योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-23

नाशोऽपि सुखयत्यज्ञमेकवस्त्वतिरागिणम् ।
सूचीभूता विदेहापि परितुष्टैव राक्षसी ॥ २३ ॥

nāśo'pi sukhayatyajñamekavastvatirāgiṇam ,
sūcībhūtā videhāpi parituṣṭaiva rākṣasī 23

23. nāśaḥ api sukhayati ajñam ekavastvatirāgiṇam
sūcībhūtā videhā api parituṣṭā eva rākṣasī

23. nāśaḥ api ekavastvatirāgiṇam ajñam sukhayati
sūcībhūtā videhā api rākṣasī parituṣṭā eva

23. Even destruction (nāśa) brings joy to an ignorant person excessively attached to a single object. The female demon (rākṣasī), having become needle-like and even bodyless, was indeed completely satisfied.

Words meanings summery:

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, loss

• अपि (api) - emphasizes that 'even' destruction brings joy (even, also, too)

• सुखयति (sukhayati) - makes happy, pleases, gladdens

• अज्ञम् (ajñam) - ignorant, foolish; an ignorant person

• एकवस्त्वतिरागिणम् (ekavastvatirāgiṇam) - one excessively attached to a single object

• सूचीभूता (sūcībhūtā) - having become needle-like, transformed into a needle

• विदेहा (videhā) - bodyless, without a body

• अपि (api) - emphasizes that 'even' in a bodyless state she was satisfied (even, also, too)

• परितुष्टा (parituṣṭā) - fully satisfied, contented

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that she was 'indeed' satisfied (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, ogress

Words meanings and morphology

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

Derived from the root 'naś'

Root: naś (class 4)

अपि (api) - emphasizes that 'even' destruction brings joy (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सुखयति (sukhayati) - makes happy, pleases, gladdens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sukh

Denominative verb

Derived from the noun 'sukha' (happiness)

अज्ञम् (ajñam) - ignorant, foolish; an ignorant person

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unaware; an ignorant person

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

एकवस्त्वतिरागिणम् (ekavastvatirāgiṇam) - one excessively attached to a single object

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekavastvatirāgin

ekavastvatirāgin - excessively attached to one object

Derived from 'ekavastvatirāga' with suffix '-in'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+vastu+ati+rāgin)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• vastu – object, thing, substance
  noun (neuter)
• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• rāgin – attached, passionate, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rāga' with possessive suffix '-in'

सूचीभूता (sūcībhūtā) - having become needle-like, transformed into a needle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcībhūta

sūcībhūta - having become needle-like, transformed into a needle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūcī+bhūta)

• sūcī – needle
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, past, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विदेहा (videhā) - bodyless, without a body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of videha

videha - bodyless, without a body, discarnate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+deha)

• vi – without, separation, negation
  indeclinable
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

अपि (api) - emphasizes that 'even' in a bodyless state she was satisfied (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

परितुष्टा (parituṣṭā) - fully satisfied, contented

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - fully satisfied, contented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'tuṣ' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

एव (eva) - emphasizes that she was 'indeed' satisfied (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, ogress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

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