योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-29

अबन्धुर्बन्धुतामेति नैकट्याभ्यासयोगतः ।
यात्यनभ्यासतो दूरात्स्नेहो बन्धुषु तानवम् ॥ २९ ॥

abandhurbandhutāmeti naikaṭyābhyāsayogataḥ ,
yātyanabhyāsato dūrātsneho bandhuṣu tānavam 29

29. abandhuḥ bandhutām eti naikaṭyābhyāsayogataḥ
yāti anabhyāsataḥ dūrāt snehaḥ bandhuṣu tānavam

29. abandhuḥ naikaṭyābhyāsayogataḥ bandhutām eti.
anabhyāsataḥ snehaḥ bandhuṣu dūrāt tānavam yāti.

29. A non-relative attains kinship (bandhutā) through the combination of proximity and persistent habit (abhyāsa). Conversely, affection (sneha) among relatives, due to a lack of habit, becomes distant and thin.

Words meanings summery:

• अबन्धुः (abandhuḥ) - a non-relative, one without kinsmen

• बन्धुताम् (bandhutām) - kinship, relationship, friendliness

• एति (eti) - goes, reaches, attains

• नैकट्याभ्यासयोगतः (naikaṭyābhyāsayogataḥ) - due to the combination of proximity and practice/habit

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

• अनभ्यासतः (anabhyāsataḥ) - due to lack of practice, from non-practice

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from far, from a distance, far away

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love, attachment, oil

• बन्धुषु (bandhuṣu) - among relatives/friends

• तानवम् (tānavam) - thinness, weakness, lightness, slenderness

Words meanings and morphology

अबन्धुः (abandhuḥ) - a non-relative, one without kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abandhu

abandhu - not a kinsman, friendless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bandhu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

बन्धुताम् (bandhutām) - kinship, relationship, friendliness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bandhutā

bandhutā - kinship, relationship, state of being a kinsman/friend

Derived from `bandhu` with suffix `tā`.

एति (eti) - goes, reaches, attains

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root class 2, Parasmaipada.

Root: i (class 2)

नैकट्याभ्यासयोगतः (naikaṭyābhyāsayogataḥ) - due to the combination of proximity and practice/habit

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naikaṭya+abhyāsa+yoga)

• naikaṭya – nearness, proximity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `nikaṭa` (near) with suffix `ya`.
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `abhi` + `ā` + `as` (to throw, reach) meaning 'to repeat, practice'.
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: as (class 2)
• yoga – union, conjunction, means, method (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Ablative suffix `tas`.

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root class 2, Parasmaipada.

Root: yā (class 2)

अनभ्यासतः (anabhyāsataḥ) - due to lack of practice, from non-practice

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhyāsa)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `abhi` + `ā` + `as` (to throw, reach) meaning 'to repeat, practice'.
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Ablative suffix `tas`.

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from far, from a distance, far away

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of `dūra`, functioning adverbially.

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love, attachment, oil

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, attachment; oil, fat

Root: snih (class 4)

बन्धुषु (bandhuṣu) - among relatives/friends

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

तानवम् (tānavam) - thinness, weakness, lightness, slenderness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tānava

tānava - thinness, weakness, lightness, smallness

Derived from `tanu` (thin, slender) with suffix `a`.

Note: Object of `yāti` in the sense of 'goes into the state of'.