योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-16

साधुसंगमशुद्धात्मा शास्त्रार्थपरिमार्जितः ।
प्राज्ञो भात्युद्धृतं वह्नेरग्निशौचमिवांशुकम् ॥ १६ ॥

sādhusaṃgamaśuddhātmā śāstrārthaparimārjitaḥ ,
prājño bhātyuddhṛtaṃ vahneragniśaucamivāṃśukam 16

16. sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātmā śāstrārthaparimārjitaḥ
prājñaḥ bhāti uddhṛtam vahneḥ agniśaucam iva aṃśukam

16. sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātmā śāstrārthaparimārjitaḥ prājñaḥ vahneḥ uddhṛtam agniśaucam aṃśukam iva bhāti.

16. The wise person, whose inner self (ātman) has been purified by the company of virtuous people and refined by the meaning of the scriptures, shines like a fine cloth that has been cleansed by fire and then taken out of it.

Words meanings summery:

• साधुसङ्गमशुद्धात्मा (sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātmā) - one whose self is purified by the company of good people

• शास्त्रार्थपरिमार्जितः (śāstrārthaparimārjitaḥ) - polished, refined, cleansed by the meaning of the scriptures

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise person, intelligent person, discerning person

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks splendid

• उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - taken out, extracted, lifted, drawn out

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - from fire

• अग्निशौचम् (agniśaucam) - cleansed by fire, fire-purified, purity of fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशुकम् (aṁśukam) - fine cloth, garment, cover, vesture

Words meanings and morphology

साधुसङ्गमशुद्धात्मा (sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātmā) - one whose self is purified by the company of good people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātman

sādhusaṅgamaśuddhātman - one whose inner self is purified by the company of virtuous people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sādhu+saṅgama+śuddha+ātman)

• sādhu – virtuous, good, righteous; a good or holy man
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• saṅgama – company, association, union, meeting
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śuddha – pure, clean, purified, cleansed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śudh (to purify, to be pure).
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)

शास्त्रार्थपरिमार्जितः (śāstrārthaparimārjitaḥ) - polished, refined, cleansed by the meaning of the scriptures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstrārthaparimārjita

śāstrārthaparimārjita - refined by the meaning of scriptures, cleansed by scriptural knowledge

Past Passive Participle

A compound where the second part is a PPP, meaning 'refined by' (instrumental sense of the first part).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstrārtha+parimārjita)

• śāstrārtha – meaning of scripture, doctrine, true sense of a treatise
  noun (masculine)
• parimārjita – polished, cleansed, refined, purified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mṛj (to wipe, cleanse) with upasarga pari.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise person, intelligent person, discerning person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, intelligent, a wise man

Derived from prajñā (wisdom).

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks splendid

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - taken out, extracted, lifted, drawn out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - taken out, extracted, lifted, rescued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry, take) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aṃśukam'.

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - from fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Root: vah (class 1)

अग्निशौचम् (agniśaucam) - cleansed by fire, fire-purified, purity of fire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agniśauca

agniśauca - purity by fire, purification by fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+śauca)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śauca – purity, cleanliness, ceremonial purity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śudh (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अंशुकम् (aṁśukam) - fine cloth, garment, cover, vesture

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṃśuka

aṁśuka - fine cloth, garment, vesture, beam of light

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