योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-3

केवलं मार्जनामात्रं मनागेवोपयुज्यते ।
स्वभावविमले नित्यं स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे तव ॥ ३ ॥

kevalaṃ mārjanāmātraṃ manāgevopayujyate ,
svabhāvavimale nityaṃ svabuddhimukure tava 3

3. केवलम् मार्जनामात्रम् मनाक् एव उपयुज्यते
स्वभावविमले नित्यम् स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे तव

3. तव स्वभावविमले नित्यम् स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे,
केवलम् मनाक् एव मार्जनामात्रम् उपयुज्यते ।

3. In your intellect, which is perpetually and inherently pure like a mirror, only a slight polishing is needed.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (केवलम्) - merely, only, exclusively

• मार्जनामात्रम् (मार्जनामात्रम्) - only a polishing, a mere cleaning

• मनाक् (मनाक्) - slightly, a little

• एव (एव) - indeed, only, just

• उपयुज्यते (उपयुज्यते) - is needed, is useful, is employed

• स्वभावविमले (स्वभावविमले) - in the naturally pure/spotless

• नित्यम् (नित्यम्) - always, perpetually

• स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे (स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे) - in your own intellect-mirror

• तव (तव) - your

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (केवलम्) - merely, only, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

मार्जनामात्रम् (मार्जनामात्रम्) - only a polishing, a mere cleaning

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of मार्जनामात्र

मार्जनामात्र - only a polishing/cleaning, merely polishing/cleaning

Compound type : Tatpurusha (मार्जना+मात्र)

• मार्जना – polishing, cleaning
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root मृज् (mṛj)
  Root: मृज् (class 2)
• मात्र – only, mere, just, measure
  adjective (neuter)

मनाक् (मनाक्) - slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

एव (एव) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

उपयुज्यते (उपयुज्यते) - is needed, is useful, is employed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of युज्

Prefix: उप

Root: युज् (class 7)

Note: Formed with the prefix 'upa'.

स्वभावविमले (स्वभावविमले) - in the naturally pure/spotless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of स्वभावविमल

स्वभावविमल - naturally pure, inherently spotless

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (स्वभाव+विमल)

• स्वभाव – one's own nature, inherent disposition, natural state
  noun (masculine)
• विमल – spotless, pure, clear, unstained
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'svabuddhimukure'.

नित्यम् (नित्यम्) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे (स्वबुद्धिमुकुरे) - in your own intellect-mirror

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of स्वबुद्धिमुकुर

स्वबुद्धिमुकुर - one's own intellect-mirror

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (स्व+बुद्धि+मुकुर)

• स्व – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• बुद्धि – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: बुध् (class 1)
• मुकुर – mirror
  noun (masculine)

तव (तव) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of युष्मद्

युष्मद् - you (pronoun)