योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-19

नोदेति परिहासेषु न भोगेषु निमज्जति ।
न च तिष्ठति कार्येषु मौनमेवावलम्बते ॥ १९ ॥

nodeti parihāseṣu na bhogeṣu nimajjati ,
na ca tiṣṭhati kāryeṣu maunamevāvalambate 19

19. na udeti parihāseṣu na bhogeṣu nimajjati na
ca tiṣṭhati kāryeṣu maunam eva avalambate

19. He does not engage in jest, nor does he immerse himself in worldly pleasures. He does not linger on activities, but rather embraces silence.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• उदेति (udeti) - indulges, engages (rises, goes up, appears, begins, indulges)

• परिहासेषु (parihāseṣu) - in jests, in jokes, in ridicule

• न (na) - not, no

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in worldly objects

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - immerses, dives, sinks

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, remains, exists, lingers

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in duties, in affairs, in tasks

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अवलम्बते (avalambate) - takes refuge in, depends on, resorts to, embraces

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - indulges, engages (rises, goes up, appears, begins, indulges)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udeti

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

परिहासेषु (parihāseṣu) - in jests, in jokes, in ridicule

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parihāsa

parihāsa - jest, joke, ridicule, fun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in worldly objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession

Root: bhuj (class 7)

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - immerses, dives, sinks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nimajjati

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, remains, exists, lingers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of tiṣṭhati

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in duties, in affairs, in tasks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - work, action, duty, affair, task, to be done

gerundive

from root kṛ + ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quietness

Derived from 'muni' (sage).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अवलम्बते (avalambate) - takes refuge in, depends on, resorts to, embraces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of avalambate

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ava

Root: lamb (class 1)