योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-76

तिष्ठतस्तव कार्येषु मास्तु रागेषु रञ्जना ।
स्फटिकस्येव चित्राणि प्रतिबिम्बानि गृह्णतः ॥ ७६ ॥

tiṣṭhatastava kāryeṣu māstu rāgeṣu rañjanā ,
sphaṭikasyeva citrāṇi pratibimbāni gṛhṇataḥ 76

76. tiṣṭhataḥ tava kāryeṣu mā astu rāgeṣu rañjanā
sphaṭikasya iva citrāṇi pratibimbāni gṛhṇataḥ

76. tava kāryeṣu tiṣṭhataḥ rāgeṣu rañjanā mā astu,
sphaṭikasya iva citrāṇi pratibimbāni gṛhṇataḥ

76. While you remain engaged in your activities, let there be no attachment or delight in (these) passions, just as a crystal receives various images (reflections) without itself becoming colored.

Words meanings summery:

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - remaining, standing, existing, while being engaged

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in activities, in duties, in actions

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• रागेषु (rāgeṣu) - in attachments, in passions, in colors

• रञ्जना (rañjanā) - coloring, delight, attachment

• स्फटिकस्य (sphaṭikasya) - of a crystal

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - diverse, variegated, wonderful, beautiful (images/colors)

• प्रतिबिम्बानि (pratibimbāni) - reflections, images

• गृह्णतः (gṛhṇataḥ) - taking, receiving, grasping

Words meanings and morphology

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - remaining, standing, existing, while being engaged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying, remaining, being, engaged in

Present Active Participle

From root sthā (to stand), 3rd declension, masculine genitive singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (you/Rama).

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, genitive singular.

Note: Possessive pronoun, refers to Rama.

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in activities, in duties, in actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - work, duty, action, business, that which is to be done

Gerundive

from root kṛ (to do) + suffix ya. Literally 'that which should be done'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to duties or actions.

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with imperative/subjunctive to express prohibition.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as

Present active imperative

3rd person singular active imperative

Root: as (class 2)

रागेषु (rāgeṣu) - in attachments, in passions, in colors

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rāga

rāga - color, passion, attachment, love, desire

from root rañj (to color)

Root: rañj (class 1)

रञ्जना (rañjanā) - coloring, delight, attachment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rañjanā

rañjanā - coloring, dyeing, delight, pleasure, attachment

from root rañj (to color, delight)

Root: rañj (class 1)

स्फटिकस्य (sphaṭikasya) - of a crystal

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sphaṭika

sphaṭika - crystal, quartz

Note: In comparison (like a crystal's).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - diverse, variegated, wonderful, beautiful (images/colors)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of citra

citra - clear, bright, diverse, variegated, wonderful, beautiful, picture, image

Here, neuter nominative/accusative plural, modifying pratibimbāni.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of gṛhṇataḥ.

प्रतिबिम्बानि (pratibimbāni) - reflections, images

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow

Compound of prati (against, in return) and bimba (disk, image).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (prati+bimba)

• prati – towards, against, in return, every
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix.
• bimba – disk (of sun/moon), image, reflection, object
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of gṛhṇataḥ.

गृह्णतः (gṛhṇataḥ) - taking, receiving, grasping

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛhṇat

gṛhṇat - taking, seizing, grasping, receiving

Present Active Participle

From root grah (to seize, take), 3rd declension, masculine genitive singular.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Modifies sphaṭikasya.