योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-64, verse-32

नृणां शतानि भक्तानां मानुष्यं याति तन्नतैः ।
एकः सहस्रं भवति तथा चैष जनार्दनः ॥ ३२ ॥

nṛṇāṃ śatāni bhaktānāṃ mānuṣyaṃ yāti tannataiḥ ,
ekaḥ sahasraṃ bhavati tathā caiṣa janārdanaḥ 32

32. nṛṇām śatāni bhaktānām mānuṣyam yāti tat nataiḥ
ekaḥ sahasram bhavati tathā ca eṣaḥ janārdanaḥ

32. nṛṇām bhaktānām śatāni tat nataiḥ mānuṣyam yāti
tathā ca eṣaḥ janārdanaḥ ekaḥ sahasram bhavati

32. Through the hundreds of devotees (bhakta) among men and by their prostrations, he (Janardana) assumes a human form. This Janardana, though one, manifests as a thousand.

Words meanings summery:

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

• भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām) - of devotees (bhakta)

• मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human state, humanity, human form

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, assumes

• तत् (tat) - those

• नतैः (nataiḥ) - by those who are bowed, by those who prostrate, by prostrations

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Lord Vishnu or Krishna (Janardana)

Words meanings and morphology

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

(numeral)

भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām) - of devotees (bhakta)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal; a devotee

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhaj' (to worship, to adore)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'devotee'.

मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human state, humanity, human form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya

mānuṣya - humanity, human condition, human nature, human form

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, assumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - those

(pronoun)

masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Here functions adjectivally to refer to 'nataiḥ' (bowed ones), referring to the devotees.

नतैः (nataiḥ) - by those who are bowed, by those who prostrate, by prostrations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nata

nata - bent, bowed, humble; one who bows

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'nam' (to bow, to bend)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'bowed ones' or 'prostrations'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(numeral)

Note: Functions as a predicate accusative.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (near speaker)

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Lord Vishnu or Krishna (Janardana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janardana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna), controller of people, destroyer of evil people