योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-122, verse-6

स्फटिकः प्रतिबिम्बेन यथा याति न रञ्जनम् ।
तज्ज्ञः कर्मफलेनान्तस्तथा नायाति रञ्जनम् ॥ ६ ॥

sphaṭikaḥ pratibimbena yathā yāti na rañjanam ,
tajjñaḥ karmaphalenāntastathā nāyāti rañjanam 6

6. sphaṭikaḥ pratibimbena yathā yāti na rañjanam
tatjñaḥ karmaphalena antaḥ tathā na āyāti rañjanam

6. yathā sphaṭikaḥ pratibimbena rañjanam na yāti,
tathā tatjñaḥ antaḥ karmaphalena rañjanam na āyāti

6. Just as a crystal does not acquire any coloration (rañjanam) through a reflection, similarly, the knower of that truth (tajjña) is not internally affected by the fruits of (karma) actions.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फटिकः (sphaṭikaḥ) - a crystal (crystal, quartz)

• प्रतिबिम्बेन (pratibimbena) - through a reflection (by reflection, by an image)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• याति (yāti) - acquires, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - coloration, stain, attachment (coloring, dyeing, delighting, attachment, stain)

• तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - the knower of truth, the Self-knower (knower of that)

• कर्मफलेन (karmaphalena) - by the fruits of (karma) action (by the fruit of action)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, within, internal, mind, heart)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly, in that manner)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आयाति (āyāti) - acquires, comes to be (comes, approaches, attains, acquires, incurs)

• रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - coloration, stain, attachment (coloring, dyeing, delighting, attachment, stain)

Words meanings and morphology

स्फटिकः (sphaṭikaḥ) - a crystal (crystal, quartz)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphaṭika

sphaṭika - crystal, quartz

प्रतिबिम्बेन (pratibimbena) - through a reflection (by reflection, by an image)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - acquires, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

From √yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - coloration, stain, attachment (coloring, dyeing, delighting, attachment, stain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rañjana

rañjana - coloring, dyeing, pleasing, attachment, stain, affection

Gerundive/Verbal Noun

Derived from √rañj (to color, to delight)

Root: rañj (class 1)

तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - the knower of truth, the Self-knower (knower of that)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatjña

tatjña - knower of that, knower of truth, knower of Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+jña)

• tat – that, it, Brahman, truth
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to one who knows the ultimate truth (Brahman or Self).

कर्मफलेन (karmaphalena) - by the fruits of (karma) action (by the fruit of action)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karmaphala

karmaphala - fruit of action, consequence of action (karma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+phala)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, within, internal, mind, heart)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - acquires, comes to be (comes, approaches, attains, acquires, incurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

From ā-√yā (to come)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - coloration, stain, attachment (coloring, dyeing, delighting, attachment, stain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rañjana

rañjana - coloring, dyeing, pleasing, attachment, stain, affection

Gerundive/Verbal Noun

Derived from √rañj (to color, to delight)

Root: rañj (class 1)