योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-5

पदार्थे स्फुरतो यस्य न स्तुतिर्निन्दनादृते ।
स देहं देहदुःखार्थमादत्ते केन हेतुना ॥ ५ ॥

padārthe sphurato yasya na stutirnindanādṛte ,
sa dehaṃ dehaduḥkhārthamādatte kena hetunā 5

5. padārthe sphurataḥ yasya na stutiḥ nindanāt ṛte
| sa deham deha-duḥkha-artham ādatte kena hetunā

5. yasya padārthe sphurataḥ nindanāt ṛte stutiḥ na (asti),
sa kena hetunā deha-duḥkha-artham deham ādatte?

5. For whom, in the manifestation of objects (padārtha), there is no praise (stuti) apart from blame (nindanā) – by what reason (hetu) would that person assume a body (deha) for the purpose of bodily suffering?

Words meanings summery:

• पदार्थे (padārthe) - in objects, in things, in categories

• स्फुरतः (sphurataḥ) - of one who manifests, of one who appears, of one who vibrates

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

• न (na) - not

• स्तुतिः (stutiḥ) - praise, eulogy

• निन्दनात् (nindanāt) - from blame, apart from blame

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• स (sa) - he, that one

• देहम् (deham) - body

• देह-दुःख-अर्थम् (deha-duḥkha-artham) - for the sake of bodily suffering

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - he takes, he assumes

• केन (kena) - by what, with what

• हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason, by cause

Words meanings and morphology

पदार्थे (padārthe) - in objects, in things, in categories

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - category, object, thing, meaning of a word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

स्फुरतः (sphurataḥ) - of one who manifests, of one who appears, of one who vibrates

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - manifesting, appearing, throbbing, flashing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √sphur (to throb, flash, manifest).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'yasya'.

यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

स्तुतिः (stutiḥ) - praise, eulogy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of stuti

stuti - praise, eulogy, commendation

Derived from root √stu (to praise).

Root: stu (class 2)

निन्दनात् (nindanāt) - from blame, apart from blame

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of nindanā

nindanā - blaming, censure, reproach

Derived from root √nind (to blame).

Root: nind (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the ablative case.

स (sa) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

देह-दुःख-अर्थम् (deha-duḥkha-artham) - for the sake of bodily suffering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha-duḥkha-artha

deha-duḥkha-artha - for the purpose of bodily suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+duḥkha+artha)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the purpose of'.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - he takes, he assumes

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

केन (kena) - by what, with what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason, by cause

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive