योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-10

मन्दाकिनीपयांसीव संगतानि विवेकिनाम् ।
प्रक्षालयन्ति पापानि प्रयच्छन्ति विशुद्धताम् ॥ १० ॥

mandākinīpayāṃsīva saṃgatāni vivekinām ,
prakṣālayanti pāpāni prayacchanti viśuddhatām 10

10. mandākinīpayāṃsi iva saṅgatāni vivekinām
prakṣālayanti pāpāni prayacchanti viśuddhatām

10. vivekinām saṅgatāni mandākinīpayāṃsi iva
pāpāni prakṣālayanti viśuddhatām prayacchanti

10. The company of discerning individuals (vivekin), like the waters of the Mandakini, cleanses sins and grants purity.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दाकिनीपयांसि (mandākinīpayāṁsi) - the waters of the Mandakini (Ganges)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सङ्गतानि (saṅgatāni) - the company or associations (associated (things), gatherings, company, connections)

• विवेकिनाम् (vivekinām) - of the discerning, of the wise, of those who discriminate

• प्रक्षालयन्ति (prakṣālayanti) - they wash away, they cleanse thoroughly

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evils, bad deeds

• प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they give, they bestow, they grant

• विशुद्धताम् (viśuddhatām) - purity, clearness, freedom from error

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दाकिनीपयांसि (mandākinīpayāṁsi) - the waters of the Mandakini (Ganges)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mandākinīpayas

mandākinīpayas - waters of the Mandakini (celestial Ganges)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mandākinī+payas)

• mandākinī – the Mandakini, the celestial Ganges
  proper noun (feminine)
• payas – water, milk, fluid
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सङ्गतानि (saṅgatāni) - the company or associations (associated (things), gatherings, company, connections)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṅgata

saṅgata - associated, met, united, company, gathering

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used substantively to mean 'associations' or 'company'.

विवेकिनाम् (vivekinām) - of the discerning, of the wise, of those who discriminate

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminative, wise, a discriminating person

Agent noun derived from root vic (to separate, distinguish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

प्रक्षालयन्ति (prakṣālayanti) - they wash away, they cleanse thoroughly

(verb)

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

Present Active

Causal/10th class derivative of root kṣal (to wash) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣal (class 10)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evils, bad deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked deed

प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they give, they bestow, they grant

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root yam (to give, restrain) with prefix pra, conjugated in 1st class.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

विशुद्धताम् (viśuddhatām) - purity, clearness, freedom from error

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśuddhatā

viśuddhatā - purity, clearness, purification

Derived from viśuddha (pure) with suffix -tā (feminine noun forming).

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