योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-28

यो हि मुख्यं परित्यज्य गौणं समनुधावति ।
त्यक्त्वा रसायनं सिद्धं साध्यं संसाधयत्यसौ ॥ २८ ॥

yo hi mukhyaṃ parityajya gauṇaṃ samanudhāvati ,
tyaktvā rasāyanaṃ siddhaṃ sādhyaṃ saṃsādhayatyasau 28

28. yaḥ hi mukhyam parityajya gauṇam samanudhāvati
tyaktvā rasāyanam siddham sādhyam saṃsādhayati asau

28. yaḥ hi mukhyam parityajya gauṇam samanudhāvati asau
siddham rasāyanam tyaktvā sādhyam saṃsādhayati

28. Indeed, whoever abandons the primary and pursues the secondary is like one who, having forsaken an already perfected elixir (rasāyanam), then strives to achieve that which is yet to be accomplished.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - the primary, the principal

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, forsaking

• गौणम् (gauṇam) - the secondary, the subordinate

• समनुधावति (samanudhāvati) - runs after, pursues, follows

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, forsaking

• रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - elixir, alchemy, chemical preparation

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - perfected, accomplished, successful

• साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be achieved, achievable

• संसाधयति (saṁsādhayati) - strives to accomplish, seeks to achieve, perfects

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Nominative singular masculine of yad

Note: Subject of samanudhāvati.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

An emphasizing or causal particle.

मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - the primary, the principal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, primary, main

Accusative singular masculine/neuter of mukhya.

Note: Refers to cittatva or vapuḥ from the previous verse.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, forsaking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root tyaj (1st class), with pari prefix and lyap suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Connects to samanudhāvati.

गौणम् (gauṇam) - the secondary, the subordinate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gauṇa

gauṇa - secondary, subordinate, minor, accessory

Accusative singular masculine/neuter of gauṇa.

Note: Refers to ākāra from the previous verse.

समनुधावति (samanudhāvati) - runs after, pursues, follows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of dhāva

Present Active Indicative

Root dhāv (1st class), with prefixes sam and anu.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, forsaking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root tyaj (1st class), with ktvā suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Connects to saṃsādhayati.

रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - elixir, alchemy, chemical preparation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasāyana

rasāyana - elixir, alchemy, chemical preparation, path of mercury, rejuvenator

From rasa (juice, essence, mercury) + ayana (path, course).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rasa+ayana)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, mercury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)
• ayana – going, path, course
  noun (neuter)
  From root i (to go) with suffix ana
  Root: i (class 2)

सिद्धम् (siddham) - perfected, accomplished, successful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, successful, ready, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sidh (to accomplish) with kta suffix.

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies rasāyanam.

साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be achieved, achievable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, practicable, curable, demonstrable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root sādh (to accomplish) with ṇyat or yat suffix.

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Functions as a noun here 'that which is to be achieved'.

संसाधयति (saṁsādhayati) - strives to accomplish, seeks to achieve, perfects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of sādh

Present Active Indicative

Root sādh (5th class), causative stem sādhayati, with sam prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: sādh (class 5)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Nominative singular masculine/feminine of adas.

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.