योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-19

स्तोकेन वशमायाति स्तोकेनैति विकारिताम् ।
अमेध्य एव रमते बालः कौलेयको यथा ॥ १९ ॥

stokena vaśamāyāti stokenaiti vikāritām ,
amedhya eva ramate bālaḥ kauleyako yathā 19

19. stokena vaśam āyāti stokena eti vikāritām
amedhye eva ramate bālaḥ kauleyakaḥ yathā

19. bālaḥ stokena vaśam āyāti stokena vikāritām
eti yathā kauleyakaḥ amedhye eva ramate

19. A child comes under control with a small gesture, and with a small disturbance, it quickly becomes agitated. Just like a dog, a child finds delight only in unclean things.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, subjugation

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, comes under

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

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

• विकारिताम् (vikāritām) - state of alteration, changed condition, agitation

• अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in what is impure, in something unclean

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young boy

• कौलेयकः (kauleyakaḥ) - a domestic dog

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of stoka

stoka - a little, a drop, a small amount

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, subjugation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, control, power, authority

Note: Often used with 'ā-yāti' to mean 'comes under control'.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, comes under

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: √yā (class 2)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of stoka

stoka - a little, a drop, a small amount

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: √i (class 2)

विकारिताम् (vikāritām) - state of alteration, changed condition, agitation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vikāritā

vikāritā - the state of being altered, changed, or agitated; modification, change

From `vikāra` + `-tā` (abstract suffix)

अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in what is impure, in something unclean

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amedhya

amedhya - impure, unclean, not fit for sacrifice

Negation of `medhya` (pure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+medhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• medhya – pure, clean, fit for sacrifice
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √medh 'to purify'
  Root: √medh (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as 'in an unclean thing/place'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - delights, enjoys, sports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ramate

Root: √ram (class 1)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - a child, a boy, young, innocent

कौलेयकः (kauleyakaḥ) - a domestic dog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauleyaka

kauleyaka - a domestic dog, a dog

From `kula` (family) + `-eya` (belonging to) + `-ka` (diminutive/agent suffix)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)