योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-55

गुणैः कतिपयैरेव बहुदोषोऽपि कस्यचित् ।
उपादेयो भवत्येव शौर्यसंतोषभक्तिभिः ॥ ५५ ॥

guṇaiḥ katipayaireva bahudoṣo'pi kasyacit ,
upādeyo bhavatyeva śauryasaṃtoṣabhaktibhiḥ 55

55. guṇaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva bahudoṣaḥ api kasyacit
upādeyaḥ bhavati eva śaurya-santoṣa-bhaktibhiḥ

55. Even a person with many faults becomes acceptable to someone, indeed, by just a few qualities, such as courage, contentment, and devotion (bhakti).

Words meanings summery:

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few, by some

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• बहुदोषः (bahudoṣaḥ) - having many faults

• अपि (api) - even, also

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone

• उपादेयः (upādeyaḥ) - acceptable, desirable, fit to be taken

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• शौर्य-सन्तोष-भक्तिभिः (śaurya-santoṣa-bhaktibhiḥ) - by courage, contentment, and devotion

Words meanings and morphology

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand, secondary aspect

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few, by some

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some

Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

बहुदोषः (bahudoṣaḥ) - having many faults

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahudoṣa

bahudoṣa - having many faults, very faulty

Bahuvrihi compound: 'many are his faults'.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bahu+doṣa)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for someone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain

From interrogative 'kim' + particle 'cid'.

उपादेयः (upādeyaḥ) - acceptable, desirable, fit to be taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādeya

upādeya - acceptable, desirable, fit to be taken or chosen

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give) with prefixes 'upa-ā'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

शौर्य-सन्तोष-भक्तिभिः (śaurya-santoṣa-bhaktibhiḥ) - by courage, contentment, and devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaurya-santoṣa-bhakti

śaurya-santoṣa-bhakti - courage, contentment, and devotion

Dvandva compound of 'śaurya', 'santoṣa', and 'bhakti'.

Compound type : Dvandva (śaurya+santoṣa+bhakti)

• śaurya – heroism, valor, courage
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'śūra' (hero) with suffix '-ya'.
• santoṣa – contentment, satisfaction
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• bhakti – devotion, attachment, loyalty
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'bhaj' (to divide, partake, worship) with suffix '-kti'.
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

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