योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-32

जपहोमतपोदानपाठयज्ञक्रियाक्रमैः ।
एष प्रसाद्यते नित्यं नरनागसुरासुरैः ॥ ३२ ॥

japahomatapodānapāṭhayajñakriyākramaiḥ ,
eṣa prasādyate nityaṃ naranāgasurāsuraiḥ 32

32. japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākramaiḥ
eṣaḥ prasādyate nityam nara-nāga-sura-asuraiḥ

32. eṣaḥ nityam japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākramaiḥ
nara-nāga-sura-asuraiḥ prasādyate

32. He is always propitiated through sequences of recitation, oblations, austerities (tapas), charity (dāna), study, and ritual (yajña) acts by men, nāgas, gods (suras), and demons (asuras).

Words meanings summery:

• जप-होम-तपस्-दान-पाठ-यज्ञ-क्रियाक्रमैः (japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākramaiḥ) - by sequences of recitation, oblation, austerity, charity, study, and ritual acts

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• प्रसाद्यते (prasādyate) - is propitiated, is pleased

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• नर-नाग-सुर-असुरैः (nara-nāga-sura-asuraiḥ) - by men, nāgas, gods, and demons

Words meanings and morphology

जप-होम-तपस्-दान-पाठ-यज्ञ-क्रियाक्रमैः (japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākramaiḥ) - by sequences of recitation, oblation, austerity, charity, study, and ritual acts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākrama

japa-homa-tapas-dāna-pāṭha-yajña-kriyākrama - sequence of recitation, oblation, austerity (tapas), charity (dāna), study, and ritual (yajña) acts

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (japa+homa+tapas+dāna+pāṭha+yajña+kriyākrama)

• japa – recitation, chanting
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jap (class 1)
• homa – oblation, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dāna – charity, gift
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• pāṭha – reading, study, recitation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṭh (class 1)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kriyākrama – sequence of actions/rituals
  noun (masculine)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

प्रसाद्यते (prasādyate) - is propitiated, is pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of prasād

passive voice formation of root sad with prefix pra and ā

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

नर-नाग-सुर-असुरैः (nara-nāga-sura-asuraiḥ) - by men, nāgas, gods, and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara-nāga-sura-asura

nara-nāga-sura-asura - men, nāgas, gods (suras), and demons (asuras)

Compound type : Dvandva (nara+nāga+sura+asura)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – serpent, nāga (mythical serpentine being)
  noun (masculine)
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

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