योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-14

वासनात्मसु यातेषु मलेषु विमलं सखे ।
यद्वक्ति गुरुरन्तस्तद्विशतीषुर्यथा विसे ॥ १४ ॥

vāsanātmasu yāteṣu maleṣu vimalaṃ sakhe ,
yadvakti gururantastadviśatīṣuryathā vise 14

14. vāsanātmasu yāteṣu maleṣu vimalaṃ sakhe yat
vakti guruḥ antas tat viśati iṣuḥ yathā vise

14. sakhe,
vāsanātmasu maleṣu yāteṣu,
guruḥ yat vakti,
tat vimalaṃ antas iṣuḥ yathā vise viśati.

14. O friend, when the impurities (mala) that consist of subtle impressions (vāsanā) have vanished, then the pure teaching spoken by the teacher (guru) penetrates within, just as an arrow pierces a lotus stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनात्मसु (vāsanātmasu) - in the impurities (maleṣu) which are of the nature of subtle impressions (vāsanā) (in those whose nature is subtle impressions)

• यातेषु (yāteṣu) - in those which have gone/departed

• मलेषु (maleṣu) - in impurities, in defilements

• विमलं (vimalaṁ) - pure, spotless, clear

• सखे (sakhe) - O friend

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor

• अन्तस् (antas) - within, inside

• तत् (tat) - that [teaching] (that)

• विशति (viśati) - enters, penetrates

• इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• विसे (vise) - into a lotus stalk

Words meanings and morphology

वासनात्मसु (vāsanātmasu) - in the impurities (maleṣu) which are of the nature of subtle impressions (vāsanā) (in those whose nature is subtle impressions)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāsanā+ātman)

• vāsanā – subtle impression, mental tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

यातेषु (yāteṣu) - in those which have gone/departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, passed

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

मलेषु (maleṣu) - in impurities, in defilements

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, defilement, sin

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

विमलं (vimalaṁ) - pure, spotless, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean

Prefix: vi

Root: mala

Note: Refers to the teaching or the resulting state of mind/self.

सखे (sakhe) - O friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

वक्ति (vakti) - speaks, says

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, venerable, teacher, preceptor

अन्तस् (antas) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that [teaching] (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

विशति (viśati) - enters, penetrates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

विसे (vise) - into a lotus stalk

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of visa

visa - lotus stalk