योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-18

रागद्वेषविकाराणां स्वरूपं चेन्न भाव्यते ।
ततः सन्तोऽप्यसद्रूपाः सेविता अप्यसेविताः ॥ १८ ॥

rāgadveṣavikārāṇāṃ svarūpaṃ cenna bhāvyate ,
tataḥ santo'pyasadrūpāḥ sevitā apyasevitāḥ 18

18. rāga-dveṣa-vikārāṇām svarūpam cet na bhāvyate |
tataḥ santaḥ api asat-rūpāḥ sevitāḥ api asevitāḥ ||

18. cet rāga-dveṣa-vikārāṇām svarūpam na bhāvyate,
tataḥ santaḥ api asat-rūpāḥ,
sevitāḥ api asevitāḥ.

18. If the true nature of the modifications stemming from attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa) is not understood, then even good and virtuous people (santa) appear as unreal, and though they may be served, it is as if they were not served at all.

Words meanings summery:

• राग-द्वेष-विकाराणाम् (rāga-dveṣa-vikārāṇām) - of the modifications of attachment and aversion

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, essential form

• चेत् (cet) - if

• न (na) - not

• भाव्यते (bhāvyate) - is perceived, is understood, is realized

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones

• अपि (api) - even, also

• असत्-रूपाः (asat-rūpāḥ) - of unreal form, appearing as unreal, illusory

• सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - served, attended, honored

• अपि (api) - even, also

• असेविताः (asevitāḥ) - unserved, not attended, unhonored

Words meanings and morphology

राग-द्वेष-विकाराणाम् (rāga-dveṣa-vikārāṇām) - of the modifications of attachment and aversion

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rāga-dveṣa-vikāra

rāga-dveṣa-vikāra - modifications of attachment and aversion

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (rāga+dveṣa+vikāra)

• rāga – attachment, passion, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root rañj- ('to dye, to color, to be attached')
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – aversion, hatred, dislike
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dviṣ- ('to hate')
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)
• vikāra – change, modification, alteration, disturbance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ- ('to do') with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, essential form

(noun)

neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, essential characteristic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भाव्यते (bhāvyate) - is perceived, is understood, is realized

(verb)

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

passive present indicative

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous

present active participle

Derived from root as- ('to be')

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

असत्-रूपाः (asat-rūpāḥ) - of unreal form, appearing as unreal, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asat-rūpa

asat-rūpa - having an unreal form, unreal, non-existent in form

Compound type : karmadhāraya (asat+rūpa)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  participle (neuter)
  present active participle (negative)
  Derived from root as- ('to be') with negative prefix a-
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'santaḥ'.

सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - served, attended, honored

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sevita

sevita - served, attended, honored, practiced

past passive participle

Derived from root sev- ('to serve, attend, honor')

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'santaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

असेविताः (asevitāḥ) - unserved, not attended, unhonored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asevita

asevita - unserved, unattended, unhonored

Negative prefix a- applied to sevita (past passive participle).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sevita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sevita – served, attended, honored
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root sev- ('to serve, attend, honor')
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'santaḥ'.