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).

55. בזכות מעט איכויות טובות בלבד, אף מי שיש בו מגרעות רבות נעשה מקובל וראוי—כמו בזכות אומץ לב, שביעות רצון ודבקות (נאמנות).

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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