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5,32

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

क्वाधमः प्राकृतारम्भो हीनकर्मरतिः सदा ।
वराको दानवो हीनजातिर्भक्तिः क्व वैष्णवी ॥ ३२ ॥
kvādhamaḥ prākṛtārambho hīnakarmaratiḥ sadā ,
varāko dānavo hīnajātirbhaktiḥ kva vaiṣṇavī 32
32. kva adhamaḥ prākṛtārambhaḥ hīnakarmaratiḥ sadā
varākaḥ dānavaḥ hīnajātiḥ bhaktiḥ kva vaiṣṇavī
32. adhamaḥ prākṛtārambhaḥ hīnakarmaratiḥ sadā varākaḥ dānavaḥ hīnajātiḥ kva,
vaiṣṇavī bhaktiḥ kva.
32. How can there be such a lowly, wretched demon—one whose undertakings are vulgar, who always delights in base actions, and is of low birth—and how can there be Vaishnava devotion (bhakti)? (They are entirely incompatible.)

Words meanings summery:

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  • क्व (kva) - where?, how?
  • अधमः (adhamaḥ) - low, inferior, lowest person
  • प्राकृतारम्भः (prākṛtārambhaḥ) - one whose undertakings are ordinary/vulgar, one with common beginnings
  • हीनकर्मरतिः (hīnakarmaratiḥ) - one whose delight is in base/low actions
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • वराकः (varākaḥ) - wretched, miserable, poor, despicable
  • दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a demon, son of Danu
  • हीनजातिः (hīnajātiḥ) - of low birth/caste
  • भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship, reverence (bhakti)
  • क्व (kva) - where?, how?
  • वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - Vaishnava, relating to Vishnu

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?, how?
(indeclinable)
Interrogative adverb
अधमः (adhamaḥ) - low, inferior, lowest person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama
adhama - lowest, vilest, inferior
प्राकृतारम्भः (prākṛtārambhaḥ) - one whose undertakings are ordinary/vulgar, one with common beginnings
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛtārambha
prākṛtārambha - one whose beginnings/undertakings are common/natural/vulgar
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prākṛta+ārambha)
  • prākṛta – natural, common, vulgar, unrefined
    adjective
  • ārambha – beginning, undertaking, effort
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: rabh (class 1)
हीनकर्मरतिः (hīnakarmaratiḥ) - one whose delight is in base/low actions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnakarmarati
hīnakarmarati - one whose pleasure is in low deeds
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīnakarma+rati)
  • hīnakarma – low actions, base deeds
    noun (neuter)
  • rati – pleasure, delight, attachment
    noun (feminine)
    From root √ram (to rejoice)
    Root: ram (class 1)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Adverb of time
वराकः (varākaḥ) - wretched, miserable, poor, despicable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varāka
varāka - wretched, miserable, poor
दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a demon, son of Danu
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava
dānava - demon, son of Danu
हीनजातिः (hīnajātiḥ) - of low birth/caste
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnajāti
hīnajāti - of low birth, ignoble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+jāti)
  • hīna – low, deficient, inferior
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle of √hā (to abandon, leave)
    Root: hā (class 3)
  • jāti – birth, family, caste, species
    noun (feminine)
    From root √jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship, reverence (bhakti)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti
bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment (bhakti)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
क्व (kva) - where?, how?
(indeclinable)
Interrogative adverb
वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - Vaishnava, relating to Vishnu
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiṣṇava
vaiṣṇava - relating to Vishnu, a worshipper of Vishnu
Note: Agrees with bhaktiḥ