योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-16

सर्वथा ते समं यावन्न स्वभ्यस्ता मुहुर्मुहुः ।
तावन्न पदसंप्राप्तिर्भवत्यपि समाशतैः ॥ १६ ॥

sarvathā te samaṃ yāvanna svabhyastā muhurmuhuḥ ,
tāvanna padasaṃprāptirbhavatyapi samāśataiḥ 16

16. sarvathā te samam yāvat na svabhyastāḥ muhuḥ muhuḥ
tāvat na padasamprāptiḥ bhavati api samāśataiḥ

16. yāvat te sarvathā samam muhuḥ muhuḥ na svabhyastāḥ
tāvat api samāśataiḥ padasamprāptiḥ na bhavati

16. As long as these (practices) are not perfectly cultivated again and again in every respect, the attainment of that state (pada) will not occur, not even over hundreds of years.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, entirely, completely

• ते (te) - refers to the triad (tattvajñāna, manonāśa, vāsanākṣaya) from earlier verses. (these, those)

• समम् (samam) - equally, together, simultaneously

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until, as far as

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वभ्यस्ताः (svabhyastāḥ) - refers to the practices/means associated with the triad (tattvajñāna, manonāśa, vāsanākṣaya). (well-practiced, diligently cultivated)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

• न (na) - not, no

• पदसम्प्राप्तिः (padasamprāptiḥ) - attainment of the state/abode (of liberation)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, exists

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

• समाशतैः (samāśataiḥ) - by hundreds of years, for hundreds of years

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - refers to the triad (tattvajñāna, manonāśa, vāsanākṣaya) from earlier verses. (these, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those, these

समम् (samam) - equally, together, simultaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb (indeclinable).

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until, as far as

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वभ्यस्ताः (svabhyastāḥ) - refers to the practices/means associated with the triad (tattvajñāna, manonāśa, vāsanākṣaya). (well-practiced, diligently cultivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svabhyasta

svabhyasta - well-practiced, thoroughly cultivated

past passive participle

Derived from root as (to throw, practice) with upasargas su (well) and abhi (towards).

Prefixes: su+abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: The gender (feminine) and number (plural) here implies that it modifies an unstated feminine plural noun, such as 'sādhanāḥ' (practices) or 'vidyāḥ' (disciplines), which refers to the application or cultivation of the three principles mentioned previously.

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पदसम्प्राप्तिः (padasamprāptiḥ) - attainment of the state/abode (of liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padasamprāpti

padasamprāpti - attainment of the state/abode (of liberation/realization)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+samprāpti)

• pada – foot, step, state, position, abode, word
  noun (neuter)
• samprāpti – complete attainment, acquisition, arrival
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: prāp (class 5)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present active

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

समाशतैः (samāśataiḥ) - by hundreds of years, for hundreds of years

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samāśata

samāśata - hundreds of years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samā+śata)

• samā – year, season
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)