योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-40

यदि वाग्निं प्रविशसि वडवाग्निमथापि वा ।
यदि वा पतसि श्वभ्रे खड्गधाराजवेतथा ॥ ४० ॥

yadi vāgniṃ praviśasi vaḍavāgnimathāpi vā ,
yadi vā patasi śvabhre khaḍgadhārājavetathā 40

40. yadi vā agnim praviśasi vaḍavāgnim atha api vā
yadi vā patasi śvabhre khaḍgadhārājave tathā

40. yadi vā agnim praviśasi atha api vā vaḍavāgnim [praviśasi]
yadi vā śvabhre patasi tathā [yadi vā patasi] khaḍgadhārājave

40. Even if you enter a fire, or indeed a submarine fire, or if you fall into a pit, or onto a path as sharp as a sword's edge,

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• प्रविशसि (praviśasi) - you enter

• वडवाग्निम् (vaḍavāgnim) - submarine fire, mare's fire

• अथ (atha) - then, and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• पतसि (patasi) - you fall

• श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - into a pit, chasm

• खड्गधाराजवे (khaḍgadhārājave) - on a path as sharp as a sword's edge

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

प्रविशसि (praviśasi) - you enter

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praviś

verb with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

वडवाग्निम् (vaḍavāgnim) - submarine fire, mare's fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaḍavāgni

vaḍavāgni - submarine fire, mare's fire, a mythical fire that consumes the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaḍavā+agni)

• vaḍavā – mare, female horse
  noun (feminine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पतसि (patasi) - you fall

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - into a pit, chasm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, hole, chasm, abyss

Note: also dative/genitive singular masculine/neuter; here functions as locative of place where one falls

खड्गधाराजवे (khaḍgadhārājave) - on a path as sharp as a sword's edge

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of khaḍgadhārājava

khaḍgadhārājava - a path/course like a sword's edge, extremely sharp path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaḍgadhārā+ājava)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, stream, current
  noun (feminine)
• ājava – path, course, current, flood
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aj (class 1)

Note: refers to a place or path; compound of 'sword', 'edge', and 'path/course'

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)