योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-74

न हेम तापशुद्धाङ्गं स्वभावमलमागतम् ।
कर्दमे मग्नमपि सत्समादत्ते मलं पुनः ॥ ७४ ॥

na hema tāpaśuddhāṅgaṃ svabhāvamalamāgatam ,
kardame magnamapi satsamādatte malaṃ punaḥ 74

74. na hema tāpaśuddhāṅgam svabhāvamalam āgatam
kardame magnam api sat samādatte malam punaḥ

74. tāpaśuddhāṅgam hema svabhāvamalam na āgatam
sat kardame magnam api punaḥ malam na samādatte

74. Gold, with its form purified by heat, does not acquire impurity from its intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Even if it is submerged in mud, being inherently pure, it does not absorb any impurity.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• हेम (hema) - gold

• तापशुद्धाङ्गम् (tāpaśuddhāṅgam) - whose body/form is purified by heat

• स्वभावमलम् (svabhāvamalam) - natural impurity, impurity of its own nature

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having come to (as in having acquired) (having come, having attained)

• कर्दमे (kardame) - in mud, in mire

• मग्नम् (magnam) - submerged, immersed, sunk

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

• सत् (sat) - being pure (inherently) (being, existing, good, pure, real)

• समादत्ते (samādatte) - takes on, absorbs, accepts

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

तापशुद्धाङ्गम् (tāpaśuddhāṅgam) - whose body/form is purified by heat

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāpaśuddhāṅga

tāpaśuddhāṅga - having a body/form purified by heat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāpa+śuddha+aṅga)

• tāpa – heat, fire, suffering, penance
  noun (masculine)
• śuddha – purified, clean, pure
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śudh (to purify, cleanse)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body, form, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'hema'

स्वभावमलम् (svabhāvamalam) - natural impurity, impurity of its own nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabhāvamala

svabhāvamala - natural impurity, inherent flaw

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+mala)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality
  noun (masculine)
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain, fault
  noun (neuter)

आगतम् (āgatam) - having come to (as in having acquired) (having come, having attained)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

from the root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'hema'. Refers to the state of having come into contact with the impurity of its own nature.

कर्दमे (kardame) - in mud, in mire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - mud, mire, dirt

मग्नम् (magnam) - submerged, immersed, sunk

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of magna

magna - sunk, immersed, plunged

Past Passive Participle

from root majj (to sink, plunge)

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'hema' (implied by context as 'gold being submerged')

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - being pure (inherently) (being, existing, good, pure, real)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'hema' (implied)

समादत्ते (samādatte) - takes on, absorbs, accepts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-ā-dā

Root dā with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - impurity, dirt, stain, fault

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)