योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-63

आदत्ते तित्तिरी मृद्वीं तृणकोटिमिवामलाम् ।
एतदर्थमसत्येऽस्मिन्नास्था कार्या मनागपि ॥ ६३ ॥

ādatte tittirī mṛdvīṃ tṛṇakoṭimivāmalām ,
etadarthamasatye'sminnāsthā kāryā manāgapi 63

63. ādattte tittirī mṛdvīm tṛṇa-koṭim iva amalām
etat-artham asatye asmin na āsthā kāryā manāk api

63. tittirī mṛdvīm amalām tṛṇa-koṭim iva ādattte.
etat-artham asmin asatye manāk api āsthā na kāryā.

63. Just as a partridge (tittirī) picks up a soft, pure blade of grass, similarly, no reliance (śraddhā) should be placed, not even a little, on this unreal world for this purpose (i.e., for finding true reality).

Words meanings summery:

• आदत्त्ते (ādattte) - takes, picks up, receives

• तित्तिरी (tittirī) - a partridge

• मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

• तृण-कोटिम् (tṛṇa-koṭim) - a blade of grass, tip of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमलाम् (amalām) - pure, spotless, clean

• एतत्-अर्थम् (etat-artham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, in the false

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unreal world/thing) (in this)

• न (na) - not, no

• आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

आदत्त्ते (ādattte) - takes, picks up, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तित्तिरी (tittirī) - a partridge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tittirī

tittirī - partridge

मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, delicate, gentle

तृण-कोटिम् (tṛṇa-koṭim) - a blade of grass, tip of grass

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṇa-koṭi

tṛṇa-koṭi - blade of grass, tip of grass

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+koṭi)

• tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• koṭi – tip, point, edge, end
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमलाम् (amalām) - pure, spotless, clean

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, without
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine/neuter)

एतत्-अर्थम् (etat-artham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etat-artha

etat-artha - this purpose, this reason

Compound type : tatpurusha (etat+artha)

• etat – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose or reason.

असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, in the false

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'asmin' (in this unreal world).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unreal world/thing) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment, attention

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, work

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'āsthā'.

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)