योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-3

यथा भूतार्थतत्त्वज्ञमाधयोऽग्रगता अपि ।
न मनागपि लिम्पन्ति पयांसीव सरोरुहम् ॥ ३ ॥

yathā bhūtārthatattvajñamādhayo'gragatā api ,
na manāgapi limpanti payāṃsīva saroruham 3

3. yathā bhūtārthatattvajñam ādhayaḥ agragatāḥ
api na manāk api limpanti payāṃsi iva sarorūham

3. yathā payāṃsi sarorūham iva agragatāḥ ādhayaḥ
api bhūtārthatattvajñam manāk api na limpanti

3. Just as water does not cling in the slightest to a lotus (sarorūham), similarly, mental afflictions (ādhayaḥ), even when present (agragatāḥ), do not affect (limpanti) one who knows the true nature of existence (bhūtārthatattvajñam) even slightly (manāk api).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

• भूतार्थतत्त्वज्ञम् (bhūtārthatattvajñam) - one who knows the essence of true things, one who knows the reality of existing things

• आधयः (ādhayaḥ) - mental distresses, anxieties, worries, mental afflictions

• अग्रगताः (agragatāḥ) - having come forward, being present, having arrived

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

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

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• लिम्पन्ति (limpanti) - they stain, they smear, they attach themselves to, they affect

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सरोरूहम् (sarorūham) - a lotus (literally, born in a lake)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

भूतार्थतत्त्वज्ञम् (bhūtārthatattvajñam) - one who knows the essence of true things, one who knows the reality of existing things

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtārthatattvajña

bhūtārthatattvajña - knower of the truth of existing things, one who understands the essence of reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+artha+tattva+jña)

• bhūta – been, become, past, existing, a being, element
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -jña (from root jñā 'to know')
  Derived from the root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: It is an adjective functioning as a noun in accusative case, referring to 'one who knows'.

आधयः (ādhayaḥ) - mental distresses, anxieties, worries, mental afflictions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādhi

ādhi - mental pain, anxiety, distress, worry

अग्रगताः (agragatāḥ) - having come forward, being present, having arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agragata

agragata - gone before, standing in front, present, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Compound: agra (front) + gata (gone, pp. of gam). Meaning 'come forward' or 'present'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+gata)

• agra – front, top, foremost, chief
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ādhayaḥ.

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic (even slightly).

लिम्पन्ति (limpanti) - they stain, they smear, they attach themselves to, they affect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of limp

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice, present tense

Root: lip (class 6)

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, essence

Note: Used as subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

सरोरूहम् (sarorūham) - a lotus (literally, born in a lake)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarorūha

sarorūha - lotus (literally, 'lake-grown')

Compound: saras (lake) + rūha (grown, pp. of ruh).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saras+rūha)

• saras – lake, pond, pool
  noun (neuter)
• rūha – grown, arisen, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ruh (to grow, arise)
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of limpanti (implied in simile).