योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-12

भव्योऽसि चेत्तदेतस्मात्सर्वमाप्नोषि निश्चयात् ।
नो चेत्तद्वह्वपि प्रोक्तं त्वयि भस्मनि हूयते ॥ १२ ॥

bhavyo'si cettadetasmātsarvamāpnoṣi niścayāt ,
no cettadvahvapi proktaṃ tvayi bhasmani hūyate 12

12. bhavyaḥ asi cet tat etasmāt sarvam āpnoṣi niścayāt
no cet tat bahu api proktam tvayi bhasmani hūyate

12. cet bhavyaḥ asi,
tat etasmāt niścayāt sarvam āpnoṣi.
no cet,
tat bahu api proktam tvayi bhasmani hūyate.

12. If you are receptive, then you will certainly attain everything from this (teaching). Otherwise, even much (that has been) said will be offered like an oblation into ashes within you (i.e., it will be useless).

Words meanings summery:

• भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - Receptive, capable of understanding. (auspicious, worthy, capable, suitable, good, future)

• असि (asi) - you are

• चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

• तत् (tat) - Then (in the sense of 'in that case'). (then, therefore, that)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - From this teaching/explanation. (from this, from this cause)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• आप्नोषि (āpnoṣi) - you attain, you obtain, you reach

• निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - certainly, surely, from conviction, by means of certainty

• नो (no) - not

• चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'much (that has been) said'. (that, so much)

• बहु (bahu) - much, many

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - What has been taught/explained. (said, spoken, declared)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you, with respect to you

• भस्मनि (bhasmani) - Implies 'wastefully', as an offering in cold ashes is futile. (in ashes)

• हूयते (hūyate) - is offered, is sacrificed, is poured

Words meanings and morphology

भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) - Receptive, capable of understanding. (auspicious, worthy, capable, suitable, good, future)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavya

bhavya - auspicious, worthy, capable, suitable, good, future, what is to be

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (to be) + suffix `y`. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `asi`'s implied subject (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Present, active voice, 2nd person singular.

From root `as` (class 2 `adādi`) + `si` (present ending).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb 'to be'.

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a conditional clause.

Note: Conditional particle.

तत् (tat) - Then (in the sense of 'in that case'). (then, therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially (neuter nominative singular form used as an adverb).

Note: Adverbial.

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - From this teaching/explanation. (from this, from this cause)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Masculine/neuter ablative singular.

Note: Ablative of origin/cause.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Neuter nominative/accusative singular. Here accusative.

Note: Object of `āpnoṣi`.

आप्नोषि (āpnoṣi) - you attain, you obtain, you reach

(verb)

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

Present, active voice, 2nd person singular.

From root `āp` (class 5 `svādi`) + `nu` (vikaraṇa) + `si` (present ending).

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb in the protasis.

निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - certainly, surely, from conviction, by means of certainty

(indeclinable)

From `nis-ci` (to ascertain). Masculine ablative singular. Used adverbially.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Adverb modifying `āpnoṣi`.

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

Vowel sandhi of `na` with `u` (from `ca`) results in `no`. Forms 'no cet' = if not.

Note: Negative particle.

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a conditional clause.

Note: Conditional particle.

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'much (that has been) said'. (that, so much)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, so, thus, so much

Neuter nominative/accusative singular. Here nominative, subject of `hūyate` or adjective to `bahu`.

Note: Refers to the following statement.

बहु (bahu) - much, many

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Neuter nominative singular.

Note: Adjective modifying `proktam`.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - What has been taught/explained. (said, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From `pra-vac` (to speak forth) + suffix `kta` (ta). `vac` becomes `uk`. Neuter nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'that which is said'. Subject of `hūyate`.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you, with respect to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

Locative singular.

Note: Locative of receptacle/effect.

भस्मनि (bhasmani) - Implies 'wastefully', as an offering in cold ashes is futile. (in ashes)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ashes

Neuter locative singular.

Root: bhas

Note: Locative of place.

हूयते (hūyate) - is offered, is sacrificed, is poured

(verb)

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

Present, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

From root `hu` (class 3 `juhotyādi`) + `ya` (passive sign) + `te` (middle ending).

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Main verb in the apodosis.