योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-29

अम्लं मधुरसासिक्तं मधुरं मधुरञ्जितम् ।
बीजं प्रतिविषाकल्कसिक्तं च कटु जायते ॥ २९ ॥

amlaṃ madhurasāsiktaṃ madhuraṃ madhurañjitam ,
bījaṃ prativiṣākalkasiktaṃ ca kaṭu jāyate 29

29. amlam madhurarasasiktam madhuram madhurarañjitam
bījam prativiṣākalkasiktam ca kaṭu jāyate

29. amlam madhurarasasiktam madhuram madhurarañjitam
bījam prativiṣākalkasiktam ca kaṭu jāyate

29. Sour things, when infused with sweet juice, become sweet and imbued with that sweetness. Similarly, a seed steeped in an antidote paste becomes pungent.

Words meanings summery:

• अम्लम् (amlam) - sour, acid

• मधुररससिक्तम् (madhurarasasiktam) - steeped in sweet juice

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet

• मधुररञ्जितम् (madhurarañjitam) - imbued with sweetness, colored sweet

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• प्रतिविषाकल्कसिक्तम् (prativiṣākalkasiktam) - steeped in antidote paste

• च (ca) - and

• कटु (kaṭu) - pungent, bitter, acrid

• जायते (jāyate) - becomes, arises, is born

Words meanings and morphology

अम्लम् (amlam) - sour, acid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amla

amla - sour, acid, tart

मधुररससिक्तम् (madhurarasasiktam) - steeped in sweet juice

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhurarasasikta

madhurarasasikta - steeped in sweet juice

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound of madhura-rasa and sikta (PPP of sic)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhurarasa+sikta)

• madhurarasa – sweet juice, sweet taste
  noun (masculine)
• sikta – sprinkled, steeped, wet
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sic (to sprinkle, pour)
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'amlam'.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Predicate adjective.

मधुररञ्जितम् (madhurarañjitam) - imbued with sweetness, colored sweet

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhurarañjita

madhurarañjita - colored/imbued with sweetness

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound of madhura and rañjita (PPP of rañj)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhura+rañjita)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)
• rañjita – colored, dyed, pleased, imbued
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (to color, delight)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin

प्रतिविषाकल्कसिक्तम् (prativiṣākalkasiktam) - steeped in antidote paste

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prativiṣākalkasikta

prativiṣākalkasikta - steeped in antidote paste

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound of prativiṣā-kalka and sikta (PPP of sic)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prativiṣākalka+sikta)

• prativiṣākalka – antidote paste
  noun (masculine)
• prativiṣā – antidote, counter-poison
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
• kalka – paste, sediment, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• sikta – sprinkled, steeped, wet
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sic (to sprinkle, pour)
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bījam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कटु (kaṭu) - pungent, bitter, acrid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṭu

kaṭu - pungent, bitter, acrid

Note: Predicate adjective.

जायते (jāyate) - becomes, arises, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

present middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

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