योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-21

अभ्यासयत्नौ प्रथमं मुख्यो विधिरुदाहृतः ।
तदभावे तु गौणः स्यात्पूज्यपूजामयक्रमः ॥ २१ ॥

abhyāsayatnau prathamaṃ mukhyo vidhirudāhṛtaḥ ,
tadabhāve tu gauṇaḥ syātpūjyapūjāmayakramaḥ 21

21. abhyāsayatnau prathamaṃ mukhyaḥ vidhiḥ udāhṛtaḥ
tat abhāve tu gauṇaḥ syāt pūjyapūjāmayakramaḥ

21. abhyāsayatnau prathamaṃ mukhyaḥ vidhiḥ udāhṛtaḥ
tu tat abhāve gauṇaḥ pūjyapūjāmayakramaḥ syāt

21. Practice and diligent effort are declared to be the primary method. However, in their absence, the secondary method is the path of worship and reverence.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यासयत्नौ (abhyāsayatnau) - practice and effort

• प्रथमं (prathamaṁ) - first, primarily, at first

• मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - principal, main, foremost, primary

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method, rule, procedure, ordinance

• उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, mentioned, said

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• गौणः (gauṇaḥ) - secondary, subordinate, indirect

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be

• पूज्यपूजामयक्रमः (pūjyapūjāmayakramaḥ) - the method consisting of worship and reverence, the sequence of adoring the adorable

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यासयत्नौ (abhyāsayatnau) - practice and effort

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhyāsayatna

abhyāsayatna - practice and effort

Compound type : dvandva (abhyāsa+yatna)

• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from abhi-√as (to throw, practice) with suffix 'a'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• yatna – effort, endeavor, exertion, attempt
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root √yat (to strive, endeavor) with suffix 'na'
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Refers to both practice and effort.

प्रथमं (prathamaṁ) - first, primarily, at first

(indeclinable)

from 'pra' + 'tama' suffix

Note: Used adverbially here.

मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - principal, main, foremost, primary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, main, foremost

from 'mukha' (face, front) + 'ya' suffix

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method, rule, procedure, ordinance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - method, rule, ordinance, law, procedure, fate

action noun

from root √dhā (to place, hold) with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'i'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, mentioned, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, mentioned, cited

Past Passive Participle

from root √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes 'ud-ā' and suffix 'ta'

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Part of the compound 'tadabhāve'. Refers to 'abhyāsayatnau' indirectly.

अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, lack

action noun

from 'a' (negation) + root √bhū (to be) + 'a' suffix

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'tadabhāve'.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

गौणः (gauṇaḥ) - secondary, subordinate, indirect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gauṇa

gauṇa - secondary, subordinate, indirect, derived

from 'guṇa' (quality) + 'aṇ' suffix

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

पूज्यपूजामयक्रमः (pūjyapūjāmayakramaḥ) - the method consisting of worship and reverence, the sequence of adoring the adorable

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyapūjāmayakrama

pūjyapūjāmayakrama - method of worship and reverence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūjya+pūjā+maya+krama)

• pūjya – to be worshipped, venerable, adorable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root √pūj (to worship) with 'ya' suffix
  Root: pūj (class 10)
• pūjā – worship, adoration, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root √pūj (to worship) with 'ā' suffix
  Root: pūj (class 10)
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  primary suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'
• krama – order, sequence, method, path
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root √kram (to step, go) with suffix 'a'
  Root: kram (class 1)