योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-17

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थं संदेहावसरेऽल्पधीः ।
यावन्न बुद्धस्तावत्त्वं भेदमभ्युपगच्छसि ॥ १७ ॥

upadeśyopadeśārthaṃ saṃdehāvasare'lpadhīḥ ,
yāvanna buddhastāvattvaṃ bhedamabhyupagacchasi 17

17. upadeśyopadeśārtham saṃdehāvasare alpadhīḥ yāvat
na buddhaḥ tāvat tvam bhedam abhyupagacchasi

17. upadeśyopadeśārtham saṃdehāvasare alpadhīḥ yāvat
tvam na buddhaḥ tāvat bhedam abhyupagacchasi

17. For the purpose of instructing one who is to be taught, and in moments of doubt for a person of limited intellect, (know that) as long as you are not awakened (buddha), you will accept duality.

Words meanings summery:

• उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of instructing what should be taught, for the purpose of teaching the instructable

• संदेहावसरे (saṁdehāvasare) - in a moment of doubt, at the occasion of doubt

• अल्पधीः (alpadhīḥ) - of small intellect, dull-witted, foolish

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

• न (na) - not, no

• बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - spiritually awakened (awakened, enlightened, known)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, at that time, so much

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भेदम् (bhedam) - duality (the perception of separate realities) (distinction, difference, duality, division)

• अभ्युपगच्छसि (abhyupagacchasi) - you accept, you perceive, you acknowledge (you go to, you approach, you accept, you acknowledge)

Words meanings and morphology

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of instructing what should be taught, for the purpose of teaching the instructable

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upadeśyopadeśārtha

upadeśyopadeśārtha - purpose of instructing what is to be taught

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upadeśya+upadeśa+artha)

• upadeśya – to be taught, instructable, deserving of instruction
  adjective
  gerundive/future passive participle
  from root diś with upasarga upa, suffix -ya
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially, 'for the purpose of'.

संदेहावसरे (saṁdehāvasare) - in a moment of doubt, at the occasion of doubt

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃdehāvasara

saṁdehāvasara - occasion/moment of doubt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃdeha+avasara)

• saṃdeha – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 1)
• avasara – occasion, opportunity, moment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

अल्पधीः (alpadhīḥ) - of small intellect, dull-witted, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpadhī

alpadhī - one of small intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+dhī)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed or the type of person who accepts duality.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - spiritually awakened (awakened, enlightened, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budh

budh - to wake, to know, to understand, to awaken

past passive participle

from root budh, suffix -ta

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied `tvam` (when masculine) or generic 'person'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, at that time, so much

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

भेदम् (bhedam) - duality (the perception of separate realities) (distinction, difference, duality, division)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - distinction, difference, division, duality

Root: bhid (class 7)

अभ्युपगच्छसि (abhyupagacchasi) - you accept, you perceive, you acknowledge (you go to, you approach, you accept, you acknowledge)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)