योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-31

यद्यत्र क्रमसंप्राप्तमुपपन्नमनिन्दितम् ।
तदेव राजते तत्र जलेऽम्भोजं नतु स्थले ॥ ३१ ॥

yadyatra kramasaṃprāptamupapannamaninditam ,
tadeva rājate tatra jale'mbhojaṃ natu sthale 31

31. yat yat atra kramasaṃprāptam upapannam aninditam
tat eva rājate tatra jale ambhojam na tu sthale

31. yat yat atra kramasaṃprāptam upapannam aninditam (asti),
tat eva tatra rājate.
jale ambhojam (rājate),
tu sthale na.

31. Whatever is suitable, blameless, and obtained in the proper sequence in a given situation, that alone shines beautifully there, just as a lotus (ambhojam) thrives in water, but not on land.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context, in this place

• क्रमसंप्राप्तम् (kramasaṁprāptam) - obtained in due course, acquired in proper sequence, appropriate by order

• उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - suitable, proper, justified, appropriate

• अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

• राजते (rājate) - it shines, it is beautiful, it is splendid

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• जले (jale) - in water

• अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - lotus (born in water)

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• स्थले (sthale) - on land, in a dry place

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Used in the iterative 'yat yat' for 'whatever'

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context, in this place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

क्रमसंप्राप्तम् (kramasaṁprāptam) - obtained in due course, acquired in proper sequence, appropriate by order

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kramasaṃprāpta

kramasaṁprāpta - obtained in due course, acquired in proper sequence

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krama+saṃprāpta)

• krama – step, order, sequence, method
  noun (masculine)
• saṃprāpta – obtained, reached, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √āp with prefixes sam + pra
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - suitable, proper, justified, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upapanna

upapanna - suitable, proper, fitting, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root √pad with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anindita

anindita - not blamed, blameless

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negative compound with prefix 'a' and Past Passive Participle of √nind

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• nindita – blamed, censured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √nind (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

राजते (rājate) - it shines, it is beautiful, it is splendid

(verb)

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

Root: rāj (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - lotus (born in water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhoja

ambhoja - lotus (literally 'water-born')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

स्थले (sthale) - on land, in a dry place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - land, dry ground, place