योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-4

बालवल्लालयित्वैनं युक्त्या नियमयन्ति ये ।
राजानं तं समालोक्य पदमासादयन्ति ते ॥ ४ ॥

bālavallālayitvainaṃ yuktyā niyamayanti ye ,
rājānaṃ taṃ samālokya padamāsādayanti te 4

4. bālavat lālayitvā enam yuktyā niyamayanti ye
| rājānam tam samālokya padam āsādayanti te

4. Those who, after indulging this minister like a child, control him with strategy (yukti), they, having thus mastered that king-like figure, achieve a high position.

Words meanings summery:

• बालवत् (bālavat) - like a child

• लालयित्वा (lālayitvā) - having indulged (the minister) (having cherished, having fondled, having indulged)

• एनम् (enam) - him (the minister) (him, this one)

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by strategy (to manage the minister) (by strategy, by method)

• नियमयन्ति (niyamayanti) - they control (the minister) (they restrain, they control)

• ये (ye) - those who (control the minister) (those who)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the minister, who is like a king (due to his power) (king)

• तम् (tam) - that (minister/king-like figure) (that, him)

• समालोक्य (samālokya) - having mastered/understood/dealt with well (the king-like minister) (having seen, having considered, having perceived well)

• पदम् (padam) - a high position, rank (position, place, step)

• आसादयन्ति (āsādayanti) - they attain (a high position) (they attain, they reach)

• ते (te) - they (those who control the minister) (they)

Words meanings and morphology

बालवत् (bālavat) - like a child

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'bāla' (child) with suffix 'vat' (like, as).

लालयित्वा (lālayitvā) - having indulged (the minister) (having cherished, having fondled, having indulged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'lal' (to sport, to play) with causative formation and suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: lal (class 10)

एनम् (enam) - him (the minister) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by strategy (to manage the minister) (by strategy, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - joining, union, connection, application, strategy, device, argument

Derived from root 'yuj' (to join) with suffix 'kti'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

नियमयन्ति (niyamayanti) - they control (the minister) (they restrain, they control)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ni-yam

Present Active

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who (control the minister) (those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Refers to the subject of 'niyamayanti'.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the minister, who is like a king (due to his power) (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Refers to the minister, who is treated like a king due to his powerful position.

तम् (tam) - that (minister/king-like figure) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'rājānam'.

समालोक्य (samālokya) - having mastered/understood/dealt with well (the king-like minister) (having seen, having considered, having perceived well)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā', and suffix 'lyap'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: lok (class 1)

पदम् (padam) - a high position, rank (position, place, step)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position, word

Root: pad (class 4)

आसादयन्ति (āsādayanti) - they attain (a high position) (they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-sad

Present Active

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, to go) with prefix 'ā', in causative formation.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

ते (te) - they (those who control the minister) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'ye'.