatnaḥ eva parikṣīyate

70. First, through discrimination (viveka), attachment (rāga) and enmity, along with their very roots, become attenuated. Subsequently, that purifying effort (yatna) – where discrimination (viveka) truly exists – itself dwindles away.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

• विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination (viveka), through discernment

• तनुत्वम् (tanutvam) - thinness, attenuation, subtlety, weakness

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches, comes to

• रागः (rāgaḥ) - attachment (rāga), passion, desire, color

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now, moreover

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• समूलम् (samūlam) - with its root, entirely, completely

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• परिक्षीयते (parikṣīyate) - diminishes, wastes away, is exhausted, dwindles

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort (yatna), exertion, endeavor

• सः (saḥ) - that, he, it

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifying, sanctifying, holy

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if

• विवेकिता (vivekitā) - discrimination (viveka), power of discernment

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of pūrva used adverbially.

Root: pṛ

Note: Temporal adverb.

विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination (viveka), through discernment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason, distinguishing

From vi (apart) + root vic (to distinguish, separate) + a (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means or agent.

तनुत्वम् (tanutvam) - thinness, attenuation, subtlety, weakness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tanutva

tanutva - thinness, subtlety, attenuation, minuteness, slenderness

From tanu (thin, subtle) + tva (suffix for abstract noun, -ness).

Root: tan

Note: Object of eti.

एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches, comes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present active, 3rd person singular

Root i (2nd class, Parasmaipada).

Root: i (class 2)

रागः (rāgaḥ) - attachment (rāga), passion, desire, color

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāga

rāga - color, hue, passion, affection, attachment, desire

From root rañj (to color, dye, be red, be affected by passion) + ghañ (suffix).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Subject of eti.

अथ (atha) - then, next, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects rāgaḥ and vairam.

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - hostility, enmity, hatred, revenge

From vīra (hero, hostile person) or vī (bird) + ra (suffix).

Root: vī

Note: Subject of eti.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects vairam to rāgaḥ.

समूलम् (samūlam) - with its root, entirely, completely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samūla

samūla - with roots, root and all, radical, complete

sa (with) + mūla (root).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Derived from saha.
• mūla – root, basis, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial or predicate adjective, agreeing with rāgaḥ and vairam (as a collective neuter).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

Ablative of paśca used as an adverb.

परिक्षीयते (parikṣīyate) - diminishes, wastes away, is exhausted, dwindles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of parikṣi

Present passive, 3rd person singular

Root kṣi (4th class, Atmanepada) with prefix pari. parikṣīyate is from pari + kṣi (meaning 'to perish', 'to be exhausted').

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 4)

Note: The subject yatnaḥ is exhausted/diminished.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort (yatna), exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt, care

From root yat (to strive, exert) + na (suffix).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject of parikṣīyate.

सः (saḥ) - that, he, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective pronoun qualifying yatnaḥ.

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifying, sanctifying, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy, pure, cleanser

From root pū (to purify) + ana (suffix).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yatnaḥ.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if

(indeclinable)

From ya (relative pronoun) + tra (suffix for place).

विवेकिता (vivekitā) - discrimination (viveka), power of discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivekitā

vivekitā - discriminative faculty, power of discernment, discrimination

From vivekin (discriminating) + tā (suffix for abstract noun, -ness).

Note: Subject of asti.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present active, 3rd person singular

Root as (2nd class, Parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)