योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-8

अभ्यासेनोभयं तस्मात्सममेव समारभेत् ।
राजसंदर्शनं तस्य मन्त्रिणश्च पराजयम् ॥ ८ ॥

abhyāsenobhayaṃ tasmātsamameva samārabhet ,
rājasaṃdarśanaṃ tasya mantriṇaśca parājayam 8

8. abhyāsena ubhayam tasmāt samam eva samārābhet
rājasandarśanam tasya mantriṇaḥ ca parājayam

8. tasmāt abhyāsena samam eva ubhayam samārābhet
rājasandarśanam ca tasya mantriṇaḥ parājayam

8. Therefore, one should undertake both of these simultaneously through diligent effort: the appearance of the king and the defeat of his minister.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - through diligent effort (by practice, by repeated effort, by diligence)

• उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (tasks) (both, both kinds)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• समम् (samam) - simultaneously (equal, even, same, simultaneously)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• समाराभेत् (samārābhet) - one should undertake (one should begin, one should undertake, one should commence)

• राजसन्दर्शनम् (rājasandarśanam) - the appearance of the king (seeing of the king, appearance of the king, royal audience)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (minister's) (his, its, of that)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of the minister

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat (defeat, conquest, overcoming)

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - through diligent effort (by practice, by repeated effort, by diligence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, application, diligence

Derived from prefix 'abhi-' and root 'as' with suffix '-a'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Indicates means.

उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (tasks) (both, both kinds)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, of both kinds

Note: Refers to the two actions mentioned: king's appearance and minister's defeat.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb here.

समम् (samam) - simultaneously (equal, even, same, simultaneously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

समाराभेत् (samārābhet) - one should undertake (one should begin, one should undertake, one should commence)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of samārabha

Optative Mood

3rd sg. Parasmaipada of root √rabh (class 1), with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

राजसन्दर्शनम् (rājasandarśanam) - the appearance of the king (seeing of the king, appearance of the king, royal audience)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasandarśana

rājasandarśana - seeing of the king, royal audience, king's appearance

Compound of 'rājan' (king) and 'samdarśana' (seeing, appearance).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+samdarśana)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• samdarśana – seeing, appearance, showing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root √dṛś with prefix 'sam-' and suffix '-ana'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: One of the two objects of 'samārābhet'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (minister's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to the king (rājan).

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of the minister

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Note: Governed by 'parājayam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat (defeat, conquest, overcoming)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parājaya

parājaya - defeat, conquest, vanquishing, frustration

Derived from root √ji with prefix 'parā-' and suffix '-a'.

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: The second object of 'samārābhet'.