योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-25

गच्छात्मनैव वा पश्य वृत्तान्तं वृत्तकोविद ।
पश्य तावद्यथावृत्तं दृष्टान्तं ज्ञास्यसि स्वयम् ॥ २५ ॥

gacchātmanaiva vā paśya vṛttāntaṃ vṛttakovida ,
paśya tāvadyathāvṛttaṃ dṛṣṭāntaṃ jñāsyasi svayam 25

25. gaccha ātmanā eva vā paśya vṛttāntam vṛttakovida
paśya tāvat yathāvṛttam dṛṣṭāntam jñāsyasi svayam

25. vṛttakovida gaccha ātmanā eva vā paśya vṛttāntam
paśya tāvat yathāvṛttam dṛṣṭāntam svayam jñāsyasi

25. O knower of events, either go and witness the situation yourself, or simply observe it as it happened. You will then understand the example for yourself.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself, by the self

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• वा (vā) - or

• पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - the situation, the story, the account

• वृत्तकोविद (vṛttakovida) - O expert in events/happenings

• पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

• तावत् (tāvat) - just, so long, meanwhile

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, as it occurred

• दृष्टान्तम् (dṛṣṭāntam) - the example, the illustration

• ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular imperative

Root: gam (class 1)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself, by the self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular imperative, from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - the situation, the story, the account

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - story, event, news, situation

वृत्तकोविद (vṛttakovida) - O expert in events/happenings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛttakovida

vṛttakovida - expert in events, knowing about occurrences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtta+kovida)

• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise
  adjective (masculine)

पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular imperative, from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - just, so long, meanwhile

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express "just" or "for a while".

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, as it occurred

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past event
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

दृष्टान्तम् (dṛṣṭāntam) - the example, the illustration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, parable

ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

future tense

2nd person singular future

Root: jñā (class 9)

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Reflexive adverb.