योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-76

क्रौर्येणापहतात्मानं दर्शयत्युपवेधनैः ।
उत्सवादपि नीचानां कलहोऽपि सुखायते ॥ ७६ ॥

krauryeṇāpahatātmānaṃ darśayatyupavedhanaiḥ ,
utsavādapi nīcānāṃ kalaho'pi sukhāyate 76

76. krauryeṇa apahṛtātmānaṃ darśayati upavedhanaiḥ
utsavāt api nīcānāṃ kalahaḥ api sukhāyate

76. krauryeṇa apahṛtātmānaṃ upavedhanaiḥ darśayati.
nīcānām utsavāt api kalahaḥ api sukhāyate.

76. One whose inner being (ātman) is corrupted by cruelty (kraurya) reveals this through acts of torment. For ignoble individuals, even a quarrel provides pleasure, even when it arises from a festival.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रौर्येण (krauryeṇa) - by cruelty, by harshness

• अपहृतात्मानं (apahṛtātmānaṁ) - one whose inner being is corrupted (one whose self is seized/stolen/corrupted)

• दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, displays, reveals

• उपवेधनैः (upavedhanaiḥ) - by acts of piercing, by tortures, by instruments of torment

• उत्सवात् (utsavāt) - from a festival, from a celebration

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नीचानां (nīcānāṁ) - of low people, of ignoble persons, of base individuals

• कलहः (kalahaḥ) - quarrel, dispute, strife

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुखायते (sukhāyate) - becomes pleasant, gives pleasure, delights

Words meanings and morphology

क्रौर्येण (krauryeṇa) - by cruelty, by harshness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kraurya

kraurya - cruelty, savagery, harshness, ferocity

अपहृतात्मानं (apahṛtātmānaṁ) - one whose inner being is corrupted (one whose self is seized/stolen/corrupted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apahṛtātman

apahṛtātman - one whose soul/self is carried away or seized; whose nature is corrupted

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (apahṛta+ātman)

• apahṛta – seized, stolen, carried away, corrupted
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root hṛ with prefix apa-
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, inner being (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows, displays, reveals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of darśayati

Causal verb

Causal form of the root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपवेधनैः (upavedhanaiḥ) - by acts of piercing, by tortures, by instruments of torment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of upavedhana

upavedhana - piercing, torment, torture; instrument of torture

उत्सवात् (utsavāt) - from a festival, from a celebration

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of utsava

utsava - festival, celebration, feast, joyous occasion

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नीचानां (nīcānāṁ) - of low people, of ignoble persons, of base individuals

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nīca

nīca - low, base, ignoble, mean, vulgar

कलहः (kalahaḥ) - quarrel, dispute, strife

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalaha

kalaha - quarrel, dispute, strife, contention

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सुखायते (sukhāyate) - becomes pleasant, gives pleasure, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sukhāyate

Denominative verb

Formed from the noun sukha (pleasure)