योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-4

स्तोकेनानन्दमायाति स्तोकेनायाति खेदिताम् ।
नास्ति देहसमः शोच्यो नीचो गुणबहिष्कृतः ॥ ४ ॥

stokenānandamāyāti stokenāyāti kheditām ,
nāsti dehasamaḥ śocyo nīco guṇabahiṣkṛtaḥ 4

4. stokena ānandam āyāti stokena āyāti kheditām na
asti deha-samaḥ śocyaḥ nīcaḥ guṇa-bahiṣkṛtaḥ

4. It finds joy in small things and experiences sorrow from small things. There is nothing as pitiable, contemptible, and devoid of merits as this body.

4. מכל דבר קטן הוא מתמלא שמחה, ומכל דבר קטן הוא שוקע בעצב; אין דבר עלוב, נקלה ומשולל מעלות כמו הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a small amount, from a trifle, with a little

• आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains, experiences

• स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a small amount, from a trifle, with a little

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains, experiences

• खेदिताम् (kheditām) - dejection, sorrow, sadness, weariness

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• देह-समः (deha-samaḥ) - equal to the body, like the body

• शोच्यः (śocyaḥ) - pitiable, lamentable, miserable

• नीचः (nīcaḥ) - low, vile, base, contemptible

• गुण-बहिष्कृतः (guṇa-bahiṣkṛtaḥ) - deprived of good qualities, devoid of merits

Words meanings and morphology

स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a small amount, from a trifle, with a little

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of stoka

stoka - drop, small quantity, little, trifle

Note: Adverbial use.

आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, happiness, bliss, delight

From ā + nand-

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains, experiences

(verb)

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

Present tense form of ā + i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a small amount, from a trifle, with a little

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of stoka

stoka - drop, small quantity, little, trifle

Note: Adverbial use.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, attains, experiences

(verb)

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

Present tense form of ā + i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

खेदिताम् (kheditām) - dejection, sorrow, sadness, weariness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kheditā

kheditā - dejection, sorrow, sadness, weariness

From kheda + suffix -tā

Root: khid (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

देह-समः (deha-samaḥ) - equal to the body, like the body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-sama

deha-sama - equal to the body, similar to the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+sama)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same, like
  adjective (masculine)

शोच्यः (śocyaḥ) - pitiable, lamentable, miserable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śocya

śocya - pitiable, lamentable, to be grieved for

Gerundive/Future Participle

From root śuc- with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Gerundive in adjectival use.

नीचः (nīcaḥ) - low, vile, base, contemptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīca

nīca - low, inferior, base, vile, contemptible

गुण-बहिष्कृतः (guṇa-bahiṣkṛtaḥ) - deprived of good qualities, devoid of merits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa-bahiṣkṛta

guṇa-bahiṣkṛta - deprived of virtues/qualities, excluded from merits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+bahiṣkṛta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, strand, constituent
  noun (masculine)
• bahiṣkṛta – excluded, rejected, deprived, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From bahiṣ + kṛ
  Prefix: bahis
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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