योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-16

यावदित्थमवस्थैषा प्रणवस्यापरे क्रमे ।
बभूव न हठादेव हठयोगो हि दुःखदः ॥ १६ ॥

yāvaditthamavasthaiṣā praṇavasyāpare krame ,
babhūva na haṭhādeva haṭhayogo hi duḥkhadaḥ 16

16. yāvat ittham avasthā eṣā praṇavasya apare krame
babhūva na haṭhāt eva haṭhayogaḥ hi duḥkhadaḥ

16. yāvat eṣā avasthā ittham,
praṇavasya apare krame babhūva,
na haṭhāt eva; hi haṭhayogaḥ duḥkhadaḥ (asti).

16. While this state existed thus, in another sequence of the (praṇava) Om, it did not come about suddenly, for (haṭha yoga) is indeed painful.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, situation

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• प्रणवस्य (praṇavasya) - of the sacred syllable (praṇava) Om

• अपरे (apare) - in another, in a different, in a subsequent

• क्रमे (krame) - in the order, in the sequence, in the method

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, came into being, happened

• न (na) - not, no

• हठात् (haṭhāt) - suddenly, forcibly, by force

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• हठयोगः (haṭhayogaḥ) - the discipline of haṭha yoga, known for its emphasis on physical postures and breathing ((haṭha yoga))

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

• दुःखदः (duḥkhadaḥ) - pain-giving, painful, causing misery

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, situation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, status

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Modifies 'avasthā'.

प्रणवस्य (praṇavasya) - of the sacred syllable (praṇava) Om

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praṇava

praṇava - the sacred syllable Om, a mystical or holy utterance

Prefix: pra

Root: ṇu (class 2)

अपरे (apare) - in another, in a different, in a subsequent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, inferior, western

Note: Modifies 'krame'.

क्रमे (krame) - in the order, in the sequence, in the method

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, stride, order, course, method, sequence

Root: kram (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, came into being, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हठात् (haṭhāt) - suddenly, forcibly, by force

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of haṭha

haṭha - force, violence, suddenness, obstinacy

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

हठयोगः (haṭhayogaḥ) - the discipline of haṭha yoga, known for its emphasis on physical postures and breathing ((haṭha yoga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṭhayoga

haṭhayoga - haṭha yoga (a system of yoga emphasizing physical postures, breathing, and purification practices)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haṭha+yoga)

• haṭha – force, violence, suddenness, obstinacy
  noun (masculine)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, application, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

(indeclinable)

दुःखदः (duḥkhadaḥ) - pain-giving, painful, causing misery

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhada

duḥkhada - causing pain, painful, miserable

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+da)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, granting, causing
  suffix
  Agent noun suffix from √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'haṭhayogaḥ'.