योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-50

पुनर्मलं न गृह्णामि शतध्मातसुवर्णवत् ।
शान्तः स्वस्थो मृदुर्यत्तो वीतरागो निरंशधीः ॥ ५० ॥

punarmalaṃ na gṛhṇāmi śatadhmātasuvarṇavat ,
śāntaḥ svastho mṛduryatto vītarāgo niraṃśadhīḥ 50

50. punaḥ malam na gṛhṇāmi śatadhmātasuvarṇavat | śāntaḥ
svasthaḥ mṛduḥ yattaḥ vītarāgaḥ niraṃśadhīḥ ||

50. aham śatadhmātasuvarṇavat punaḥ malam na gṛhṇāmi aham
śāntaḥ svasthaḥ mṛduḥ yattaḥ vītarāgaḥ niraṃśadhīḥ

50. I will not acquire impurity again, just like gold that has been purified a hundred times. I am peaceful, established in myself, gentle, self-controlled, free from all attachment, and my intellect is indivisible.

50. איני אוסף עוד זוהמה, כמו זהב שטורר וצורף מאה פעמים. אני שליו, שוכן בעצמי, רך, ממוקד, חופשי מהשתוקקות ובעל תבונה ללא חלקים.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, further, on the contrary

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, defilement, sin, fault

• न (na) - not, no

• गृह्णामि (gṛhṇāmi) - I take, I seize, I accept, I acquire

• शतध्मातसुवर्णवत् (śatadhmātasuvarṇavat) - like gold purified a hundred times

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, firm in oneself, healthy, at ease, independent

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, mild, tender

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - restrained, controlled, prepared, striving, diligent

• वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - free from attachment, dispassionate, devoid of passion

• निरंशधीः (niraṁśadhīḥ) - one whose intellect is without parts/divisions, indivisible intellect

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, further, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, defilement, sin, fault

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, filth, defilement, sin, stain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गृह्णामि (gṛhṇāmi) - I take, I seize, I accept, I acquire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

शतध्मातसुवर्णवत् (śatadhmātasuvarṇavat) - like gold purified a hundred times

(indeclinable)

Derived from the noun 'śatadhmātasuvarṇa' with the suffix -vat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+dhmāta+suvarṇa)

• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• dhmāta – blown (with bellows), purified by fire, smelted
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root dhmā (to blow)
  Root: dhmā (class 1)
• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: su

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted, ceased, pacified

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, firm in oneself, healthy, at ease, independent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - abiding in oneself, firm in one's own nature, healthy, at ease, independent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)

• sva – own, one's self
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, mild, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - restrained, controlled, prepared, striving, diligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - striven, exerted, careful, diligent, restrained, controlled

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root yat (to strive, to restrain)

Root: yat (class 1)

वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - free from attachment, dispassionate, devoid of passion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītarāga

vītarāga - free from passion or attachment, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga)

• vīta – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root i (to go) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – color, tint, passion, affection, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

निरंशधीः (niraṁśadhīḥ) - one whose intellect is without parts/divisions, indivisible intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niraṃśadhī

niraṁśadhī - having an undivided intellect, one whose understanding is without parts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+aṃśa+dhī)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• aṃśa – part, portion, share, division
  noun (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhyā (class 4)

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