योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-21

स्थूलदोषं त्वनिर्वाणं शनैः परिहरेत्क्रमात् ।
याति रम्यमरम्यत्वं स्थिरमस्थिरतामपि ॥ २१ ॥

sthūladoṣaṃ tvanirvāṇaṃ śanaiḥ pariharetkramāt ,
yāti ramyamaramyatvaṃ sthiramasthiratāmapi 21

21. sthūladoṣam tu anirvāṇam śanaiḥ pariharet kramāt
yāti ramyam aramyatvam sthiram asthiratām api

21. tu sthūladoṣam anirvāṇam śanaiḥ kramāt pariharet
ramyam aramyatvam yāti sthiram api asthiratām

21. But one should gradually avoid a gross, unextinguished (anirvāṇa) fault. For the beautiful becomes unpleasant, and the stable even unstable.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थूलदोषम् (sthūladoṣam) - a gross fault, a significant defect

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अनिर्वाणम् (anirvāṇam) - a persistent fault (unextinguished, not ceased, persistent)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• परिहरेत् (pariharet) - one should avoid, one should relinquish, one should give up

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due course, in order

• याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, moves

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - the beautiful, the pleasant, the lovely

• अरम्यत्वम् (aramyatvam) - unpleasantness, ugliness, lack of beauty

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - the stable, the steady, the firm

• अस्थिरताम् (asthiratām) - instability, impermanence

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

स्थूलदोषम् (sthūladoṣam) - a gross fault, a significant defect

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthūladoṣa

sthūladoṣa - a gross fault, a major defect

Compound of sthūla (gross, big) and doṣa (fault).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sthūla+doṣa)

• sthūla – gross, large, bulky, coarse
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthūl (class 10)
• doṣa – fault, defect, flaw
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'pariharet'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अनिर्वाणम् (anirvāṇam) - a persistent fault (unextinguished, not ceased, persistent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anirvāṇa

anirvāṇa - not extinguished, not ceased, persistent, not attaining (nirvāṇa)

Negative compound of nirvāṇa.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (an+nirvāṇa)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• nirvāṇa – extinction, cessation, liberation (mokṣa), quietude
  noun (neuter)
  From root vā (to blow) with prefix nir-. Also past passive participle meaning 'extinguished'.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sthūladoṣam'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Adverb modifying 'pariharet'.

परिहरेत् (pariharet) - one should avoid, one should relinquish, one should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pari-hṛ

Prefix: pari

Root: hṛ (class 1)

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due course, in order

(indeclinable)

From root kram (to step, go).

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating 'by degrees' or 'gradually'.

याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, moves

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

रम्यम् (ramyam) - the beautiful, the pleasant, the lovely

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, pleasant, lovely, delightful

Gerundive

Potential Passive Participle from root ram (to delight) with suffix ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'yāti'.

अरम्यत्वम् (aramyatvam) - unpleasantness, ugliness, lack of beauty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aramyatva

aramyatva - unpleasantness, ugliness, unattractiveness

Compound of a (negative) + ramya (pleasant) + tva (suffix forming abstract noun).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+ramya+tva)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• ramya – beautiful, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Potential Passive Participle from root ram (to delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Complement of 'yāti' (becomes).

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - the stable, the steady, the firm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, steady, constant

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'yāti' (implied by ellipsis).

अस्थिरताम् (asthiratām) - instability, impermanence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asthiratā

asthiratā - instability, impermanence, unsteadiness

Compound of a (negative) + sthira (stable) + tā (suffix forming abstract noun).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+sthira+tā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sthira – stable, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• tā – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Complement of 'yāti' (becomes).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)