योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
बलादपि हि संजाता न लिम्पन्त्याशयं सितम् ।
लोभमोहादयो दोषाः पयांसीव सरोरुहम् ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
balādapi hi saṃjātā na limpantyāśayaṃ sitam ,
lobhamohādayo doṣāḥ payāṃsīva saroruham 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca balāt api hi saṃjātāḥ na limpanti
āśayam sitam lobhamohādayaḥ doṣāḥ payāṃsi iva saroruham

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca hi balāt api saṃjātāḥ lobhamohādayaḥ
doṣāḥ sitam āśayam na limpanti payāṃsi iva saroruham

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Indeed, even if they arise forcefully, faults like greed (lobha) and delusion (moha) do not stain a pure mind, just as waters do not cling to a lotus flower (saroruha).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बलात् (balāt) - due to a strong impulse, forcefully (by force, from force)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, surely, because, for)

• संजाताः (saṁjātāḥ) - having arisen or manifested (arisen, produced, born)

• न (na) - not, no

• लिम्पन्ति (limpanti) - they stain or affect (they stain, they smear, they attach to)

• आशयम् (āśayam) - the mind or inner disposition (mind, abode, receptacle, intention)

• सितम् (sitam) - pure, untainted (white, pure, clean, bound)

• लोभमोहादयः (lobhamohādayaḥ) - faults, starting with greed (lobha) and delusion (moha) (greed, delusion, and others; faults like greed and delusion)

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects, vices

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters (of a pond/lake) (waters, milk)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• सरोरुहम् (saroruham) - lotus (flower)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage, preceptor of Rāma)

Compound of Śrī (auspicious, glorious) and Vasiṣṭha (name of the sage).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect Indicative

Third person singular perfect tense, active voice, from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

बलात् (balāt) - due to a strong impulse, forcefully (by force, from force)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcefully'.

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

संजाताः (saṁjātāḥ) - having arisen or manifested (arisen, produced, born)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - arisen, produced, born, come into being

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-jan' (to be born, to arise).

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'doṣāḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लिम्पन्ति (limpanti) - they stain or affect (they stain, they smear, they attach to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of lip

Present Indicative

Third person plural present tense, active voice, from root 'lip'.

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'doṣāḥ'.

आशयम् (āśayam) - the mind or inner disposition (mind, abode, receptacle, intention)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśaya

āśaya - mind, heart, intention, abode, receptacle, meaning

From 'ā-śī' (to lie down, to dwell).

Prefix: ā

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Object of 'limpanti'.

सितम् (sitam) - pure, untainted (white, pure, clean, bound)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sita

sita - white, pure, clean; bound, tied (from root 'si' or 'bandh')

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śvit' (to be white) or 'sī' (to bind). Here, 'white/pure'.

Root: śvit (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'āśayam'.

लोभमोहादयः (lobhamohādayaḥ) - faults, starting with greed (lobha) and delusion (moha) (greed, delusion, and others; faults like greed and delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobhamohādi

lobhamohādi - greed, delusion, etc.; beginning with greed and delusion

Compound of 'lobha' (greed), 'moha' (delusion), and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : dvandva followed by tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (lobha+moha+ādi)

• lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to covet).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, start, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'limpanti'.

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects, vices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin, blemish

From root 'duṣ' (to be bad, faulty).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Apposition to 'lobhamohādayaḥ'.

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters (of a pond/lake) (waters, milk)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

Note: Subject in the analogy.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सरोरुहम् (saroruham) - lotus (flower)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saroruha

saroruha - lotus (lit. 'that which grows in a lake')

Compound of 'saras' (lake) and 'ruha' (growing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saras+ruha)

• saras – lake, pond, pool
  noun (neuter)
• ruha – growing, arising, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix (from ruh)
  From root 'ruh' (to grow, arise).
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison for 'āśayam'.