योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-11

यथाप्राप्तं हि कर्तव्यमसक्तेन सदा सता ।
मुकुरेणाकलङ्केन प्रतिबिम्बक्रिया यथा ॥ ११ ॥

yathāprāptaṃ hi kartavyamasaktena sadā satā ,
mukureṇākalaṅkena pratibimbakriyā yathā 11

11. yathāprāptam hi kartavyam asaktena sadā satā
mukureṇa akalaṅkena pratibimba-kriyā yathā

11. hi,
yathāprāptam (kāryam) sadā asaktena satā (puruṣeṇa) kartavyam,
yathā akalaṅkena mukureṇa pratibimba-kriyā (kriyate asti).

11. Indeed, whatever comes naturally should always be performed by an unattached, true being, just as the act of reflection is done by a spotless mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाप्राप्तम् (yathāprāptam) - whatever comes naturally/by itself (as obtained, as received, whatever comes by itself)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

• असक्तेन (asaktena) - by an unattached [being] (by one who is unattached, by the unattached)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

• सता (satā) - by a true being (by a true being, by a good person, by an existing one)

• मुकुरेण (mukureṇa) - by a mirror

• अकलङ्केन (akalaṅkena) - by a spotless [mirror] (by one without blemish, by the spotless, by the faultless)

• प्रतिबिम्ब-क्रिया (pratibimba-kriyā) - the act of reflection (the action of reflection, reflection)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in the manner that)

Words meanings and morphology

यथाप्राप्तम् (yathāprāptam) - whatever comes naturally/by itself (as obtained, as received, whatever comes by itself)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāprāpta

yathāprāpta - as obtained, as arrived, whatever comes naturally

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'yathā' (as, in the manner that) and 'prāpta' (obtained). 'Prāpta' is P.P.P. of 'prāp'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāpta)

• yathā – as, according to, in the manner that
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, arrived, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root 'prāp' (pra-āp)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Here, used as a substantive, 'that which is obtained'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle / Gerundive from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

असक्तेन (asaktena) - by an unattached [being] (by one who is unattached, by the unattached)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, unconcerned, not clinging to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'sañj' (to cling to, attach) with negation 'a-'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• sakta – attached, clinging, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root 'sañj'
  Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Modifies an implied 'puruṣeṇa' or 'janena'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

सता (satā) - by a true being (by a true being, by a good person, by an existing one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real, true

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here used substantively, referring to a person whose nature is 'sat' (truth/existence).

मुकुरेण (mukureṇa) - by a mirror

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror

अकलङ्केन (akalaṅkena) - by a spotless [mirror] (by one without blemish, by the spotless, by the faultless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akalaṅka

akalaṅka - spotless, faultless, unstained, blemishless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kalaṅka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• kalaṅka – spot, stain, blemish, fault
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mukureṇa'.

प्रतिबिम्ब-क्रिया (pratibimba-kriyā) - the act of reflection (the action of reflection, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibimba-kriyā

pratibimba-kriyā - action of reflection, mirroring

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratibimba+kriyā)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimba
• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)