योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-24

सुकुमारोऽन्तरन्येन केनापि परिजीवति ।
अहो नु ज्ञातमेतेन चेत्योल्लेखकलङ्किना ॥ २४ ॥

sukumāro'ntaranyena kenāpi parijīvati ,
aho nu jñātametena cetyollekhakalaṅkinā 24

24. sukumāraḥ antaḥ anyena kena api parijīvati
aho nu jñātam etena cetyollekakalaṅkinā

24. sukumāraḥ antaḥ kena api anyena parijīvati.
Aho nu etena cetyollekakalaṅkinā jñātam.

24. The very delicate inner (self) subsists by means of some other (entity). Oh, indeed, this truth has now been understood by this very (inner self), which is stained by the impressions of objects of thought.

Words meanings summery:

• सुकुमारः (sukumāraḥ) - very delicate, tender, soft, subtle

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner being/self (likely referring to the jīva) (inner, interior, within, the inner self)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by some other

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what, by some

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• परिजीवति (parijīvati) - lives through, subsists, exists, maintains life

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!, Ah! (exclamation of wonder, sorrow, joy)

• नु (nu) - now, then, indeed, surely

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - it (the truth of the previous line) is known (known, understood)

• एतेन (etena) - by this (inner self/jīva) (by this, by this one)

• चेत्योल्लेककलङ्किना (cetyollekakalaṅkinā) - by one who is stained by the impressions of the knowable/thought, by one defiled by mental representations

Words meanings and morphology

सुकुमारः (sukumāraḥ) - very delicate, tender, soft, subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukumāra

sukumāra - very delicate, tender, soft, subtle, charming, beautiful

From su- (good, well, very) + kumāra (tender, delicate)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kumāra)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kumāra – boy, youth, prince; delicate, tender
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'antaḥ'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner being/self (likely referring to the jīva) (inner, interior, within, the inner self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antas

antas - interior, inner, within, in the midst, the heart, mind

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by some other

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

केन (kena) - by whom, by what, by some

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; some, any

Note: Often paired with 'api' for 'by someone/something'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

परिजीवति (parijīvati) - lives through, subsists, exists, maintains life

(verb)

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

present active

Root jīv (to live) with prefix pari-. Present active parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pari

Root: jīv (class 1)

अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!, Ah! (exclamation of wonder, sorrow, joy)

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses exclamation.

नु (nu) - now, then, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or interrogative particle.

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - it (the truth of the previous line) is known (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

past passive participle

From root 'jñā' (to know) + -ta suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the 'truth' of the previous line.

एतेन (etena) - by this (inner self/jīva) (by this, by this one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'antaḥ' (jīva).

चेत्योल्लेककलङ्किना (cetyollekakalaṅkinā) - by one who is stained by the impressions of the knowable/thought, by one defiled by mental representations

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cetyollekakalaṅkin

cetyollekakalaṅkin - stained/defiled by the impressions/projections of the knowable or objects of thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+ullekha+kalaṅkin)

• cetya – that which is to be thought/known, an object of thought or consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive/fut. pass. participle
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ullekha – mention, description, impression, representation, thought
  noun (masculine)
  From ud- + likh (to write, scratch, delineate)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: likh (class 6)
• kalaṅkin – stained, defiled, tarnished, impure
  adjective (masculine)
  From kalaṅka (stain) + -in suffix

Note: Agrees with 'etena'.