योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-2

वेदनं भावनं विद्धि सर्वदोषसमाश्रयम् ।
तस्मिन्नेवापदः सन्ति लता मधुरसे यथा ॥ २ ॥

vedanaṃ bhāvanaṃ viddhi sarvadoṣasamāśrayam ,
tasminnevāpadaḥ santi latā madhurase yathā 2

2. vedanam bhāvanam viddhi sarvadoṣasamāśrayam |
tasmin eva āpadaḥ santi latāḥ madhurase yathā ||

2. vedanam bhāvanam (ca) sarvadoṣasamāśrayam viddhi.
yathā latāḥ madhurase (santi),
(tathā) tasmin eva āpadaḥ santi.

2. Know that mere cognition (vedana) and ideation (bhāvanā) are the abode of all imperfections. In them alone reside dangers, just as parasitic creepers (latā) are found in sweet sap (madhurasa).

Words meanings summery:

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - mere cognition (cognition, knowing, knowledge)

• भावनम् (bhāvanam) - ideation, imagination, cultivation

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• सर्वदोषसमाश्रयम् (sarvadoṣasamāśrayam) - the abode of all faults/imperfections

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in them (referring to cognition and ideation) (in that, in them)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed, only

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - dangers, calamities, misfortunes

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• लताः (latāḥ) - parasitic creepers (creepers, vines)

• मधुरसे (madhurase) - in sweet sap, in sweet juice

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

वेदनम् (vedanam) - mere cognition (cognition, knowing, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perceiving, cognition, knowledge

From root √vid (to know) + suffix -ana

Root: vid (class 2)

भावनम् (bhāvanam) - ideation, imagination, cultivation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāvana

bhāvana - imagination, conception, causing to be, ideation

From causative of root √bhū (to be) + suffix -ana

Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Irregular imperative form.

सर्वदोषसमाश्रयम् (sarvadoṣasamāśrayam) - the abode of all faults/imperfections

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvadoṣasamāśraya

sarvadoṣasamāśraya - refuge of all faults, abode of all imperfections

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvadoṣa+samāśraya)

• sarvadoṣa – all faults, every imperfection
  noun (masculine)
• samāśraya – refuge, shelter, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From prefixes sam- + ā- + root √śri (to resort to)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vedanam' and 'bhāvanam' (compound object).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in them (referring to cognition and ideation) (in that, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the combination of vedana and bhāvana.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - dangers, calamities, misfortunes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, danger

From prefix ā- + root √pad (to go, fall)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लताः (latāḥ) - parasitic creepers (creepers, vines)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, plant

मधुरसे (madhurase) - in sweet sap, in sweet juice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhurasa

madhurasa - sweet sap, sweet juice, nectar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+rasa)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• rasa – juice, sap, essence, taste, fluid
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ras (to taste)
  Root: ras (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)