योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-51

सर्वान्तःशीतलः शुद्धो दुर्जनादिव सज्जनः ।
तस्यामपि दशायां तु मलयोऽमलसौरभः ॥ ५१ ॥

sarvāntaḥśītalaḥ śuddho durjanādiva sajjanaḥ ,
tasyāmapi daśāyāṃ tu malayo'malasaurabhaḥ 51

51. sarva-antaḥ-śītalaḥ śuddhaḥ durjanāt iva sajjanaḥ
tasyām api daśāyām tu malayaḥ amala-saurabhaḥ

51. sarva-antaḥ-śītalaḥ śuddhaḥ sajjanaḥ durjanāt
iva tu tasyām api daśāyām malayaḥ amala-saurabhaḥ

51. One who is pure and perfectly cool within, like a good person (remains unaffected) by a wicked person. But even in that state (of destruction), the Malaya mountain (remained) with its untainted fragrance.

51. אך אפילו במצב כזה, הר מַלַיַה, השקט והטהור במעמקיו, שמר על ניחוחו הטהור, ממש כמו אדם ישר ונאור בקרב רשעים.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-अन्तः-शीतलः (sarva-antaḥ-śītalaḥ) - inwardly cool and unaffected by external heat (cool in all parts, perfectly cool within)

• शुद्धः (śuddhaḥ) - pure, unaffected (pure, clean, holy)

• दुर्जनात् (durjanāt) - by a wicked person (in the simile) (from a wicked person, from an evil person)

• इव (iva) - like (in comparison) (like, as, as if)

• सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a good person (who remains unaffected by evil) (a good person, virtuous person, honest man)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (state/condition) (in that, in her)

• अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the persistence (also, even)

• दशायाम् (daśāyām) - even in that (destructive) state (in a state, in a condition, in a phase)

• तु (tu) - but, indicating a contrast (but, indeed, yet)

• मलयः (malayaḥ) - the Malaya mountain range, famous for sandalwood (Malaya mountain, a mountain range in South India)

• अमल-सौरभः (amala-saurabhaḥ) - retaining its pristine, sweet fragrance (despite the surrounding chaos) (having an untainted/pure fragrance)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-अन्तः-शीतलः (sarva-antaḥ-śītalaḥ) - inwardly cool and unaffected by external heat (cool in all parts, perfectly cool within)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-antaḥ-śītala

sarva-antaḥ-śītala - cool in all parts, having internal coolness

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+antas+śītala)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun
  Pronominal adjective
• antas – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable (neuter)
  s-stem noun, often used adverbially or as compound member
• śītala – cool, cold, refreshing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'śī' (to be cold)
  Root: śī

Note: Agrees with 'sajjanaḥ' and 'malayaḥ'.

शुद्धः (śuddhaḥ) - pure, unaffected (pure, clean, holy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, holy, innocent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śudh' (to be pure)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sajjanaḥ' and 'malayaḥ'.

दुर्जनात् (durjanāt) - by a wicked person (in the simile) (from a wicked person, from an evil person)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of durjana

durjana - a wicked person, evil man, rogue

'dur' (bad) + 'jana' (person)

Prefix: dur

Root: jan

Note: Used in comparison with 'sajjanaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (in comparison) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a good person (who remains unaffected by evil) (a good person, virtuous person, honest man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - a good person, virtuous man, honest person

'sat' (good, virtuous) + 'jana' (person)

Root: jan

Note: The object of comparison for Malaya.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (state/condition) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the persistence (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Particle

दशायाम् (daśāyām) - even in that (destructive) state (in a state, in a condition, in a phase)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of daśā

daśā - state, condition, phase, period of life

Root: daś

तु (tu) - but, indicating a contrast (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Particle

मलयः (malayaḥ) - the Malaya mountain range, famous for sandalwood (Malaya mountain, a mountain range in South India)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malaya

malaya - Malaya mountain, a mountain range in South India, famous for sandalwood forests

Note: Subject.

अमल-सौरभः (amala-saurabhaḥ) - retaining its pristine, sweet fragrance (despite the surrounding chaos) (having an untainted/pure fragrance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala-saurabha

amala-saurabha - having a pure fragrance

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amala+saurabha)

• amala – spotless, pure, clean, stainless, untainted
  adjective (masculine)
  'a' (not) + 'mala' (impurity)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mal
• saurabha – fragrance, aroma, sweet smell
  noun (neuter)
  From 'surabhi' (fragrant)

Note: Agrees with 'malayaḥ'.

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