योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-40

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अविष्णुः पूजयन्विष्णुं न पूजाफलभाग्भवेत् ।
विष्णुर्भूत्वा यजेद्विष्णुमयं विष्णुरहं स्थितः ॥ ४० ॥

aviṣṇuḥ pūjayanviṣṇuṃ na pūjāphalabhāgbhavet ,
viṣṇurbhūtvā yajedviṣṇumayaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ sthitaḥ 40

40. aviṣṇuḥ pūjayan viṣṇuṃ na pūjāphalabhāg bhavet |
viṣṇuḥ bhūtvā yajet viṣṇum ayam viṣṇuḥ aham sthitaḥ

40. aviṣṇuḥ viṣṇuṃ pūjayan pūjāphalabhāg na bhavet
viṣṇuḥ bhūtvā viṣṇum yajet ayam aham viṣṇuḥ sthitaḥ

40. One who is not Viṣṇu, by worshipping Viṣṇu, does not become a partaker of the fruit of worship. Having become Viṣṇu, one should worship Viṣṇu. I am this Viṣṇu, thus established.

Words meanings summery:

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अविष्णुः (aviṣṇuḥ) - one who has not realized their identity with Viṣṇu (one who is not Viṣṇu, non-Viṣṇu)

पूजयन् (pūjayan) - while worshipping (worshipping, honoring)

विष्णुं (viṣṇuṁ) - the deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

न (na) - not, no

पूजाफलभाग् (pūjāphalabhāg) - one who receives the spiritual benefit from worship (partaker of the fruit of worship)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should become (should be, may be, becomes)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - the deity Viṣṇu, or one who identifies as Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

यजेत् (yajet) - should worship (Viṣṇu) (should worship, should sacrifice)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - the deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

अयम् (ayam) - this (speaker/worshipper) (this, this one)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - the deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

अहम् (aham) - the speaker (Viṣṇu) (I)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established (in this state/form) (established, standing, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

अविष्णुः (aviṣṇuḥ) - one who has not realized their identity with Viṣṇu (one who is not Viṣṇu, non-Viṣṇu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviṣṇu

aviṣṇu - not Viṣṇu, non-Viṣṇu

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viṣṇu)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (the deity), the pervader
proper noun (masculine)
Root: viṣ

पूजयन् (pūjayan) - while worshipping (worshipping, honoring)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjayat

pūjayat - worshipping, honoring

present active participle

derived from root `pūj` (class 10, to worship) with `śatṛ` suffix, present stem `pūjaya`.

Root: pūj (class 10)

विष्णुं (viṣṇuṁ) - the deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (the deity), the pervader

Root: viṣ

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पूजाफलभाग् (pūjāphalabhāg) - one who receives the spiritual benefit from worship (partaker of the fruit of worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjāphalabhāj

pūjāphalabhāj - partaker of the fruit of worship

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pūjā+phala+bhāj)

pūjā – worship, adoration
noun (feminine)
Root: pūj (class 10)
phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter)
bhāj – sharing, partaking in, possessing
adjective (masculine)
derived from root `bhaj` (to share, partake).
Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: The final `j` of `bhāj` becomes `g` due to final consonant sandhi.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should become (should be, may be, becomes)

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

derived from root `bhū` (class 1) in optative, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - the deity Viṣṇu, or one who identifies as Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (the deity), the pervader

Root: viṣ