योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-24

गच्छन्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रंस्तिष्ठञ्जाग्रत्स्वपंस्तथा ।
श्रेयसे परमायास्य त्रयस्याभ्यासवान्भव ॥ २४ ॥

gacchanśṛṇvanspṛśañjighraṃstiṣṭhañjāgratsvapaṃstathā ,
śreyase paramāyāsya trayasyābhyāsavānbhava 24

24. gacchan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighran tiṣṭhan jāgrat svapan
tathā śreyase paramāyāsya trayasya abhyāsavān bhava

24. gacchan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighran tiṣṭhan jāgrat svapan
tathā śreyase paramāyāsya trayasya abhyāsavān bhava

24. While going, hearing, touching, smelling, standing, waking, and sleeping, for the sake of the highest good, become a practitioner of this triad of supreme endeavor.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing

• स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching

• जिघ्रन् (jighran) - smelling

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, staying, existing

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking

• स्वपन् (svapan) - sleeping

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the highest good, for welfare, for salvation

• परमायास्य (paramāyāsya) - of the supreme endeavor/attainment

• त्रयस्य (trayasya) - of the triad, of the three

• अभ्यासवान् (abhyāsavān) - a practitioner, one who practices

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) in present tense.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear) in present tense.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛśat

spṛśat - touching, feeling

Present Active Participle

From root 'spṛś' (to touch) in present tense.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

जिघ्रन् (jighran) - smelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighrat

jighrat - smelling

Present Active Participle

From root 'ghrā' (to smell) in present tense (reduplicated stem).

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, staying, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying, existing

Present Active Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) in present tense (reduplicated stem).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

From root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

स्वपन् (svapan) - sleeping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapat

svapat - sleeping

Present Active Participle

From root 'svap' (to sleep) in present tense.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

(indeclinable)

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the highest good, for welfare, for salvation

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, highest good, auspiciousness

Comparative of 'śrī' (prosperity) or 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

Note: Indicates purpose.

परमायास्य (paramāyāsya) - of the supreme endeavor/attainment

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramāyāsa

paramāyāsa - supreme effort, highest attainment, ultimate means

Compound: parama (supreme) + āyāsa (effort, toil) or āya (gain, coming). Here understood as 'supreme means' or 'supreme attainment' in the context of spiritual practice.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+āyāsa)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective
• āyāsa – effort, toil, exertion, trouble, gain, income
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-yam' (to stretch, exert).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective to 'trayasya'.

त्रयस्य (trayasya) - of the triad, of the three

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of traya

traya - triad, group of three, three

From 'tri' (three).

Note: Object of 'abhyāsavān' (practitioner of).

अभ्यासवान् (abhyāsavān) - a practitioner, one who practices

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsavat

abhyāsavat - one who possesses practice, diligent, practiced

Derived from 'abhyāsa' (practice) + mat-pratyaya (possessive suffix 'vat').

Note: Predicative adjective, subject is implied 'you'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command form.