योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-36

अग्नये महते वापि दातव्यं साधु यद्भवेत् ।
मूर्खस्येव मतिर्गुप्ते नित्यमेव पतस्यधः ॥ ३६ ॥

agnaye mahate vāpi dātavyaṃ sādhu yadbhavet ,
mūrkhasyeva matirgupte nityameva patasyadhaḥ 36

36. agnaye mahate vā api dātavyam sādhu yat bhavet
mūrkhasya iva matiḥ gupte nityam eva patasi adhaḥ

36. yat sādhu bhavet,
(tat) mahate agnaye vā api dātavyam.
mūrkhasya iva guptā matiḥ (sati tvam) nityam eva adhaḥ patasi.

36. Whatever good (sādhu) is to be given should be offered to a great fire (Agni) or a worthy recipient. If, like the intellect of a fool, it is kept hidden, you (the one who hides it) will constantly fall downwards.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नये (agnaye) - to Agni, to fire

• महते (mahate) - to the great, to the mighty

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - should be given, ought to be given

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, virtuous, excellent

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, happens

• मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of a fool

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

• गुप्ते (gupte) - when hidden, in concealment, secretly

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• पतसि (patasi) - you fall

• अधः (adhaḥ) - down, downwards, below

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नये (agnaye) - to Agni, to fire

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

महते (mahate) - to the great, to the mighty

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - should be given, ought to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dātavya

dātavya - to be given, due, to be offered

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle formed from root 'dā' with suffix -tavya

Root: dā (class 3)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, virtuous, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, proper, righteous, excellent, holy man, ascetic

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of a fool

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, stupid, a fool, an ignorant person

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, intention

गुप्ते (gupte) - when hidden, in concealment, secretly

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - hidden, concealed, protected, secret

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gup' (to protect, to hide) with suffix -ta

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially or modifying an implied noun like 'situation' or 'state'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

पतसि (patasi) - you fall

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

अधः (adhaḥ) - down, downwards, below

(indeclinable)