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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-28

कटु चायाति माधुर्यं मधुरत्वेन चिन्तितम् ।
मित्रबुद्ध्या द्विषन्मित्रं रिपुबुद्ध्या रिपुः सुहृत् ॥ २८ ॥
kaṭu cāyāti mādhuryaṃ madhuratvena cintitam ,
mitrabuddhyā dviṣanmitraṃ ripubuddhyā ripuḥ suhṛt 28
28. kaṭu ca āyāti mādhuryaṃ madhuratvena cintitam |
mitrabuddhyā dviṣan mitram ripubuddhyā ripuḥ suhṛt ||
28. ca madhuratvena cintitam kaṭu mādhuryaṃ āyāti
mitrabuddhyā dviṣan mitram ripubuddhyā suhṛt ripuḥ
28. And what is bitter becomes sweet when contemplated with a feeling of sweetness. By a friendly attitude, an enemy (dviṣan) is perceived as a friend, and by a hostile attitude, a friend (suhṛt) becomes an enemy.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कटु (kaṭu) - bitter (thing)
  • (ca) - and
  • आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains
  • माधुर्यं (mādhuryaṁ) - sweetness
  • मधुरत्वेन (madhuratvena) - by sweetness, with a sweet feeling
  • चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - contemplated, thought of
  • मित्रबुद्ध्या (mitrabuddhyā) - by a friendly attitude/thought
  • द्विषन् (dviṣan) - hating, enemy, hater
  • मित्रम् (mitram) - friend
  • रिपुबुद्ध्या (ripubuddhyā) - by a hostile attitude/thought
  • रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe
  • सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

Words meanings and morphology

कटु (kaṭu) - bitter (thing)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṭu
kaṭu - bitter, pungent, sharp
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ā + yā
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
माधुर्यं (mādhuryaṁ) - sweetness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mādhurya
mādhurya - sweetness, charm, beauty
मधुरत्वेन (madhuratvena) - by sweetness, with a sweet feeling
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of madhuratva
madhuratva - sweetness, quality of being sweet
चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - contemplated, thought of
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cintita
cintita - contemplated, thought, considered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root cint (causative of cit)
Root: cit (class 10)
मित्रबुद्ध्या (mitrabuddhyā) - by a friendly attitude/thought
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mitrabuddhi
mitrabuddhi - friendly attitude, thought of a friend
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mitra+buddhi)
  • mitra – friend, companion
    noun (masculine)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, opinion, attitude
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)
द्विषन् (dviṣan) - hating, enemy, hater
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dviṣat
dviṣat - hating, hostile, enemy, hater
Present Active Participle
Derived from root dviṣ
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
मित्रम् (mitram) - friend
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra
mitra - friend, companion
रिपुबुद्ध्या (ripubuddhyā) - by a hostile attitude/thought
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ripubuddhi
ripubuddhi - hostile attitude, thought of an enemy
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ripu+buddhi)
  • ripu – enemy, foe
    noun (masculine)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, opinion, attitude
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)
रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu
ripu - enemy, foe
सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd
suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • hṛd – heart, mind, soul
    noun (neuter)