योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-3

शोकेष्वापत्सु घोरेषु संकटेष्ववटेषु च ।
यथाप्राप्तेषु सर्वेषु खर्वेषून्नतिमत्सु च ॥ ३ ॥

śokeṣvāpatsu ghoreṣu saṃkaṭeṣvavaṭeṣu ca ,
yathāprāpteṣu sarveṣu kharveṣūnnatimatsu ca 3

3. śokeṣu āpatsu ghoreṣu saṅkaṭeṣu avaṭeṣu ca
yathāprāpteṣu sarveṣu kharveṣu unnatimatsu ca

3. śokeṣu āpatsu ghoreṣu saṅkaṭeṣu avaṭeṣu ca
yathāprāpteṣu sarveṣu kharveṣu unnatimatsu ca

3. In sorrows, dreadful calamities, difficulties, and pitfalls; in all situations, whether humble or exalted, as they arise...

Words meanings summery:

• शोकेषु (śokeṣu) - in sorrows, in griefs

• आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in misfortunes, in dangers

• घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - in dreadful, terrible, fearful (situations)

• सङ्कटेषु (saṅkaṭeṣu) - in difficulties, in dangers, in distresses

• अवटेषु (avaṭeṣu) - in pits, in hollows (metaphorical for difficult situations)

• च (ca) - and

• यथाप्राप्तेषु (yathāprāpteṣu) - in (situations) as they have arisen, as they have come, as appropriate

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (situations)

• खर्वेषु (kharveṣu) - in low, insignificant, humble (situations)

• उन्नतिमत्सु (unnatimatsu) - in high, exalted, prominent (situations)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

शोकेषु (śokeṣu) - in sorrows, in griefs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation, anguish

From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament)

Root: śuc (class 1)

आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in misfortunes, in dangers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpat

āpat - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

From root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - in dreadful, terrible, fearful (situations)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

सङ्कटेषु (saṅkaṭeṣu) - in difficulties, in dangers, in distresses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of saṅkaṭa

saṅkaṭa - difficulty, distress, danger, narrow pass

Prefix: sam

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

अवटेषु (avaṭeṣu) - in pits, in hollows (metaphorical for difficult situations)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of avaṭa

avaṭa - pit, hollow, hole, abyss

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथाप्राप्तेषु (yathāprāpteṣu) - in (situations) as they have arisen, as they have come, as appropriate

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of yathāprāpta

yathāprāpta - as obtained, as arrived, as happened, as due, as appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'yathā' and the past passive participle of 'prā-āp' (to obtain, arrive)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāpta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived, happened
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'avasthāsu' (in situations).

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (situations)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'avasthāsu' (in situations).

खर्वेषु (kharveṣu) - in low, insignificant, humble (situations)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of kharva

kharva - low, small, humble, insignificant, dwarf

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'avasthāsu' (in situations).

उन्नतिमत्सु (unnatimatsu) - in high, exalted, prominent (situations)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of unnatimat

unnatimat - possessing elevation, lofty, high, prominent, exalted

Derived from 'unnati' (elevation, rise) with the possessive suffix 'mat'

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'avasthāsu' (in situations).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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