योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-59

नित्यं सर्वं जगदसदृशं कुर्वतोच्चैर्विधात्रा दौहित्रेऽस्मिञ्छुनि समदृशे निर्मितं सर्वमेव ।
वासोऽमेध्यावकरकुहरे भोजनं गूथपूयं सर्वालोके कुरतिकुरतिः सर्वनिन्द्यं शरीरम् ॥ ५९ ॥

nityaṃ sarvaṃ jagadasadṛśaṃ kurvatoccairvidhātrā dauhitre'smiñchuni samadṛśe nirmitaṃ sarvameva ,
vāso'medhyāvakarakuhare bhojanaṃ gūthapūyaṃ sarvāloke kuratikuratiḥ sarvanindyaṃ śarīram 59

59. nityam sarvam jagat asadṛśam kurvataḥ uccaiḥ vidhātrā
dauhitre asmin śuni samadṛśe nirmitam sarvam
eva vāsaḥ amedhya avakara kuhare bhojanam gūtha pūyam
sarva āloke kurati kuratiḥ sarva nindyam śarīram

59. vidhātrā nityam sarvam jagat uccaiḥ asadṛśam kurvataḥ
asmin dauhitre śuni sarvam eva samadṛśe nirmitam
vāsaḥ amedhya avakara kuhare bhojanam gūtha pūyam
sarva āloke kurati kuratiḥ sarva nindyam śarīram

59. By the Creator, who constantly makes the entire world remarkably distinct, yet in this dog, his grandson, everything has been created uniformly. His dwelling is in a cave of impure refuse; his food is feces and pus; his disgraceful mating is in the sight of all; and his body is despicable to all.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - dissimilar, unique, unparalleled

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of the Creator who makes (of the one making, of the one doing)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - remarkably [distinct] (highly, greatly, loudly, remarkably)

• विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator, by fate

• दौहित्रे (dauhitre) - in the grandson

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• शुनि (śuni) - in the dog

• समदृशे (samadṛśe) - uniformly [awful] (uniformly, with equal regard, of a uniform nature)

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, made, constructed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

• अमेध्य (amedhya) - impure, unholy, unfit for sacred rites

• अवकर (avakara) - refuse, rubbish, sweepings

• कुहरे (kuhare) - in a cave, in a hole, in a cavity

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal

• गूथ (gūtha) - feces, excrement, dung

• पूयम् (pūyam) - pus, matter

• सर्व (sarva) - all, everyone

• आलोके (āloke) - in sight, in view, in the light

• कुरति (kurati) - disgraceful mating, unlawful coition, scratching

• कुरतिः (kuratiḥ) - disgraceful mating, unlawful coition, scratching

• सर्व (sarva) - all, everyone

• निन्द्यम् (nindyam) - despicable, blameworthy, contemptible

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, perpetual, eternal, always

Note: Used adverbially here.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living (adj.)

असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - dissimilar, unique, unparalleled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asadṛśa

asadṛśa - unequal, dissimilar, unparalleled, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sadṛśa – like, similar, equal to
  adjective (masculine)

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of the Creator who makes (of the one making, of the one doing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - making, doing, performing

Present Active Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - remarkably [distinct] (highly, greatly, loudly, remarkably)

(indeclinable)

विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator, by fate

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, ordainer, disposer (epithet of Brahmā)

Agent noun from vi + √dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

दौहित्रे (dauhitre) - in the grandson

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dauhitṛ

dauhitṛ - grandson (daughter's son)

Derived from duhitṛ (daughter)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शुनि (śuni) - in the dog

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

समदृशे (samadṛśe) - uniformly [awful] (uniformly, with equal regard, of a uniform nature)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samadṛś

samadṛś - seeing equally, impartial, of uniform nature, equally regarded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+dṛś)

• sama – equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• dṛś – seeing, eye, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, made, constructed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - made, created, constructed, formed

Past Passive Participle

From nir + √mā (to measure, form)

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, cloth, garment

Root: vas (class 1)

अमेध्य (amedhya) - impure, unholy, unfit for sacred rites

(adjective)

neuter, singular of amedhya

amedhya - impure, unclean, unholy, unfit for sacred purposes

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+medhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• medhya – pure, clean, sacred, fit for sacrifice
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From √medh (to purify, sacrifice)
  Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'amedhyāvakaraguhare'

अवकर (avakara) - refuse, rubbish, sweepings

(noun)

masculine, singular of avakara

avakara - refuse, sweepings, rubbish

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of compound 'amedhyāvakaraguhare'

कुहरे (kuhare) - in a cave, in a hole, in a cavity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kuhara

kuhara - cave, hole, cavity, cavern

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, eating, meal

verbal noun

From √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

गूथ (gūtha) - feces, excrement, dung

(noun)

masculine, singular of gūtha

gūtha - excrement, feces, dung

Note: Part of compound 'gūthapūyam'

पूयम् (pūyam) - pus, matter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūya

pūya - pus, matter, any putrid discharge

सर्व (sarva) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Part of compound 'sarvāloke'

आलोके (āloke) - in sight, in view, in the light

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - sight, view, light, seeing

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

कुरति (kurati) - disgraceful mating, unlawful coition, scratching

(noun)

feminine, singular of kurati

kurati - unlawful coition, disgraceful mating, scratching, itching

Note: Used here as part of an emphatic or descriptive pair 'kurati kuratiḥ'

कुरतिः (kuratiḥ) - disgraceful mating, unlawful coition, scratching

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kurati

kurati - unlawful coition, disgraceful mating, scratching, itching

सर्व (sarva) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Part of compound 'sarvanindyam'

निन्द्यम् (nindyam) - despicable, blameworthy, contemptible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nindya

nindya - blameworthy, despicable, contemptible, censurable

Gerundive

From √nind (to blame, censure)

Root: nind (class 1)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal substance

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