योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-9

यावदित्थमवस्थैषा प्रणवप्रथमक्रमे ।
बभूव न हठादेव हठयोगो हि दुःखदः ॥ ९ ॥

yāvaditthamavasthaiṣā praṇavaprathamakrame ,
babhūva na haṭhādeva haṭhayogo hi duḥkhadaḥ 9

9. yāvat ittham avasthā eṣā praṇavaprathamakrame
babhūva na haṭhāt eva haṭhayogaḥ hi duḥkhadaḥ

9. yāvat eṣā avasthā praṇavaprathamakrame ittham babhūva,
(sā) haṭhāt eva na (babhūva),
hi haṭhayogaḥ duḥkhadaḥ (asti)

9. This state, as it came to be in the initial stage of the sacred syllable (praṇava), did not arise from sudden, forceful exertion (haṭha), for forceful yoga (haṭha yoga) is indeed painful.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state (state, condition, situation)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine nominative singular))

• प्रणवप्रथमक्रमे (praṇavaprathamakrame) - in the initial stage of the sacred syllable (praṇava) (in the first stage of praṇava (OM))

• बभूव (babhūva) - came to be, manifested (came to be, was, existed)

• न (na) - not

• हठात् (haṭhāt) - from sudden, forceful exertion (haṭha) (by force, suddenly, by violence)

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

• हठयोगः (haṭhayogaḥ) - forceful yoga (haṭha yoga) (haṭha yoga (forceful yoga))

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal root *i- (this) + -tham (suffix for manner).

अवस्था (avasthā) - state (state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, position, situation, presence

From ava-√sthā (to stand down, to settle).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

प्रणवप्रथमक्रमे (praṇavaprathamakrame) - in the initial stage of the sacred syllable (praṇava) (in the first stage of praṇava (OM))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of praṇavaprathamakrama

praṇavaprathamakrama - first stage of praṇava (OM)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praṇava+prathama+krama)

• praṇava – the sacred syllable OM
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√nu (to praise, to make a sound).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nu (class 2)
• prathama – first, foremost, primary
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -ma.
• krama – step, stage, order, sequence
  noun (masculine)
  From √kram (to step, to go).
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'first sequence' or 'initial stage'.

बभूव (babhūva) - came to be, manifested (came to be, was, existed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हठात् (haṭhāt) - from sudden, forceful exertion (haṭha) (by force, suddenly, by violence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of haṭha

haṭha - force, violence, obstinacy, suddenness, forceful exertion

From √haṭh (to be violent, compel).

Root: haṭh

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

(indeclinable)

हठयोगः (haṭhayogaḥ) - forceful yoga (haṭha yoga) (haṭha yoga (forceful yoga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṭhayoga

haṭhayoga - haṭha yoga, yoga of force, yoga involving forceful practices

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haṭha+yoga)

• haṭha – force, violence, obstinacy, suddenness
  noun (masculine)
  From √haṭh (to be violent, compel).
  Root: haṭh
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, practice
  noun (masculine)
  From √yuj (to join, to yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

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

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhada

duḥkhada - giving pain, causing sorrow, painful, troublesome

From duḥkha + da (giver, causer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+da)

• duḥkha – pain, suffering, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, granting, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Suffix -da from √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)