योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-24

मलेन स्वर्णमायाति ताम्रतां मलमार्जनात् ।
पुनः कनकतामेति यथा चित्परमा तथा ॥ २४ ॥

malena svarṇamāyāti tāmratāṃ malamārjanāt ,
punaḥ kanakatāmeti yathā citparamā tathā 24

24. malena svarṇam āyāti tāmratām malamārjanāt
punaḥ kanakatām eti yathā citparamā tathā

24. yathā svarṇam malena tāmratām āyāti malamārjanāt
punaḥ kanakatām eti tathā citparamā

24. Just as gold appears to attain the state of copper due to an impurity, and then regains its golden nature by the removal of that impurity, similarly is the supreme consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• मलेन (malena) - by impurity, by dirt, by stain

• स्वर्णम् (svarṇam) - gold

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

• ताम्रताम् (tāmratām) - copper-ness, the state of being copper

• मलमार्जनात् (malamārjanāt) - from the cleansing of impurity, by the removal of dirt

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• कनकताम् (kanakatām) - gold-ness, the state of being gold

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• चित्परमा (citparamā) - the supreme consciousness

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

Words meanings and morphology

मलेन (malena) - by impurity, by dirt, by stain

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mala

mala - impurity, dirt, stain, defect

स्वर्णम् (svarṇam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarṇa

svarṇa - gold, golden

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here it is the subject.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

ताम्रताम् (tāmratām) - copper-ness, the state of being copper

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāmratā

tāmratā - copper-ness, the state of being copper, a coppery colour

Derived from 'tāmra' (copper) with the suffix '-tā' (denoting state or quality).

मलमार्जनात् (malamārjanāt) - from the cleansing of impurity, by the removal of dirt

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of malamārjana

malamārjana - cleansing of dirt/impurity, removing stains, purification

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mala+mārjana)

• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (masculine)
• mārjana – cleansing, wiping, purification
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'mṛj' (to wipe, clean) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

कनकताम् (kanakatām) - gold-ness, the state of being gold

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanakatā

kanakatā - gold-ness, the state of being gold

Derived from 'kanaka' (gold) with the suffix '-tā' (denoting state or quality).

एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

चित्परमा (citparamā) - the supreme consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citparamā

citparamā - the supreme consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+paramā)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• paramā – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'parama'.

Note: Implied verb 'is' (asti).

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)