योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-48

साधुतामागतो जीवो योग्यो ज्ञानकथाक्रमे ।
निर्मलाकृतिरादत्ते पट उत्तमरञ्जनाम् ॥ ४८ ॥

sādhutāmāgato jīvo yogyo jñānakathākrame ,
nirmalākṛtirādatte paṭa uttamarañjanām 48

48. sādhutām āgataḥ jīvaḥ yogyaḥ jñāna-kathā-krame
nirmalākṛtiḥ ādatte paṭaḥ uttama-rañjanām

48. sādhutām āgataḥ jīvaḥ jñāna-kathā-krame yogyaḥ
nirmalākṛtiḥ paṭaḥ uttama-rañjanām ādatte

48. A soul (jīva) that has attained goodness becomes suitable for the process of spiritual instruction, just as a clean cloth absorbs excellent dye.

Words meanings summery:

• साधुताम् (sādhutām) - goodness (goodness, virtue, righteousness)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained (having come, arrived, attained)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - soul (jīva) (living being, soul, life)

• योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - suitable (fit, suitable, proper, capable)

• ज्ञान-कथा-क्रमे (jñāna-kathā-krame) - for the process of spiritual instruction (in the sequence/process of knowledge-narratives/spiritual discourses)

• निर्मलाकृतिः (nirmalākṛtiḥ) - clean (in appearance/nature) (of pure form, having a clean appearance, pure in nature)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - absorbs (takes, accepts, receives, absorbs)

• पटः (paṭaḥ) - cloth (cloth, garment, screen)

• उत्तम-रञ्जनाम् (uttama-rañjanām) - excellent dye (excellent dye, best coloring)

Words meanings and morphology

साधुताम् (sādhutām) - goodness (goodness, virtue, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sādhutā

sādhutā - goodness, virtue, righteousness, honesty, purity

From 'sādhu' + 'tā' (abstract suffix).

आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained (having come, arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned, attained

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - soul (jīva) (living being, soul, life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, life, individual self

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - suitable (fit, suitable, proper, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogya

yogya - fit, suitable, proper, capable, worthy, appropriate

Gerundive

From root 'yuj' (to join) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

ज्ञान-कथा-क्रमे (jñāna-kathā-krame) - for the process of spiritual instruction (in the sequence/process of knowledge-narratives/spiritual discourses)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jñāna-kathā-krama

jñāna-kathā-krama - sequence of knowledge-narratives, process of spiritual discourse

Tatpurusha compound: 'jñāna-kathā' (knowledge-narrative) + 'krama' (sequence/process).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna-kathā+krama)

• jñāna-kathā – knowledge-narrative, spiritual discourse
  noun (feminine)
  Tatpurusha compound: 'jñānasya kathā' (story of knowledge).
• krama – step, sequence, order, process, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kram' (to step, to go).
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: The locative often implies 'in relation to' or 'for'.

निर्मलाकृतिः (nirmalākṛtiḥ) - clean (in appearance/nature) (of pure form, having a clean appearance, pure in nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmalākṛti

nirmalākṛti - of pure form, clean-figured, pure in nature/appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'nirmalā ākṛtiḥ yasya/yasyāḥ saḥ/sā' (that whose form is clean).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirmala+ākṛti)

• nirmala – clean, pure, spotless, stainless
  adjective
  From 'nis' (without) + 'mala' (dirt).
  Prefix: nis
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' + root 'kṛ' (to make) + 'ti' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

आदत्ते (ādatte) - absorbs (takes, accepts, receives, absorbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādā

Present Tense, Third Person Singular

From 'ā' + root 'dā' (to give) in Ātmanepada, meaning 'to take'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) is used with 'dā' when prefixed with 'ā' to mean 'to take'.

पटः (paṭaḥ) - cloth (cloth, garment, screen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, canvas, screen, curtain

Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ādatte'.

उत्तम-रञ्जनाम् (uttama-rañjanām) - excellent dye (excellent dye, best coloring)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama-rañjanā

uttama-rañjanā - excellent dye, best coloring, supreme pleasure

Karmadhāraya compound: 'uttamā ca sā rañjanā ca' (that which is excellent and is a dye).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+rañjanā)

• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of 'ut' (up) or 'ud'.
• rañjanā – coloring, dyeing, pleasing, delighting, dye
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'rañj' (to color, to please) + 'anā' suffix.
  Root: rañj (class 1)