योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-53

स्वकार्ये न विमर्शं त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि कौशिक ।
भगवन्नास्त्यदेयं मे त्वयि यत्प्रतिपद्यते ॥ ५३ ॥

svakārye na vimarśaṃ tvaṃ kartumarhasi kauśika ,
bhagavannāstyadeyaṃ me tvayi yatpratipadyate 53

53. svakārye na vimarśam tvam kartum arhasi kauśika
bhagavan na asti adeyam me tvayi yat pratipadyate

53. O Kaushika, you should not deliberate on your own task (svakārya). O venerable one (bhagavan), there is nothing that I would consider not worth giving to you, whatever you may wish for.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वकार्ये (svakārye) - in one's own task, in one's own business

• न (na) - not, no

• विमर्शम् (vimarśam) - deliberation, reflection, doubt, consideration

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to accomplish

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kaushika (a sage's name, often refers to Viśvāmitra)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O Lord, O divine one

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अदेयम् (adeyam) - not to be given, not to be denied, what should not be given

• मे (me) - to me, by me, for me

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - is directed towards, falls to, is accepted, seeks, wishes for

Words meanings and morphology

स्वकार्ये (svakārye) - in one's own task, in one's own business

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own task, one's own business

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine/neuter)
• kārya – task, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विमर्शम् (vimarśam) - deliberation, reflection, doubt, consideration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimarśa

vimarśa - deliberation, reflection, doubt, consideration

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to accomplish

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Tense

2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: arh (class 1)

कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kaushika (a sage's name, often refers to Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika; a proper name (often Viśvāmitra)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O Lord, O divine one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine, blessed

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

अदेयम् (adeyam) - not to be given, not to be denied, what should not be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adeya

adeya - not to be given, what should not be given

Gerundive

Derived from root dā (to give) with the negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+deya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• deya – to be given, fit to be given, gift
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

मे (me) - to me, by me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - is directed towards, falls to, is accepted, seeks, wishes for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratipad

Present Tense

3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

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