योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-37

न चास्मत्प्रणयं प्रीता वितथीकर्तुमर्हसि ।
सौहार्दं सुजनानां हि दर्शनादेव वर्धते ॥ ३७ ॥

na cāsmatpraṇayaṃ prītā vitathīkartumarhasi ,
sauhārdaṃ sujanānāṃ hi darśanādeva vardhate 37

37. na ca asmat praṇayam prītā vitathīkartum arhasi
sauhārdam sujanānām hi darśanāt eva vardhate

37. prītā asmat praṇayam vitathīkartum na ca arhasi
hi sujanānām sauhārdam darśanāt eva vardhate

37. Pleased as you are, you ought not to render our affection fruitless. For the friendship of noble persons indeed grows simply by seeing one another.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मत् (asmat) - our, from us

• प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection, love, submission, humility

• प्रीता (prītā) - pleased, delighted, gratified

• वितथीकर्तुम् (vitathīkartum) - to make fruitless, to render vain

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

• सौहार्दम् (sauhārdam) - friendship, good-heartedness

• सुजनानाम् (sujanānām) - of good people, of noble persons

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, by sight

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• वर्धते (vardhate) - it grows, increases

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्मत् (asmat) - our, from us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - us, our

Ablative singular or genitive plural stem of 'aham' (I/we). Here functions as a possessive adjective in a compound.

Note: Used as the stem for the possessive 'our' in the compound 'asmat praṇayam'.

प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection, love, submission, humility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇaya

praṇaya - affection, love, attachment, humility, submission, request

Note: Object of 'vitathīkartum arhasi'.

प्रीता (prītā) - pleased, delighted, gratified

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, gratified, loved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prī' (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'you' (the Rakshasi).

वितथीकर्तुम् (vitathīkartum) - to make fruitless, to render vain

(verb)

infinitive of vitathīkṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the denominative verb 'vitathīkṛ', derived from 'vitatha' (false, fruitless) and 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'you' (referring to the female Rakshasi).

सौहार्दम् (sauhārdam) - friendship, good-heartedness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauharda

sauharda - friendship, good-heartedness, benevolence

Derived from 'suhṛd' (friend) + 'aṇ' (taddhita suffix)

Note: Subject of 'vardhate'.

सुजनानाम् (sujanānām) - of good people, of noble persons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sujana

sujana - a good person, noble person, benevolent person

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+jana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• jana – person, man, creature, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'of good people'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, by sight

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception, appearance, doctrine

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'anaṭ' (kṛt suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or source: 'from seeing'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'darśanāt'.

वर्धते (vardhate) - it grows, increases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'sauhārdam'.