योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-63

आमोद इव पुष्पेषु न नश्यति विनाशिषु ।
प्रत्यक्षस्थोऽप्यथाग्राह्यः शौक्ल्यं शुक्लपटे यथा ॥ ६३ ॥

āmoda iva puṣpeṣu na naśyati vināśiṣu ,
pratyakṣastho'pyathāgrāhyaḥ śauklyaṃ śuklapaṭe yathā 63

63. āmodaḥ iva puṣpeṣu na naśyati vināśiṣu pratyakṣasthaḥ
api atha agrāhyaḥ śauklyam śuklapaṭe yathā

63. yathā puṣpeṣu āmodaḥ vināśiṣu na naśyati yathā
śuklapaṭe śauklyam pratyakṣasthaḥ api atha agrāhyaḥ

63. Just as the fragrance (āmoda) in flowers does not perish even when the flowers themselves are perishable, and just as the whiteness (śauklya) in a white cloth (cannot be grasped separately), so too the self (ātman), though directly present, remains ungraspable.

Words meanings summery:

• आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume, joy, delight)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

• न (na) - not

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

• विनाशिषु (vināśiṣu) - in perishable things (like flowers) (in perishable things/beings)

• प्रत्यक्षस्थः (pratyakṣasthaḥ) - directly present, visible, perceptible

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, now

• अग्राह्यः (agrāhyaḥ) - ungraspable, imperceptible

• शौक्ल्यम् (śauklyam) - whiteness, purity

• शुक्लपटे (śuklapaṭe) - on a white cloth

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance (fragrance, perfume, joy, delight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmoda

āmoda - fragrance, perfume, joy, delight

From ā-√mud (to rejoice, be glad)

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

विनाशिषु (vināśiṣu) - in perishable things (like flowers) (in perishable things/beings)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vināśin

vināśin - perishable, destructible, decaying

Agent Noun (suffix -in)

Derived from vi-√naś (to perish, destroy)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

प्रत्यक्षस्थः (pratyakṣasthaḥ) - directly present, visible, perceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyakṣastha

pratyakṣastha - situated in direct perception, directly present, visible

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratyakṣa+stha)

• pratyakṣa – direct perception, perceptible, visible
  noun (neuter)
  From prati-akṣa (before the eye)
  Prefix: prati
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, now

(indeclinable)

अग्राह्यः (agrāhyaḥ) - ungraspable, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrāhya

agrāhya - ungraspable, imperceptible, not to be taken

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negation of grāhya (to be grasped)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+grāhya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• grāhya – to be seized, to be grasped, perceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (future passive participle)
  From root √grah (to seize, grasp)
  Root: grah (class 9)

शौक्ल्यम् (śauklyam) - whiteness, purity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śauklya

śauklya - whiteness, purity, brightness

Derived from śukla (white) with suffix -ya (abstract noun)

शुक्लपटे (śuklapaṭe) - on a white cloth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śuklapaṭa

śuklapaṭa - white cloth

Compound type : tatpurusha (śukla+paṭa)

• śukla – white, bright, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• paṭa – cloth, fabric
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)