योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-39, verse-55

नाम्लानकट्व्यो नो तिक्ता न कषायाश्च काश्चन ।
चित्रैरपि रसैर्दिग्धा मधुरा एव ताः किल ॥ ५५ ॥

nāmlānakaṭvyo no tiktā na kaṣāyāśca kāścana ,
citrairapi rasairdigdhā madhurā eva tāḥ kila 55

55. na āmlānakatvyaḥ no tiktāḥ na kaṣāyāḥ ca kāścana
citraiḥ api rasaiḥ digdhāḥ madhurāḥ eva tāḥ kila

55. tāḥ kila na āmlānakatvyaḥ no tiktāḥ na kāścana
kaṣāyāḥ ca api citraiḥ rasaiḥ digdhāḥ eva madhurāḥ

55. They are certainly neither withered nor pungent, neither bitter nor astringent in any way. Even when imbued with diverse flavors (rasa), they are indeed only sweet.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आम्लानकत्व्यः (āmlānakatvyaḥ) - withered and pungent/acrid

• नो (no) - nor, neither

• तिक्ताः (tiktāḥ) - bitter

• न (na) - not, no

• कषायाः (kaṣāyāḥ) - astringent

• च (ca) - and

• काश्चन (kāścana) - in any way, at all (any, some)

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by various, by diverse, by variegated

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• रसैः (rasaiḥ) - by diverse flavors (by flavors, by tastes, by essences)

• दिग्धाः (digdhāḥ) - imbued with flavors (smeared, imbued, stained, anointed)

• मधुराः (madhurāḥ) - sweet, charming, pleasant

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ताः (tāḥ) - these experiences/perceptions (they (feminine plural))

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आम्लानकत्व्यः (āmlānakatvyaḥ) - withered and pungent/acrid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āmlānakatvya

āmlānakatvya - withered and pungent, faded and sharp

Dvanda compound of 'āmlāna' (withered) and 'kaṭu' (pungent). Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'tāḥ'.

Compound type : dvandva (āmlāna+kaṭu)

• āmlāna – withered, faded, not fresh
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √mlai (to be weary, fade) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mlai (class 1)
• kaṭu – pungent, acrid, sharp, bitter
  adjective

नो (no) - nor, neither

(indeclinable)

तिक्ताः (tiktāḥ) - bitter

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tikta

tikta - bitter, pungent

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कषायाः (kaṣāyāḥ) - astringent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṣāya

kaṣāya - astringent; brown, reddish-brown; passion, attachment

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

काश्चन (kāścana) - in any way, at all (any, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāścana

kāścana - any, some (feminine plural)

Indefinite pronoun formed from interrogative 'kā' and particle 'cana'. Feminine nominative plural.

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by various, by diverse, by variegated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, clear, brilliant

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

रसैः (rasaiḥ) - by diverse flavors (by flavors, by tastes, by essences)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - juice, liquid, taste, flavor, essence, feeling, emotion

दिग्धाः (digdhāḥ) - imbued with flavors (smeared, imbued, stained, anointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of digdha

digdha - smeared, imbued, stained, anointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dih (to smear, anoint) + suffix -ta. Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with 'tāḥ'.

Root: dih (class 4)

मधुराः (madhurāḥ) - sweet, charming, pleasant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, delightful

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - these experiences/perceptions (they (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative plural.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)