योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-26

ब्रह्मन्विनैव करुणाकरकारणेन सन्तो यतोऽर्थिजनवाञ्छितपूरणानि ।
कुर्वन्ति तेन शरणागततामुपेतां मामर्हसीह न तिरस्करणेन योक्तुम् ॥ २६ ॥

brahmanvinaiva karuṇākarakāraṇena santo yato'rthijanavāñchitapūraṇāni ,
kurvanti tena śaraṇāgatatāmupetāṃ māmarhasīha na tiraskaraṇena yoktum 26

26. brahman vinā eva karuṇākara-kāraṇena
santaḥ yataḥ arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇāni
kurvanti tena śaraṇāgatatām upetām
mām arhasi iha na tiraskaraṇena yoktum

26. brahman yataḥ santaḥ karuṇākara-kāraṇena
vinā eva arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇāni
kurvanti tena iha śaraṇāgatatām
upetām mām tiraskaraṇena na yoktum arhasi

26. O venerable one, because virtuous people fulfill the desires of those in need even without a specific reason rooted in compassion, therefore, you should not subject me, who has sought your refuge, to rejection here.

26. הו מקודש, מכיוון שהצדיקים ממלאים את משאלות מבקשי חסדם ללא כל סיבה מלבד חמלה טהורה, לא ראוי שתדחה אותי, לאחר שבאתי לחסות בצילך.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (O Brahman, O venerable one, O learned one)

• विना एव (vinā eva) - without even

• करुणाकर-कारणेन (karuṇākara-kāraṇena) - by a reason based on a source of compassion

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous ones, saints)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from which)

• अर्थिजन-वाञ्छित-पूरणानि (arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇāni) - fulfillments of the desires of seekers/needy people

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - fulfill (they do, they make)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that)

• शरणागतताम् (śaraṇāgatatām) - the state of having sought refuge

• उपेताम् (upetām) - who has resorted to, who has approached

• माम् (mām) - me

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to, you deserve to

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• न (na) - not

• तिरस्करणेन (tiraskaraṇena) - by rejection, by disrespect

• योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to engage, to subject, to join

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (O Brahman, O venerable one, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute; a priest; a venerable person

विना एव (vinā eva) - without even

(indeclinable)

Note: `eva` is an emphatic particle 'even, just, only'

करुणाकर-कारणेन (karuṇākara-kāraṇena) - by a reason based on a source of compassion

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karuṇākara-kāraṇa

karuṇākara-kāraṇa - reason for compassion, cause of mercy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇākara+kāraṇa)

• karuṇākara – source of compassion, reservoir of mercy
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – reason, cause, motive
  noun (neuter)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous ones, saints)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing; good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from which)

(indeclinable)

अर्थिजन-वाञ्छित-पूरणानि (arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇāni) - fulfillments of the desires of seekers/needy people

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇa

arthijana-vāñchita-pūraṇa - the fulfillment of desired things by those who seek

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arthijana+vāñchita+pūraṇa)

• arthi – seeker, suppliant, one who desires
  noun (masculine)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
• vāñchita – desired, wished for; desire, wish (as noun)
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: vāñch (class 10)
• pūraṇa – fulfillment, completion, filling
  noun (neuter)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - fulfill (they do, they make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरणागतताम् (śaraṇāgatatām) - the state of having sought refuge

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaraṇāgatatā

śaraṇāgatatā - the state of having come for refuge, refugee status

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇāgata+tā)

• śaraṇa – refuge, protection
  noun (neuter)
• āgata – come, arrived, approached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam
• tā – suffix indicating state or quality
  suffix (feminine)

उपेताम् (upetām) - who has resorted to, who has approached

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upeta

upeta - gone to, approached, reached; endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: upa

Root: i

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to, you deserve to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तिरस्करणेन (tiraskaraṇena) - by rejection, by disrespect

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tiraskaraṇa

tiraskaraṇa - rejection, contempt, disregard, insult

योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to engage, to subject, to join

(infinitive)

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