योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-25

तनुभावनया तेन सुखदुःखैर्न लिप्यते ।
अवस्त्विति च निर्णीय स्नेहास्था न प्रवर्तते ॥ २५ ॥

tanubhāvanayā tena sukhaduḥkhairna lipyate ,
avastviti ca nirṇīya snehāsthā na pravartate 25

25. tanu-bhāvanayā tena sukha-duḥkhaiḥ na lipyate |
avastu iti ca nirṇīya sneha-āsthā na pravartate ||

25. tena tanu-bhāvanayā sukha-duḥkhaiḥ na lipyate.
ca avastu iti nirṇīya sneha-āsthā na pravartate.

25. Through that contemplation of the body (as unreal), one is not tainted by happiness and sorrow. And having determined that it is non-existent, affection and attachment (āsthā) do not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• तनु-भावनया (tanu-bhāvanayā) - by the contemplation of the body (as unreal/illusory) (by the contemplation of the body, by the thought of the body)

• तेन (tena) - by that (contemplation) (by that, with that)

• सुख-दुःखैः (sukha-duḥkhaiḥ) - by happiness and sorrow (as a pair of opposites) (by happiness and sorrow, by joys and sorrows)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted (by) (is smeared, is tainted, adheres)

• अवस्तु (avastu) - non-existent/unreal (thing) (non-existent thing, unreal thing, non-object)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking a statement) (thus, so, in this manner (quotation marker))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having determined (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

• स्नेह-आस्था (sneha-āsthā) - affection and attachment (affection and attachment, desire for affection)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises (arises, proceeds, acts, is active, takes place)

Words meanings and morphology

तनु-भावनया (tanu-bhāvanayā) - by the contemplation of the body (as unreal/illusory) (by the contemplation of the body, by the thought of the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanu-bhāvanā

tanu-bhāvanā - contemplation of the body, thought of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (tanu+bhāvanā)

• tanu – body, limb, skin, form, person
  noun (feminine)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, notion, imagination, bringing into existence
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be, become) + ṇic (causative) + yuc
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that (contemplation) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be masculine instrumental singular. Context suggests neuter referring to 'tanu-bhāvanayā'.

सुख-दुःखैः (sukha-duḥkhaiḥ) - by happiness and sorrow (as a pair of opposites) (by happiness and sorrow, by joys and sorrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - happiness and sorrow, pleasure and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery, discomfort
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted (by) (is smeared, is tainted, adheres)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lip

Present Passive

From root 'lip' (6th class, Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada) in passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: lip (class 6)

अवस्तु (avastu) - non-existent/unreal (thing) (non-existent thing, unreal thing, non-object)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - unreal thing, non-existent, non-object, not a substance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can function as an adjective. Here it is part of a clause 'this is avastu'.

इति (iti) - thus (marking a statement) (thus, so, in this manner (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having determined (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'nī' (to lead, guide) with prefix 'nir-' and absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

स्नेह-आस्था (sneha-āsthā) - affection and attachment (affection and attachment, desire for affection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sneha-āsthā

sneha-āsthā - affection and attachment, longing

Compound type : dvandva (sneha+āsthā)

• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness
  noun (masculine)
• āsthā – attachment, devotion, faith, regard, care, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The compound form implies a single concept, 'affectionate attachment'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises (arises, proceeds, acts, is active, takes place)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Present Middle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (1st class, Ātmanepada) with prefix 'pra-'. 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)