योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-33

ददाति कणपिण्याकशाकाद्यपि हि याचते ।
तेनैवाभ्यासयोगेन स्वमांसानि ददात्यसौ ॥ ३३ ॥

dadāti kaṇapiṇyākaśākādyapi hi yācate ,
tenaivābhyāsayogena svamāṃsāni dadātyasau 33

33. dadāti kaṇapiṇyākaśākādy api hi yācate tena
eva abhyāsayogena svamāṃsāni dadāti asau

33. asau hi yācate kaṇapiṇyākaśākādy api dadāti.
tena eva abhyāsayogena svamāṃsāni dadāti.

33. Initially, one gives even humble offerings like rice-bran, oil-cake, or vegetables to those who ask. Through that very practice (yoga), such a person eventually offers their own flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers

• कणपिण्याकशाकाद्य् (kaṇapiṇyākaśākādy) - things like rice-bran, oil-cake, and vegetables

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• याचते (yācate) - asks, begs, requests

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

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

• अभ्यासयोगेन (abhyāsayogena) - through the practice (yoga), by the discipline of practice

• स्वमांसानि (svamāṁsāni) - one's own flesh

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers

• असौ (asau) - that one, he/she

Words meanings and morphology

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dā

Present Active Indicative

Root dā (3rd class, juhotyādi, but here used in bhvādi, 1st class meaning), 3rd person, singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: dā (class 3)

कणपिण्याकशाकाद्य् (kaṇapiṇyākaśākādy) - things like rice-bran, oil-cake, and vegetables

(noun)

neuter, plural of kaṇapiṇyākaśākādi

kaṇapiṇyākaśākādi - things like rice-bran, oil-cake, and vegetables (a compound referring to humble offerings)

Compound type : dvandva (kaṇa+piṇyāka+śāka+ādi)

• kaṇa – rice-bran, grain particle
  noun (masculine)
• piṇyāka – oil-cake (residue after pressing oil from seeds)
  noun (neuter)
• śāka – vegetable, herb
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ending 'y' is due to sandhi before 'api'. The form is 'śākādi'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

याचते (yācate) - asks, begs, requests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of yāc

Present Middle Indicative

Root yāc (1st class, bhvādi), 3rd person, singular, present tense, middle voice, ātmanepada.

Root: yāc (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासयोगेन (abhyāsayogena) - through the practice (yoga), by the discipline of practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsayoga

abhyāsayoga - the discipline of practice, the yoga of repeated effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhyāsa+yoga)

• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: as (class 4)
• yoga – union, discipline, spiritual practice, means, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

स्वमांसानि (svamāṁsāni) - one's own flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svamāṃsa

svamāṁsa - one's own flesh

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+māṃsa)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dā

Present Active Indicative

Root dā (3rd class, juhotyādi, but here used in bhvādi, 1st class meaning), 3rd person, singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: dā (class 3)

असौ (asau) - that one, he/she

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder (referring to something distant or remote)

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