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5,12

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-4

अनारतविवेकेन तेन सद्यः सनातनम् ।
पुनः कलङ्कं नैवाप्तमम्बरेणेव राजसम् ॥ ४ ॥
anāratavivekena tena sadyaḥ sanātanam ,
punaḥ kalaṅkaṃ naivāptamambareṇeva rājasam 4
4. anāratavivekena tena sadyaḥ sanātanam punaḥ
kalaṅkam na eva āptam ambareṇa iva rājasam
4. tena anāratavivekena sadyaḥ sanātanam (ātma-tattvam)
punaḥ rājasam kalaṅkam ambareṇa iva na eva āptam
4. Through his unceasing discrimination (viveka), that eternal (nature of the Self) immediately did not again acquire any blemish of rajas (rājasam), just as the sky remains untouched by impurities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अनारतविवेकेन (anāratavivekena) - by unceasing discrimination, by continuous discernment
  • तेन (tena) - by him, by that
  • सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly
  • सनातनम् (sanātanam) - the eternal Self or truth (implied) (eternal, ancient, everlasting, primeval)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
  • कलङ्कम् (kalaṅkam) - blemish, stain, impurity, fault
  • (na) - not
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • आप्तम् (āptam) - obtained, reached, acquired
  • अम्बरेण (ambareṇa) - by the sky, by the atmosphere
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • राजसम् (rājasam) - (blemish) arising from rajas (rājasam) (pertaining to rajas, passionate, active, worldly)

Words meanings and morphology

अनारतविवेकेन (anāratavivekena) - by unceasing discrimination, by continuous discernment
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of anārataviveka
anārataviveka - uninterrupted discrimination, continuous discernment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anārata+viveka)
  • anārata – uninterrupted, continuous, incessant
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From a-√ram (not ceasing), prefixed with 'na'
    Prefixes: na+ā
    Root: ram (class 1)
  • viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment, distinguishing
    noun (masculine)
    From vi-√vic (to separate, distinguish)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vic (class 7)
तेन (tena) - by him, by that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the king/individual
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly
(indeclinable)
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - the eternal Self or truth (implied) (eternal, ancient, everlasting, primeval)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, ancient, everlasting, perpetual, primeval
From sadā + tana (suffix indicating time)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
(indeclinable)
कलङ्कम् (kalaṅkam) - blemish, stain, impurity, fault
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kalaṅka
kalaṅka - spot, stain, blemish, impurity, defect
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle, here intensifies the negation 'na'
आप्तम् (āptam) - obtained, reached, acquired
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āpta
āpta - obtained, reached, acquired, trustworthy
Past Passive Participle
From ā-√āp (to obtain, reach)
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: In a passive construction 'kalaṅkam ... na eva āptam' (blemish was not obtained)
अम्बरेण (ambareṇa) - by the sky, by the atmosphere
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambara
ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing
Note: Used in the simile 'like by the sky'
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
राजसम् (rājasam) - (blemish) arising from rajas (rājasam) (pertaining to rajas, passionate, active, worldly)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasa
rājasa - relating to rajas, passionate, active, worldly, dusty
From rajas + -a (taddhita suffix)