योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-16, verse-6

एषैवाभव्यमनसि पतिता प्रविलीयते ।
उत्ताने मसृणादर्शे मुक्ताफलमिवामलम् ॥ ६ ॥

eṣaivābhavyamanasi patitā pravilīyate ,
uttāne masṛṇādarśe muktāphalamivāmalam 6

6. eṣā eva abhavyamanasi patitā pravilīyate
uttāne masṛṇādarśe muktāphalam iva amalam

6. eṣā eva abhavyamanasi patitā uttāne
masṛṇādarśe amalam muktāphalam iva pravilīyate

6. This very instruction, when it falls into an impure or unsuitable mind, dissolves, just as a pristine pearl (muktāphala) would on a smooth, upturned mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अभव्यमनसि (abhavyamanasi) - in an unfit mind, in a mind incapable of receiving

• पतिता (patitā) - fallen, having fallen

• प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, merges, disappears completely

• उत्ताने (uttāne) - on an upturned, turned upwards

• मसृणादर्शे (masṛṇādarśe) - on a smooth mirror

• मुक्ताफलम् (muktāphalam) - pearl

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अभव्यमनसि (abhavyamanasi) - in an unfit mind, in a mind incapable of receiving

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhavyamanas

abhavyamanas - unfit mind, mind incapable of receiving

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bhavya+manas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhavya – fit, proper, auspicious, future
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root bhū- (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

पतिता (patitā) - fallen, having fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, merges, disappears completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pravilī

from pra- + vi- + lī- (to melt, adhere)

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: lī (class 4)

उत्ताने (uttāne) - on an upturned, turned upwards

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttāna

uttāna - upturned, supine, open

Prefix: ut

Root: tan (class 8)

मसृणादर्शे (masṛṇādarśe) - on a smooth mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of masṛṇādarśa

masṛṇādarśa - smooth mirror

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (masṛṇa+ādarśa)

• masṛṇa – smooth, soft, sleek
  adjective (masculine)
• ādarśa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  from ā- + dṛś- (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुक्ताफलम् (muktāphalam) - pearl

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of muktāphala

muktāphala - pearl

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muktā+phala)

• muktā – pearl (feminine form of mukta, released)
  noun (feminine)
• phala – fruit, result, produce
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, clear

from a- (negation) + mala (impurity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)