योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-9

बलादरतिरायाता वैरस्यमिव पादपम् ।
तदिह स्याच्छुभाकारं स्थिरं किमतिशोभनम् ॥ ९ ॥

balādaratirāyātā vairasyamiva pādapam ,
tadiha syācchubhākāraṃ sthiraṃ kimatiśobhanam 9

9. balāt aratiḥ āyātā vairasyam iva pādapam tat
iha syāt śubhākāram sthiram kim atiśobhanam

9. balāt aratiḥ pādapam vairasyam iva āyātā.
tat iha śubhākāram sthiram atiśobhanam kim syāt?

9. Discontent arrived forcefully, just as bitterness affects a tree. Therefore, what here could be of auspicious form, stable, and exceedingly beautiful?

Words meanings summery:

• बलात् (balāt) - from force, by force, forcefully

• अरतिः (aratiḥ) - discontent, aversion, restlessness, disinterest

• आयाता (āyātā) - arrived, came, approached

• वैरस्यम् (vairasyam) - bitterness, like a blight or disease affecting a tree. (unpleasantness, tastelessness, bitterness, disgust, apathy)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पादपम् (pādapam) - tree

• तत् (tat) - therefore, in that situation (that, therefore, so)

• इह (iha) - in this present situation or context (here, in this world, in this matter)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

• शुभाकारम् (śubhākāram) - of auspicious form, beautiful form, having a good appearance

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, steady, constant

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, how?)

• अतिशोभनम् (atiśobhanam) - exceedingly beautiful, very splendid, highly radiant

Words meanings and morphology

बलात् (balāt) - from force, by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcefully'.

अरतिः (aratiḥ) - discontent, aversion, restlessness, disinterest

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - discontent, aversion, restlessness, disinterest

आयाता (āyātā) - arrived, came, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'yā' (to go) with the prefix 'ā' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā

वैरस्यम् (vairasyam) - bitterness, like a blight or disease affecting a tree. (unpleasantness, tastelessness, bitterness, disgust, apathy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vairasya

vairasya - unpleasantness, tastelessness, bitterness, disgust, apathy

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पादपम् (pādapam) - tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'drinking with roots')

तत् (tat) - therefore, in that situation (that, therefore, so)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Often functions as an indeclinable 'therefore' or 'so' when starting a clause.

इह (iha) - in this present situation or context (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शुभाकारम् (śubhākāram) - of auspicious form, beautiful form, having a good appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhākāra

śubhākāra - of auspicious form, beautiful form

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+ākāra)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, steady, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, steady, constant

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

अतिशोभनम् (atiśobhanam) - exceedingly beautiful, very splendid, highly radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atiśobhana

atiśobhana - exceedingly beautiful, very splendid

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+śobhana)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
• śobhana – beautiful, splendid, shining
  adjective