योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-53

महानसि विरक्तोऽसि तत्त्वज्ञोऽसि जनस्थितौ ।
त्वयि चोक्तं लगत्यन्तः कुङ्कुमाम्बु यथांशुके ॥ ५३ ॥

mahānasi virakto'si tattvajño'si janasthitau ,
tvayi coktaṃ lagatyantaḥ kuṅkumāmbu yathāṃśuke 53

53. mahān asi viraktaḥ asi tattvajñaḥ asi janasthitau
tvayi ca uktam lagati antaḥ kuṅkumāmbu yathā aṃśuke

53. tvam mahān asi viraktaḥ asi janasthitau tattvajñaḥ asi
ca tvayi uktam kuṅkumāmbu aṃśuke yathā antaḥ lagati

53. You are indeed great, detached, and a knower of truth concerning the ways of the world. Whatever is imparted to you penetrates deeply within, just as saffron water soaks into a cloth.

Words meanings summery:

• महान् (mahān) - great (in character) (great, big, mighty)

• असि (asi) - you are

• विरक्तः (viraktaḥ) - detached, dispassionate, indifferent

• असि (asi) - you are

• तत्त्वज्ञः (tattvajñaḥ) - knower of truth/reality, philosopher

• असि (asi) - you are

• जनस्थितौ (janasthitau) - in the state/condition of people, regarding the human condition

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

• च (ca) - and, also

• उक्तम् (uktam) - whatever is said or imparted (to you) (said, spoken, declared; what is said)

• लगति (lagati) - adheres, sticks, penetrates, reaches

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, deeply

• कुङ्कुमाम्बु (kuṅkumāmbu) - saffron water

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a piece of cloth, on a garment

Words meanings and morphology

महान् (mahān) - great (in character) (great, big, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

root verb

2nd conjugation, present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

विरक्तः (viraktaḥ) - detached, dispassionate, indifferent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virakta

virakta - detached, dispassionate, indifferent, faded, colored

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'rañj' (to color, be attached) with prefix 'vi' (away, dis-)

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

root verb

2nd conjugation, present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

तत्त्वज्ञः (tattvajñaḥ) - knower of truth/reality, philosopher

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvajña

tattvajña - knower of truth, reality, principle; philosopher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, knower (often as a suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  derived from root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

root verb

2nd conjugation, present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

जनस्थितौ (janasthitau) - in the state/condition of people, regarding the human condition

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of janasthiti

janasthiti - state of people, human condition, worldly situation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthiti)

• jana – person, people, human being
  noun (masculine)
• sthiti – state, condition, situation, standing, position
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - whatever is said or imparted (to you) (said, spoken, declared; what is said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, related

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

लगति (lagati) - adheres, sticks, penetrates, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of lag

root verb

1st conjugation, present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: lag (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, deeply

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

कुङ्कुमाम्बु (kuṅkumāmbu) - saffron water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuṅkumāmbu

kuṅkumāmbu - saffron water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṅkuma+ambu)

• kuṅkuma – saffron
  noun (neuter)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a piece of cloth, on a garment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṃśuka

aṁśuka - cloth, garment, fine cloth