योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-31

तस्मात्प्रसादं धर्मज्ञ कुरु त्वं मम पुत्रके ।
मम चैवाल्पभाग्यस्य भवान्हि परदैवतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tasmātprasādaṃ dharmajña kuru tvaṃ mama putrake ,
mama caivālpabhāgyasya bhavānhi paradaivatam 31

31. tasmāt prasādam dharmajña kuru tvam mama putrake
mama ca eva alpabhāgyasya bhavān hi paradevatam

31. Therefore, O knower of the natural law (dharma), please show favor to my son. For me, who am indeed unfortunate, you are the supreme deity.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, clemency

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma)!

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, bestow

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पुत्रके (putrake) - to the son, for the son

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अल्पभाग्यस्य (alpabhāgyasya) - of the ill-fated, of the unfortunate

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite)

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• परदेवतम् (paradevatam) - supreme deity, highest god

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, clemency

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - favor, grace, clemency, tranquility, serenity, blessing

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma)!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, understanding, knower
  adjective
  Derived from the root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as a vocative noun

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, bestow

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुत्रके (putrake) - to the son, for the son

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - son, dear son (affectionate diminutive)

Note: Locative case used to indicate the recipient or object of favor

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अल्पभाग्यस्य (alpabhāgyasya) - of the ill-fated, of the unfortunate

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of alpabhāgya

alpabhāgya - ill-fated, unfortunate, having little fortune

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+bhāgya)

• alpa – little, small, few, scanty
  adjective
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck, portion, share
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mama' (of me)

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite), being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root bhū, with -at suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific second-person pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

परदेवतम् (paradevatam) - supreme deity, highest god

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paradevata

paradevata - supreme deity, highest god

Compound type : karmadhāraya (para+devata)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant
  adjective
• devata – deity, divinity, god
  noun (neuter)