योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-47

आधाराधेयवच्चैतावेकाभावे विनश्यतः ।
कुरुतश्च स्वनाशेन कार्यं मोक्षाख्यमुत्तमम् ॥ ४७ ॥

ādhārādheyavaccaitāvekābhāve vinaśyataḥ ,
kurutaśca svanāśena kāryaṃ mokṣākhyamuttamam 47

47. ādhārādheyavat ca etau ekābhāve vinaśyataḥ
kurutaḥ ca svanāśena kāryam mokṣākhyam uttamam

47. etau ca ādhārādheyavat ekābhāve vinaśyataḥ.
ca svanāśena mokṣākhyam uttamam kāryam kurutaḥ.

47. These two (prāṇa and manas), like a container and its contents, perish in the absence of one another. And by their own dissolution, they achieve the supreme goal named final liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• आधाराधेयवत् (ādhārādheyavat) - like the container and the contained

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतौ (etau) - these two (prāṇa and manas) (these two)

• एकाभावे (ekābhāve) - in the absence of either prāṇa or manas (in the absence of one, in the non-existence of one)

• विनश्यतः (vinaśyataḥ) - they perish, they are destroyed

• कुरुतः (kurutaḥ) - they do, they make, they accomplish

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वनाशेन (svanāśena) - by their own destruction, by their own dissolution

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, deed, purpose, what is to be done

• मोक्षाख्यम् (mokṣākhyam) - named liberation

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, highest

Words meanings and morphology

आधाराधेयवत् (ādhārādheyavat) - like the container and the contained

(indeclinable)

Compound 'ādhāra' (support) + 'ādheya' (supported) + suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : dvandva-vat (ādhāra+ādheya+vat)

• ādhāra – support, basis, container, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'ā' (on, to) + root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to support) with suffix 'ghañ'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ādheya – that which is to be placed or contained, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from 'ā' (on, to) + root 'dhā' (to place, to put) with suffix 'ṇyat'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two (prāṇa and manas) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etas

etas - this, these

एकाभावे (ekābhāve) - in the absence of either prāṇa or manas (in the absence of one, in the non-existence of one)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekābhāva

ekābhāva - absence of one, non-existence of one

Compound 'eka' (one) + 'abhāva' (absence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+abhāva)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral (masculine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'a' (not) + root 'bhū' (to be) + suffix 'ghañ'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विनश्यतः (vinaśyataḥ) - they perish, they are destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of vinaś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

कुरुतः (kurutaḥ) - they do, they make, they accomplish

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वनाशेन (svanāśena) - by their own destruction, by their own dissolution

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svanāśa

svanāśa - self-destruction, own destruction

Compound 'sva' (own) + 'nāśa' (destruction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+nāśa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with suffix 'ghañ'.
  Root: naś (class 4)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, deed, purpose, what is to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, purpose, effect

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'ṇyat'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मोक्षाख्यम् (mokṣākhyam) - named liberation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mokṣākhya

mokṣākhya - called or named final liberation (mokṣa)

Compound 'mokṣa' (liberation) + 'ākhya' (named, called).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+ākhya)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muc' (to release) with suffix 'ghañ'.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• ākhya – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ā' (towards) + root 'khyā' (to relate, to tell).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of 'ud' (up, out).