योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-29

यत्राहमपि रक्षामि राक्षसी गुणशालिनम् ।
तत्रान्यः को न कुर्यात्तं हृदि हारमिवामलम् ॥ २९ ॥

yatrāhamapi rakṣāmi rākṣasī guṇaśālinam ,
tatrānyaḥ ko na kuryāttaṃ hṛdi hāramivāmalam 29

29. yatra aham api rakṣāmi rākṣasī guṇaśālinam tatra
anyaḥ kaḥ na kuryāt tam hṛdi hāram iva amalam

29. yatra rākṣasī aham api guṇaśālinam rakṣāmi tatra
anyaḥ kaḥ tam hṛdi amalam hāram iva na kuryāt

29. If even I, a demoness (rākṣasī), protect a virtuous person, then who else would not cherish him in their heart as a pure necklace?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, when

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect, I guard

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon, demoness

• गुणशालिनम् (guṇaśālinam) - a virtuous person, one possessing good qualities

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, any other, someone else

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• न (na) - not, no

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do, should do, would make

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• हारम् (hāram) - a necklace, a garland

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, when

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect, I guard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon, demoness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness

Feminine form of rākṣasa

गुणशालिनम् (guṇaśālinam) - a virtuous person, one possessing good qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇaśālin

guṇaśālin - possessing good qualities, virtuous, meritorious

Compound of guṇa (quality) and śālin (possessing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+śālin)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, strand
  noun (masculine)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, inhabiting
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin added to noun

Note: Functions as a noun here.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, any other, someone else

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Functions as a pronoun/adjective.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do, should do, would make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `guṇaśālinam`.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

Note: Irregular declension.

हारम् (hāram) - a necklace, a garland

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls, garland

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, stainless, free from dirt

Compound of a- (negation) and mala (impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `hāram`.