योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-25

भावाभावेषु यत्तुल्यं तन्नाशे तत्स्थितौ च वा ।
यः प्रयत्नस्त्वबुद्धित्वात्तद्योगगमनं भवेत् ॥ २५ ॥

bhāvābhāveṣu yattulyaṃ tannāśe tatsthitau ca vā ,
yaḥ prayatnastvabuddhitvāttadyogagamanaṃ bhavet 25

25. bhāva-abhāveṣu yat tulyam tat nāśe tat sthitau ca vā
yaḥ prayatnaḥ tu a-buddhitvāt tat yoga-gamanam bhavet

25. yat bhāva-abhāveṣu tulyam tat nāśe vā tat sthitau ca
yaḥ prayatnaḥ tu a-buddhitvāt tat yoga-gamanam bhavet

25. That which remains impartial amidst existence and non-existence, whether in its destruction or its continued presence—any effort made towards such a state, however, due to a lack of proper understanding, would nevertheless be a progression towards (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

• भाव-अभावेषु (bhāva-abhāveṣu) - in existence and non-existence

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, impartial, indifferent

• तत् (tat) - its, that

• नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction, at the time of perishing

• तत् (tat) - its, that

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - in existence, in continuance, in its state

• च (ca) - and, also

• वा (vā) - or

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• अ-बुद्धित्वात् (a-buddhitvāt) - due to lack of understanding/wisdom

• तत् (tat) - that (effort) (that)

• योग-गमनम् (yoga-gamanam) - going to (yoga), attainment of (yoga), path to (yoga)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be

Words meanings and morphology

भाव-अभावेषु (bhāva-abhāveṣu) - in existence and non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāva-abhāva

bhāva-abhāva - existence and non-existence, being and non-being

Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  negative of bhāva
  Prefix: a

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, impartial, indifferent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, impartial, indifferent

तत् (tat) - its, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, its

नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction, at the time of perishing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

from √naś (to perish)

Root: naś

तत् (tat) - its, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, its

स्थितौ (sthitau) - in existence, in continuance, in its state

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, existing, continuance, stability, state, condition

from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

from pra-√yat (to strive)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

अ-बुद्धित्वात् (a-buddhitvāt) - due to lack of understanding/wisdom

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of a-buddhitva

a-buddhitva - state of not having understanding, foolishness, ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+buddhitva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• buddhitva – the state of having intellect/understanding
  noun (neuter)
  from buddhi (intellect) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

तत् (tat) - that (effort) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

योग-गमनम् (yoga-gamanam) - going to (yoga), attainment of (yoga), path to (yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoga-gamana

yoga-gamana - going to union (yoga), attainment of yoga, spiritual progression

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+gamana)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, connection, application, method
  noun (masculine)
  from √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj
• gamana – going, motion, journey, attainment
  noun (neuter)
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative

root √bhū, 1st conjugation (bhvādi), Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)