योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-37

मध्यमेन तथा मध्यः स्वर्गो भवति नान्यथा ।
कनिष्ठेन तु पुण्येन स्वर्गो भवति तादृशः ॥ ३७ ॥

madhyamena tathā madhyaḥ svargo bhavati nānyathā ,
kaniṣṭhena tu puṇyena svargo bhavati tādṛśaḥ 37

37. madhyamena tathā madhyaḥ svargaḥ bhavati na anyathā
kaniṣṭhena tu puṇyena svargaḥ bhavati tādṛśaḥ

37. Similarly, a moderate heaven is attained through moderate merit, and not otherwise. However, with the least merit, one obtains a heaven of a corresponding lesser quality.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्यमेन (madhyamena) - by moderate (merit or action) (by moderate, by middling)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• मध्यः (madhyaḥ) - a moderate (heaven), of moderate quality (middle, moderate, intermediate)

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

• भवति (bhavati) - is attained, becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

• कनिष्ठेन (kaniṣṭhena) - by the least (merit) (by the youngest, by the lowest, by the least)

• तु (tu) - but, however (but, however, indeed)

• पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by merit (by merit, by virtue, by good deed)

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

• भवति (bhavati) - is attained, becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of a corresponding lesser quality (referring to the kaniṣṭhena puṇyena) (of such a kind, like that, similar)

Words meanings and morphology

मध्यमेन (madhyamena) - by moderate (merit or action) (by moderate, by middling)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, middling, moderate

Note: Used as a substantive here, referring to the quality of merit or action.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

मध्यः (madhyaḥ) - a moderate (heaven), of moderate quality (middle, moderate, intermediate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, intermediate, moderate

Note: Agrees with svargaḥ.

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, paradise

Root: svarj

भवति (bhavati) - is attained, becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present indicative of √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

कनिष्ठेन (kaniṣṭhena) - by the least (merit) (by the youngest, by the lowest, by the least)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kaniṣṭha

kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, lowest, least

Superlative degree of yuvan (young)

Note: Used as a substantive here, referring to the quality of merit or action.

तु (tu) - but, however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by merit (by merit, by virtue, by good deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, good deed, righteousness

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, paradise

Root: svarj

भवति (bhavati) - is attained, becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present indicative of √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of a corresponding lesser quality (referring to the kaniṣṭhena puṇyena) (of such a kind, like that, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of such a kind, similar, like that

Derived from tad + dṛś

Note: Agrees with svargaḥ (implied).