योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-2

क्रियामात्रादृते यस्य स्वपरिस्पन्दरूपिणः ।
नान्यदालक्ष्यते रूपं न कर्म न समीहितम् ॥ २ ॥

kriyāmātrādṛte yasya svaparispandarūpiṇaḥ ,
nānyadālakṣyate rūpaṃ na karma na samīhitam 2

2. kriyāmātrāt ṛte yasya svaparispandarūpiṇaḥ na
anyat ālakṣyate rūpam na karma na samīhitam

2. yasya svaparispandarūpiṇaḥ kriyāmātrāt ṛte anyat rūpam na ālakṣyate,
karma na,
samīhitam na

2. Beyond mere action, whose intrinsic nature is self-movement, no other form is perceived, nor any [separate] activity (karma), nor any [distinct] intention.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियामात्रात् (kriyāmātrāt) - from mere action, apart from mere action

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• यस्य (yasya) - Refers to destiny and time from the previous verse. (whose, of which)

• स्वपरिस्पन्दरूपिणः (svaparispandarūpiṇaḥ) - whose nature is self-movement, whose form is self-vibration

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

• आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, appears

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, nature

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

• समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, intended, wished for; intention, endeavor

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियामात्रात् (kriyāmātrāt) - from mere action, apart from mere action

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kriyāmātra

kriyāmātra - mere action, only action

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kriyā+mātra)

• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - Refers to destiny and time from the previous verse. (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Time and Destiny (masculine and neuter, so genitive singular covers both).

स्वपरिस्पन्दरूपिणः (svaparispandarūpiṇaḥ) - whose nature is self-movement, whose form is self-vibration

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svaparispandarūpin

svaparispandarūpin - having the nature of self-movement, whose form is self-vibration

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+parispanda+rūpin)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• parispanda – vibration, tremor, movement
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + spad
  Prefix: pari
  Root: spad (class 1)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  from rūpa + in

Note: Agrees with `yasya`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with `rūpam`.

आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ālakṣ

present passive 3rd singular

from ā + lakṣ, passive voice

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

Root: rūp (class 10)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

from root kṛ + man

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, intended, wished for; intention, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīhita

samīhita - desired, intended, wished for (past passive participle); intention, endeavor (noun)

past passive participle

from sam + īh

Prefix: sam

Root: īh (class 1)

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