योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-2

विरोचन उवाच ।
मन्त्रिणस्तस्य तनय नित्याजेयस्थितेरपि ।
श्रृणु वच्मि सुसाधत्वं येनासौ परिजीयते ॥ २ ॥

virocana uvāca ,
mantriṇastasya tanaya nityājeyasthiterapi ,
śrṛṇu vacmi susādhatvaṃ yenāsau parijīyate 2

2. virocana uvāca mantriṇaḥ tasya tanaya nitya-ajeya-sthiteḥ
api śṛṇu vacmi su-sādhutvam yena asau parijīyate

2. Virocana said: O son, listen, I will tell you the easy method by which even that minister, whose position is always unconquerable, can be completely overcome.

Words meanings summery:

• विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana, the speaker in this context (Virocana (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Virocana) (said, spoke)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of that minister (referring to the minister who is the subject of the discussion) (of the minister)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (minister) (of him, of that)

• तनय (tanaya) - O son (vocative, addressing the listener) (O son, by son)

• नित्य-अजेय-स्थितेः (nitya-ajeya-sthiteḥ) - of one whose constant position is unconquerable (of one whose position is always unconquerable)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty, 'even that minister') (even, also, too)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative, addressing the son) (listen, hear)

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I will tell (referring to Virocana speaking) (I say, I speak)

• सु-साधुत्वम् (su-sādhutvam) - the easy method (to conquer the minister) (the easy method, the state of being easily achieved)

• येन (yena) - by which (method) (by which, by whom)

• असौ (asau) - he (that minister) (that (person), he)

• परिजीयते (parijīyate) - is completely conquered (the minister) (is completely conquered, is overcome)

Words meanings and morphology

विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana, the speaker in this context (Virocana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virocana

virocana - Virocana (proper name)

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 6)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Virocana) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Derived from root 'vac', which undergoes samprasarana to 'uc' in perfect formation, then reduplication and augment 'ā'.

Root: vac (class 2)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of that minister (referring to the minister who is the subject of the discussion) (of the minister)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Root: mantr

तस्य (tasya) - of that (minister) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तनय (tanaya) - O son (vocative, addressing the listener) (O son, by son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

Root: tan (class 8)

नित्य-अजेय-स्थितेः (nitya-ajeya-sthiteḥ) - of one whose constant position is unconquerable (of one whose position is always unconquerable)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nitya-ajeya-sthiti

nitya-ajeya-sthiti - a state or position that is always unconquerable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+ajeya+sthiti)

• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective
• ajeya – unconquerable, invincible
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'a' (negation) and suffix 'eya' (kartavya/gerundive).
  Prefix: a
  Root: ji (class 1)
• sthiti – state, position, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty, 'even that minister') (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative, addressing the son) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Derived from root 'śru' in the 5th class.

Root: śru (class 5)

वच्मि (vacmi) - I will tell (referring to Virocana speaking) (I say, I speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Active

Derived from root 'vac' in the 2nd class.

Root: vac (class 2)

सु-साधुत्वम् (su-sādhutvam) - the easy method (to conquer the minister) (the easy method, the state of being easily achieved)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of su-sādhutva

su-sādhutva - easy accomplishment, the state of being easily manageable

Formed from 'su' (good, easy) + 'sādhutva' (goodness, effectiveness).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sādhutva)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• sādhutva – goodness, effectiveness, propriety, manageability
  noun (neuter)
  Formed from 'sādhu' + 'tva'.

येन (yena) - by which (method) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

असौ (asau) - he (that minister) (that (person), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

परिजीयते (parijīyate) - is completely conquered (the minister) (is completely conquered, is overcome)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pari-ji

Present Passive

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'pari', in passive voice, ātmanepada.

Prefix: pari

Root: ji (class 1)