योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-57, verse-11

दग्धं तु वासनाबीजं न निमज्जति वस्तुषु ।
सुखदुःखादिषु स्वच्छं पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसि ॥ ११ ॥

dagdhaṃ tu vāsanābījaṃ na nimajjati vastuṣu ,
sukhaduḥkhādiṣu svacchaṃ padmapatramivāmbhasi 11

11. dagdham tu vāsanābījam na nimajjati vastuṣu
sukhaduḥkhādiṣu svaccham padmapatram iva ambhasi

11. vāsanābījam dagdham tu vastuṣu sukhaduḥkhādiṣu
na nimajjati svaccham padmapatram ambhasi iva

11. However, the seed of latent impressions (vasana), when burned, does not become immersed in worldly objects, nor in happiness and sorrow, just as a pure lotus leaf does not sink in water.

Words meanings summery:

• दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed, destroyed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वासनाबीजम् (vāsanābījam) - seed of latent impressions or desires (vasana)

• न (na) - not

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, immerses, drowns

• वस्तुषु (vastuṣu) - in objects, in things, in matters

• सुखदुःखादिषु (sukhaduḥkhādiṣu) - in happiness, sorrow, and other things (etc.)

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - clean, pure, clear

• पद्मपत्रम् (padmapatram) - lotus leaf

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root दह् (dah) 'to burn' with suffix -ta.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to vāsanābījam.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वासनाबीजम् (vāsanābījam) - seed of latent impressions or desires (vasana)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanābīja

vāsanābīja - seed of latent impressions/tendencies (vasana)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+bīja)

• vāsanā – latent impression, tendency, desire (vasana)
  noun (feminine)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, immerses, drowns

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

वस्तुषु (vastuṣu) - in objects, in things, in matters

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, matter

सुखदुःखादिषु (sukhaduḥkhādiṣu) - in happiness, sorrow, and other things (etc.)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkhādi

sukhaduḥkhādi - happiness, sorrow, etc.

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha+ādi)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
  indeclinable

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - clean, pure, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clean, pure, clear, transparent

Note: Modifies padmapatram.

पद्मपत्रम् (padmapatram) - lotus leaf

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padmapatra

padmapatra - lotus leaf

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+patra)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water