योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-26

यस्तिष्ठति स मूलस्य योग्यो निकषणे भवेत् ।
गौणं शाखाविलवनं मुख्यं मूलविकर्तनम् ॥ २६ ॥

yastiṣṭhati sa mūlasya yogyo nikaṣaṇe bhavet ,
gauṇaṃ śākhāvilavanaṃ mukhyaṃ mūlavikartanam 26

26. yaḥ tiṣṭhati saḥ mūlasya yogyaḥ nikaṣaṇe bhavet
gauṇam śākhāvilavanam mukhyam mūlavikartanam

26. yaḥ tiṣṭhati saḥ mūlasya nikaṣaṇe yogyaḥ bhavet
śākhāvilavanam gauṇam mūlavikartanam mukhyam

26. Whatever persists, that root, is suitable for testing. Cutting branches is secondary, while severing the root is the primary action.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains, persists

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मूलस्य (mūlasya) - of the root, of the origin

• योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - suitable, fit, proper, worthy

• निकषणे (nikaṣaṇe) - for examination/eradication (in testing, in assaying, in examination, in rubbing)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• गौणम् (gauṇam) - secondary, subordinate, minor

• शाखाविलवनम् (śākhāvilavanam) - cutting of branches, severing of branches

• मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - primary, principal, chief

• मूलविकर्तनम् (mūlavikartanam) - cutting of the root, severing of the root, eradication of the root

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains, persists

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मूलस्य (mūlasya) - of the root, of the origin

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis

योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - suitable, fit, proper, worthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogya

yogya - suitable, fit, proper, worthy, capable

Gerundive

Derived from root yuj with suffix ṇyat

Root: yuj (class 7)

निकषणे (nikaṣaṇe) - for examination/eradication (in testing, in assaying, in examination, in rubbing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nikaṣaṇa

nikaṣaṇa - rubbing, abrasion, testing, examination, assaying

Action noun from root kaṣ with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

गौणम् (gauṇam) - secondary, subordinate, minor

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gauṇa

gauṇa - secondary, subordinate, indirect, derivative

शाखाविलवनम् (śākhāvilavanam) - cutting of branches, severing of branches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śākhāvilavana

śākhāvilavana - cutting of branches, lopping off branches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+vilavana)

• śākhā – branch, bough, limb
  noun (feminine)
• vilavana – cutting, severing, chopping
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root lū with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lū (class 9)

मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - primary, principal, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, primary, main

मूलविकर्तनम् (mūlavikartanam) - cutting of the root, severing of the root, eradication of the root

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūlavikartana

mūlavikartana - cutting of the root, uprooting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+vikartana)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• vikartana – cutting, severing, tearing asunder
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root kṛt with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛt (class 6)