योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-54

नैर्घृण्यमस्थैर्यमथाशुचित्वं रथ्याचरत्वं परिकुत्सितत्वम् ।
श्वभ्यो गृहीतं किमु नाम मूर्खैमूर्खेभ्य एवाथ शुना न जाने ॥ ५४ ॥

nairghṛṇyamasthairyamathāśucitvaṃ rathyācaratvaṃ parikutsitatvam ,
śvabhyo gṛhītaṃ kimu nāma mūrkhaimūrkhebhya evātha śunā na jāne 54

54. nairghṛṇyam asthairyam atha aśucitvam
rathyācaratvam parikutsitatvam
śvabhyaḥ gṛhītam kimu nāma mūrkaiḥ
mūrkebhyaḥ eva atha śunā na jāne

54. Cruelty, instability, impurity, street-wandering, and utter vileness—were these truly acquired by fools from dogs? Or, rather, were they acquired by dogs from fools? I do not know.

Words meanings summery:

• नैर्घृण्यम् (nairghṛṇyam) - cruelty, pitilessness

• अस्थैर्यम् (asthairyam) - instability, fickleness

• अथ (atha) - and (and, then, or)

• अशुचित्वम् (aśucitvam) - impurity, uncleanness

• रथ्याचरत्वम् (rathyācaratvam) - the state of wandering in the streets

• परिकुत्सितत्वम् (parikutsitatvam) - utter despicability, extreme vileness

• श्वभ्यः (śvabhyaḥ) - from dogs

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - acquired (taken, received, grasped)

• किमु (kimu) - what indeed?, is it?

• नाम (nāma) - truly (indeed, truly, by name)

• मूर्कैः (mūrkaiḥ) - by fools

• मूर्केभ्यः (mūrkebhyaḥ) - from fools (from fools, to fools)

• एव (eva) - rather (only, just, indeed)

• अथ (atha) - or (then, and, or)

• शुना (śunā) - by a dog

• न (na) - not

• जाने (jāne) - I do not know (I know)

Words meanings and morphology

नैर्घृण्यम् (nairghṛṇyam) - cruelty, pitilessness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nairghṛṇya

nairghṛṇya - cruelty, pitilessness, ruthlessness

Derived from 'nirghṛṇa' (pitiless) with suffix '-ya' forming an abstract noun.

अस्थैर्यम् (asthairyam) - instability, fickleness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthairya

asthairya - instability, fickleness, unsteadiness

Derived from 'asthira' (unsteady) with suffix '-ya' forming an abstract noun.

अथ (atha) - and (and, then, or)

(indeclinable)

अशुचित्वम् (aśucitvam) - impurity, uncleanness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśucitva

aśucitva - impurity, uncleanness

Derived from 'aśuci' (impure) with suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

रथ्याचरत्वम् (rathyācaratvam) - the state of wandering in the streets

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rathyācaratva

rathyācaratva - street-wandering, condition of moving on streets

Compound of 'rathyā' (street) and 'caratva' (the state of moving or wandering).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rathyā+caratva)

• rathyā – street, road, highway
  noun (feminine)
• caratva – the state or quality of moving, wandering, or acting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, wander) with suffix '-tva'.
  Root: car (class 1)

परिकुत्सितत्वम् (parikutsitatvam) - utter despicability, extreme vileness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parikutsitatva

parikutsitatva - extreme vileness, utter contemptibility, despicableness

Derived from 'parikutsita' (extremely despicable) with suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Prefix: pari

Root: kuts (class 10)

श्वभ्यः (śvabhyaḥ) - from dogs

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of śvan

śvan - dog

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - acquired (taken, received, grasped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, received, seized, accepted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'grah' (to seize, take).

Root: grah (class 9)

किमु (kimu) - what indeed?, is it?

(indeclinable)

Combination of interrogative 'kim' and particle 'u'.

नाम (nāma) - truly (indeed, truly, by name)

(indeclinable)

मूर्कैः (mūrkaiḥ) - by fools

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, idiot, ignorant person

मूर्केभ्यः (mūrkebhyaḥ) - from fools (from fools, to fools)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, idiot, ignorant person

एव (eva) - rather (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - or (then, and, or)

(indeclinable)

शुना (śunā) - by a dog

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जाने (jāne) - I do not know (I know)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (Laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)