योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-27, verse-26

दामव्यालकटा यावदनास्था भवसंस्थितौ ।
तावन्न नाम जेयावो मशकानामिवानलाः ॥ २६ ॥

dāmavyālakaṭā yāvadanāsthā bhavasaṃsthitau ,
tāvanna nāma jeyāvo maśakānāmivānalāḥ 26

26. dāmavyālakaṭā yāvat anāsthā bhavasaṃsthitau
tāvat na nāma jeyāvo maśakānām iva analāḥ

26. yāvat bhavasaṃsthitau anāsthā tāvat
dāmavyālakaṭā na nāma jeyāvo maśakānām iva analāḥ

26. As long as there is disinterest (anāsthā) in the state of worldly existence (saṃsāra), then even significant threats like a binding rope, a snake, or an elephant are not truly overcome. Similarly, mosquitos are not like fires (i.e., they do not become overwhelming threats).

Words meanings summery:

• दामव्यालकटा (dāmavyālakaṭā) - significant threats like a binding rope, a snake, or an elephant (ropes, snakes, elephants (as dangers or binders))

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, as much as)

• अनास्था (anāsthā) - disinterest (anāsthā) (disinterest, indifference, non-attachment, apathy)

• भवसंस्थितौ (bhavasaṁsthitau) - in the state of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the state of existence, in the condition of being, in worldly existence)

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, for that long (then, so long, for that long)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नाम (nāma) - truly (indeed, by name, truly)

• जेयावो (jeyāvo) - are truly overcome / conquered (implying 'by external forces'). Given 'na', means 'are not overcome'. (are conquered, are to be conquered, should be conquered (variant form))

• मशकानाम् (maśakānām) - of mosquitos

• इव (iva) - like, similarly (like, as, as if)

• अनलाः (analāḥ) - fires (representing great dangers) (fires, flames)

Words meanings and morphology

दामव्यालकटा (dāmavyālakaṭā) - significant threats like a binding rope, a snake, or an elephant (ropes, snakes, elephants (as dangers or binders))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāmavyālakaṭa

dāmavyālakaṭa - ropes, snakes, elephants

Compound type : dvandva (dāma+vyāla+kaṭa)

• dāma – rope, string, cord
  noun (neuter)
• vyāla – snake, wild animal, vicious creature
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – elephant (especially the rutting elephant with ichor flowing from temples); mat; hip
  noun (masculine)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, as much as)

(indeclinable)

Root: yā (class 2)

अनास्था (anāsthā) - disinterest (anāsthā) (disinterest, indifference, non-attachment, apathy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāsthā

anāsthā - disinterest, indifference, non-attachment

From an- (negation) + āsthā (interest, faith, attachment).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āsthā)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• āsthā – interest, faith, attachment, reliance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भवसंस्थितौ (bhavasaṁsthitau) - in the state of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the state of existence, in the condition of being, in worldly existence)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhavasaṃsthiti

bhavasaṁsthiti - state of existence, worldly existence, condition of being

Compound of bhava (existence, becoming) and saṃsthiti (state, condition, firm standing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+saṃsthiti)

• bhava – existence, being, becoming, the world, saṃsāra
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃsthiti – state, condition, firm standing, arrangement
  noun (feminine)
  From sam- + √sthā (to stand).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - then, for that long (then, so long, for that long)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to yāvat.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

नाम (nāma) - truly (indeed, by name, truly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

जेयावो (jeyāvo) - are truly overcome / conquered (implying 'by external forces'). Given 'na', means 'are not overcome'. (are conquered, are to be conquered, should be conquered (variant form))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jeya

jeya - conquerable, to be conquered, victorious

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Formed from √ji (to conquer) with suffix -ya.

Root: ji (class 1)

मशकानाम् (maśakānām) - of mosquitos

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of maśaka

maśaka - mosquito, gnat

इव (iva) - like, similarly (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

अनलाः (analāḥ) - fires (representing great dangers) (fires, flames)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anala

anala - fire, god of fire (agni), heat

From an- (not) + ala (sufficient/able), meaning insatiable, hence fire.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ala)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• ala – sufficient, able, capable
  adjective