योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-4, verse-9

संप्रवृत्ता वयं द्रष्टुमात्मानमपकल्मषम् ।
रसाञ्जनानीतदृशो जात्यन्धा इव काञ्चनम् ॥ ९ ॥

saṃpravṛttā vayaṃ draṣṭumātmānamapakalmaṣam ,
rasāñjanānītadṛśo jātyandhā iva kāñcanam 9

9. sampravṛttāḥ vayam draṣṭum ātmānam apakalmaṣam
rasāñjanānītadṛśaḥ jātyandhāḥ iva kāñcanam

9. vayam apakalmaṣam ātmānam draṣṭum sampravṛttāḥ,
rasāñjanānītadṛśaḥ jātyandhāḥ kāñcanam iva

9. We have begun to perceive the pure and faultless Self (ātman), just as those born blind, whose vision has been restored by medicinal collyrium, are able to see gold.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्प्रवृत्ताः (sampravṛttāḥ) - (we) have begun, set out, engaged in

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to perceive

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman)

• अपकल्मषम् (apakalmaṣam) - spotless, pure, sinless

• रसाञ्जनानीतदृशः (rasāñjanānītadṛśaḥ) - whose sight has been brought/clarified by collyrium

• जात्यन्धाः (jātyandhāḥ) - born blind (people)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

Words meanings and morphology

सम्प्रवृत्ताः (sampravṛttāḥ) - (we) have begun, set out, engaged in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sampravṛtta

sampravṛtta - commenced, engaged in, active, started

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to be) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayam` implicitly.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to perceive

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Object of the infinitive `draṣṭum`.

अपकल्मषम् (apakalmaṣam) - spotless, pure, sinless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apakalmaṣa

apakalmaṣa - spotless, pure, free from sin or blemish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apa+kalmaṣa)

• apa – away, off, without
  indeclinable
• kalmaṣa – sin, impurity, stain, blemish
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `ātmānam`.

रसाञ्जनानीतदृशः (rasāñjanānītadṛśaḥ) - whose sight has been brought/clarified by collyrium

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rasāñjanānītadṛś

rasāñjanānītadṛś - one whose vision has been restored/brought by eye-salve/collyrium

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rasāñjana+ānīta+dṛś)

• rasāñjana – medicinal collyrium, eye-salve
  noun (neuter)
• ānīta – brought, restored
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nī (to lead) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nī (class 1)
• dṛś – sight, vision, eye
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies `jātyandhāḥ`.

जात्यन्धाः (jātyandhāḥ) - born blind (people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātyandha

jātyandha - born blind, congenitally blind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāti+andha)

• jāti – birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden

Note: Object of `draṣṭum` (implied in the simile).