योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-22

स मन्त्री केवलं पुत्र तेनैव प्रभुणा यदि ।
जीयते तत्सुजेयोऽसावन्यथा त्वचलोपमः ॥ २२ ॥

sa mantrī kevalaṃ putra tenaiva prabhuṇā yadi ,
jīyate tatsujeyo'sāvanyathā tvacalopamaḥ 22

22. saḥ mantrī kevalam putra tena eva prabhuṇā yadi
jīyate tat sujeyaḥ asau anyathā tu acalopamaḥ

22. putra yadi saḥ mantrī kevalam tena eva prabhuṇā
jīyate tat asau sujeyaḥ anyathā tu acalopamaḥ

22. O son (putra), if that minister (mantrin) is conquered only by that lord (prabhu) himself, then he is indeed easily conquerable. Otherwise, however, he is like an immovable mountain (acala).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (minister) (he, that)

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - that minister (mantrin) (minister, counselor)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely (only, merely, exclusively)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, child)

• तेन (tena) - by that (lord) (by that, by him)

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

• प्रभुणा (prabhuṇā) - by the lord (prabhu) (by the lord, by the master, by the powerful one)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जीयते (jīyate) - he is conquered (he is conquered, he is overcome)

• तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore)

• सुजेयः (sujeyaḥ) - easily conquerable (easily conquerable, easy to be conquered)

• असौ (asau) - he (the minister) (that one, he, she, it)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

• तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, however)

• अचलोपमः (acalopamaḥ) - like an immovable mountain (acala) (like a mountain, immovable)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (minister) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the minister mentioned in the previous verse.

मन्त्री (mantrī) - that minister (mantrin) (minister, counselor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Derived from mantra (counsel, secret)

Root: man (class 4)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely (only, merely, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the condition.

पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Addressed to a son.

तेन (tena) - by that (lord) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the Lord (prabhu).

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes tena prabhuṇā.

प्रभुणा (prabhuṇā) - by the lord (prabhu) (by the lord, by the master, by the powerful one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

From pra-bhū (to be master of, to be powerful).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the supreme lord.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जीयते (jīyate) - he is conquered (he is conquered, he is overcome)

(verb)

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

present passive

Root ji (to conquer), passive form.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: The verb for mantrī.

तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb or conjunction in the sense of "then" as a correlative to yadi.

सुजेयः (sujeyaḥ) - easily conquerable (easily conquerable, easy to be conquered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sujeya

sujeya - easily conquerable

gerundive

From su-ji (to conquer well/easily) + ya suffix (gerundive).

Prefix: su

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for asau.

असौ (asau) - he (the minister) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (referring to something distant or not explicitly named)

Note: Refers to the minister.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrasting idea.

अचलोपमः (acalopamaḥ) - like an immovable mountain (acala) (like a mountain, immovable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acalopama

acalopama - like a mountain, comparable to a mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (acala+upama)

• acala – mountain, immovable, steady
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  a (not) + cala (moving).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• upama – comparison, likeness, simile, comparable
  noun/adjective (feminine)
  From upa-mā (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for asau (implied 'he is').