योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-37

वीतरागभयक्रोधे त्वयि राजनि राजति ।
नेदानीं दुःखदुर्ग्रन्थिर्नासुरान्दलयिष्यति ॥ ३७ ॥

vītarāgabhayakrodhe tvayi rājani rājati ,
nedānīṃ duḥkhadurgranthirnāsurāndalayiṣyati 37

37. vītarāgabhayakrodhe tvayi rājani rājati na
idānīm duḥkhadurgranthiḥ na asurān dalayiṣyati

37. vītarāgabhayakrodhe tvayi rājani rājati,
idānīm duḥkhadurgranthiḥ na (asti),
na (saḥ) asurān dalayiṣyati

37. When you, O king, are resplendent in a state free from attachment, fear, and anger, then the painful knot of sorrow will no longer exist for you, nor will it (the sorrow) be able to torment the inner demons.

Words meanings summery:

• वीतरागभयक्रोधे (vītarāgabhayakrodhe) - in one who is free from attachment, fear, and anger

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you

• राजनि (rājani) - O king; in the king

• राजति (rājati) - shines, rules, is resplendent

• न (na) - not, no

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• दुःखदुर्ग्रन्थिः (duḥkhadurgranthiḥ) - the painful, evil knot of sorrow

• न (na) - nor, not

• असुरान् (asurān) - Referring to internal negative forces or impulses, as symbolic 'demons'. (demons, evil beings (plural))

• दलयिष्यति (dalayiṣyati) - will crush, will torment, will tear apart

Words meanings and morphology

वीतरागभयक्रोधे (vītarāgabhayakrodhe) - in one who is free from attachment, fear, and anger

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vītarāgabhayakrodha

vītarāgabhayakrodha - free from passion/attachment, fear, and anger

Bahuvrīhi compound. vīta (gone) + rāga (attachment) + bhaya (fear) + krodha (anger).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga+bhaya+krodha)

• vīta – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix vi. Often used as the first part of bahuvrīhi compounds to mean 'free from'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to color, be affected).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root krudh (to be angry).
  Root: krudh (class 4)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

राजनि (rājani) - O king; in the king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

राजति (rājati) - shines, rules, is resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rāj

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From root rāj (to shine, rule).

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

दुःखदुर्ग्रन्थिः (duḥkhadurgranthiḥ) - the painful, evil knot of sorrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhadurgranthi

duḥkhadurgranthi - the knot of misery, painful entanglement

Compound: duḥkha (sorrow, pain) + dur (bad, evil) + granthi (knot, entanglement).

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+dur+granthi)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• dur – bad, difficult, evil, ill
  prefix/indeclinable
  Often indicates difficulty, badness, or opposition.
• granthi – knot, tie, entanglement, difficulty
  noun (masculine)
  From root granth (to tie, compose).
  Root: granth (class 1)

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असुरान् (asurān) - Referring to internal negative forces or impulses, as symbolic 'demons'. (demons, evil beings (plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit, powerful being

A- (not) + sura (god) or from asu (life-breath) + ra (suffix).

दलयिष्यति (dalayiṣyati) - will crush, will torment, will tear apart

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dal

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative stem)

From root dal (to burst) in the causative stem (dalay-) and future tense.

Root: dal (class 1)

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