योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-23

यत्किंचनकरी क्रूरा ग्राम्यता विनिवर्तते ।
दीनानना पिशाचानां लीलेव दिवसागमे ॥ २३ ॥

yatkiṃcanakarī krūrā grāmyatā vinivartate ,
dīnānanā piśācānāṃ līleva divasāgame 23

23. yatkiṃcanakarī krūrā grāmyatā vinivartate
dīnānanā piśācānāṃ līlā iva divasāgame

23. krūrā yatkiṃcanakarī grāmyatā dīnānanā
piśācānāṃ līlā iva divasāgame vinivartate

23. Cruel vulgarity (grāmyatā), which is capable of causing any mischief whatsoever, disappears just like the dismal-faced play of fiends (piśāca) vanishes at daybreak.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्किंचनकरी (yatkiṁcanakarī) - capable of anything whatsoever, causing any mischief

• क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, fierce, harsh

• ग्राम्यता (grāmyatā) - vulgarity, commonness, rusticity

• विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - it ceases, it disappears, it turns away

• दीनानना (dīnānanā) - dismal-faced, sad-faced, having a wretched appearance

• पिशाचानां (piśācānāṁ) - of ghouls, of fiends, of demons

• लीला (līlā) - sport, play, amusement, pastime

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दिवसागमे (divasāgame) - at daybreak, at the arrival of day

Words meanings and morphology

यत्किंचनकरी (yatkiṁcanakarī) - capable of anything whatsoever, causing any mischief

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yatkiṃcanakartṛ

yatkiṁcanakartṛ - female agent doing anything whatsoever

agent noun derivative

Compound of yatkiṃcana (whatever, anything whatsoever) + kartrī (female doer/maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yatkiṃcana+kartrī)

• yatkiṃcana – whatever, anything whatsoever
  pronoun/indeclinable
• kartrī – female doer, maker
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  Feminine of kartṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective for grāmyatā.

क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, fierce, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

Root: krū

Note: Adjective for grāmyatā.

ग्राम्यता (grāmyatā) - vulgarity, commonness, rusticity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grāmyatā

grāmyatā - vulgarity, rusticity, commonness, unrefined state

From grāmya (rural, vulgar) + suffix tā (abstract noun).

विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - it ceases, it disappears, it turns away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vi-ni-vṛt

Present Middle

From root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes vi and ni.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

दीनानना (dīnānanā) - dismal-faced, sad-faced, having a wretched appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīnānana

dīnānana - having a sad or wretched face

Compound of dīna (sad, wretched) + ānana (face). Feminine form dīnānanā.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīna+ānana)

• dīna – sad, wretched, miserable, poor
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dai (to be poor/wretched).
  Root: dai (class 4)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies līlā.

पिशाचानां (piśācānāṁ) - of ghouls, of fiends, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of piśāca

piśāca - demon, fiend, ghoul, ghost

Note: Possessive for līlā.

लीला (līlā) - sport, play, amusement, pastime

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - sport, play, amusement, divine play

Note: Part of the simile: līlā iva (like play).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवसागमे (divasāgame) - at daybreak, at the arrival of day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasāgama

divasāgama - arrival of day, daybreak

Compound of divasa (day) + āgama (arrival).

Compound type : tatpurusha (divasa+āgama)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• āgama – arrival, coming, approach
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + gam.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Time adverbial.