योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-47

न गृह्णाति मलं भूयस्ताम्रतामिव काञ्चनम् ।
आभासमात्रमेवेदं न सन्नासज्जगत्त्रयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

na gṛhṇāti malaṃ bhūyastāmratāmiva kāñcanam ,
ābhāsamātramevedaṃ na sannāsajjagattrayam 47

47. na gṛhṇāti malam bhūyas tāmratām iva kāñcanam |
ābhāsamātram eva idam na sat na asat jagattrayam ||

47. kāñcanam iva malam tāmratām na gṛhṇāti bhūyas
idam jagattrayam ābhāsamātram eva na sat na asat

47. Just as purified gold does not take on impurity again, nor does it revert to the state of copper (tāmratām). This threefold world is merely an appearance; it is neither truly existent nor truly non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, seizes, receives, grasps

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

• भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, further, more

• ताम्रताम् (tāmratām) - coppery nature, state of copper

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only a reflection

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, good

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds, the threefold world

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, seizes, receives, grasps

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

मलम् (malam) - impurity, dirt, stain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, stain, sin

भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

ताम्रताम् (tāmratām) - coppery nature, state of copper

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāmratā

tāmratā - coppery nature, state of being copper, redness

Derived from tāmra (copper) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Refers to the impure nature of copper as compared to gold.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden

Note: The subject of the first clause.

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only a reflection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - mere appearance, only a reflection

Compound type : tatpurusha (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, splendor, reflection, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root bhās (to shine) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for idam and jagattrayam.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Neuter nominative singular of idam. Refers to jagattrayam.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be), suffix -at

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Neuter nominative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, evil, non-being

Negative prefix a- + sat

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Neuter nominative singular.

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds, the threefold world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld, or waking, dream, and deep sleep states), the threefold world

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle used as noun
  Derived from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix -aya appended to tri (three)

Note: The subject of the second clause.