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

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
तस्य व्यासतनूजस्य मलमात्रोपमार्जनम् ।
यथोपयुक्तं ते राम तावदेवोपयुज्यते ॥ १ ॥

viśvāmitra uvāca ,
tasya vyāsatanūjasya malamātropamārjanam ,
yathopayuktaṃ te rāma tāvadevopayujyate 1

1. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca tasya vyāsatanūjasya malamātropamārjanam
yathā upayuktam te rāma tāvat eva upayujyate

1. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca rāma tasya vyāsatanūjasya
malamātropamārjanam te yathā upayuktam tāvat eva upayujyate

1. Viśvāmitra said: 'Rāma, the purification from impurities (mala), similar to that achieved by Vyāsa's son, is beneficial to you only to the extent that it is appropriate.'

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• व्यासतनूजस्य (vyāsatanūjasya) - of Vyāsa's son (Śuka) (of Vyāsa's son)

• मलमात्रोपमार्जनम् (malamātropamārjanam) - the purification of mere impurities (mala) (the mere cleansing of impurity)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उपयुक्तम् (upayuktam) - appropriate, suitable, useful

• ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (to you, your)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, to that extent

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is beneficial/useful (is useful, is appropriate, is employed)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all, a proper name of a revered sage

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective
• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्यासतनूजस्य (vyāsatanūjasya) - of Vyāsa's son (Śuka) (of Vyāsa's son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāsatanūja

vyāsatanūja - son of Vyāsa

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (vyāsa+tanūja)

• vyāsa – Vyāsa (proper name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tanūja – son, born from the body
  noun (masculine)
  From tanu (body) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 1)

मलमात्रोपमार्जनम् (malamātropamārjanam) - the purification of mere impurities (mala) (the mere cleansing of impurity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of malamātropamārjana

malamātropamārjana - the mere removal of impurities

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mala+mātra+upamārjana)

• mala – dirt, impurity, defilement
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, exclusively
  indeclinable
• upamārjana – cleansing, wiping away, removal
  noun (neuter)
  From the root mṛj (to wipe, clean) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

उपयुक्तम् (upayuktam) - appropriate, suitable, useful

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upayukta

upayukta - suitable, appropriate, useful, employed

Past Passive Participle

From the root yuj with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also serves as genitive singular

राम (rāma) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, to that extent

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is beneficial/useful (is useful, is appropriate, is employed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of yuj

Passive/Middle voice form of the root yuj with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)