योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-45

किमन्यद्भवभङ्गाय भूयो भोगेषु लुब्धता ।
यथाक्रमं यथाशास्त्रं यथाचारं यथास्थिति ॥ ४५ ॥

kimanyadbhavabhaṅgāya bhūyo bhogeṣu lubdhatā ,
yathākramaṃ yathāśāstraṃ yathācāraṃ yathāsthiti 45

45. kim anyat bhavabhaṅgāya bhūyaḥ bhogeṣu lubdhatā
yathākramam yathāśāstram yathācāram yathāsthiti

45. bhūyaḥ bhogeṣu lubdhatā bhavabhaṅgāya kim anyat
yathākramam yathāśāstram yathācāram yathāsthiti

45. What other impediment to the breaking of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) is there than repeated craving for enjoyments? Therefore, (one should act) according to proper order, according to scripture, according to tradition, and according to one's situation.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• भवभङ्गाय (bhavabhaṅgāya) - for the breaking of existence/rebirth (saṃsāra)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, furthermore

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, regarding enjoyments

• लुब्धता (lubdhatā) - greed, craving, covetousness

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to order, sequentially

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

• यथाचारम् (yathācāram) - according to custom, according to tradition

• यथास्थिति (yathāsthiti) - according to situation, as it stands, according to condition

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, how, why

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: 'What else?'

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'kim'.

भवभङ्गाय (bhavabhaṅgāya) - for the breaking of existence/rebirth (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhavabhaṅga

bhavabhaṅga - breaking of existence, cessation of rebirth, liberation from saṃsāra

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bhaṅga)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, saṃsāra
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhaṅga – breaking, fracture, destruction, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Indicates purpose.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Comparative adverb from 'bahu'.

Note: Emphasizes repetition or extent.

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, regarding enjoyments

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession, food

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the domain of 'lubdhatā'.

लुब्धता (lubdhatā) - greed, craving, covetousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lubdhatā

lubdhatā - greed, covetousness, desire, avarice

From 'lubdha' (greedy) + 'tā' (feminine abstract suffix).

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - according to order, sequentially

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• krama – step, order, sequence, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kram' (to step).
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied action.

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, sacred book, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śās' (to teach, command).
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Modifies an implied action.

यथाचारम् (yathācāram) - according to custom, according to tradition

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ācāra)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• ācāra – custom, practice, conduct, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'car' (to move) with 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied action.

यथास्थिति (yathāsthiti) - according to situation, as it stands, according to condition

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthiti)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• sthiti – state, condition, position, existence, steadfastness
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'ti' suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied action.