योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-31

तुच्छोऽप्यर्थोऽल्पसत्त्वानां गच्छति प्रार्थनीयताम् ।
सूचीवृत्तपिशाचीत्वं राक्षस्या तपसा स्थितम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tuccho'pyartho'lpasattvānāṃ gacchati prārthanīyatām ,
sūcīvṛttapiśācītvaṃ rākṣasyā tapasā sthitam 31

31. tucchaḥ api arthaḥ alpasattvānām gacchati prārthanīyatām
sūcīvṛttapiśācītvam rākṣasyā tapasā sthitam

31. alpasattvānām tucchaḥ api arthaḥ prārthanīyatām gacchati.
rākṣasyā tapasā sūcīvṛttapiśācītvam sthitam.

31. Even a trivial thing becomes desirable for those with little resolve. (In this context), the state of being a demoness with the nature of a needle was established by the demoness through her severe austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• तुच्छः (tucchaḥ) - insignificant, trivial, empty

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth

• अल्पसत्त्वानाम् (alpasattvānām) - of those with little spirit/courage/strength/resolve

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains

• प्रार्थनीयताम् (prārthanīyatām) - the state of being sought after/desired

• सूचीवृत्तपिशाचीत्वम् (sūcīvṛttapiśācītvam) - the state of being a demoness with needle-like conduct/nature

• राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by the demoness

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - was attained, was established, remained

Words meanings and morphology

तुच्छः (tucchaḥ) - insignificant, trivial, empty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuccha

tuccha - empty, worthless, trifling, insignificant

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal

अल्पसत्त्वानाम् (alpasattvānām) - of those with little spirit/courage/strength/resolve

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of alpasattva

alpasattva - having little strength, weak, feeble, of little spirit/courage

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+sattva)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• sattva – being, existence, reality, strength, courage, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used substantively: 'of those who are of little spirit'.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root gam, present indicative 3rd person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रार्थनीयताम् (prārthanīyatām) - the state of being sought after/desired

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prārthanīyatā

prārthanīyatā - desirability, the state of being requested/sought after

Derived from prārthanīya (gerundive of pra-arth) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).

सूचीवृत्तपिशाचीत्वम् (sūcīvṛttapiśācītvam) - the state of being a demoness with needle-like conduct/nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūcīvṛttapiśācītva

sūcīvṛttapiśācītva - the state of being a demoness with needle-like conduct

compound noun, ending in abstract suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūcī+vṛtta+piśācī+tva)

• sūcī – needle, point
  noun (feminine)
• vṛtta – conduct, course, nature, state
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from vṛt)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• piśācī – female demon, ogress
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix for abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Taddhita suffix

राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by the demoness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Note: Agent of 'sthitam'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

स्थितम् (sthitam) - was attained, was established, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand, to be, to remain) + kta suffix, declined as neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Often used as a finite verb in compound tenses.