योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-42

तदेव पश्यत्यचलं न शरीरविचेष्टितम् ।
न काश्चन क्रिया राजन्वरशापादिका अपि ॥ ४२ ॥

tadeva paśyatyacalaṃ na śarīraviceṣṭitam ,
na kāścana kriyā rājanvaraśāpādikā api 42

42. tat eva paśyati acalam na śarīraviceṣṭitam
na kāścana kriyāḥ rājan varaśāpādikāḥ api

42. rājan tat eva acalam paśyati śarīraviceṣṭitam
na kāścana varaśāpādikāḥ api kriyāḥ

42. It (the mind) perceives only that unmoving (object), not the movements of the body. No actions whatsoever, O King (rājan), not even those related to boons or curses, (can affect it).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - the mind (manas) from previous verses (that, it)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• अचलम् (acalam) - the unmoving object that the mind is focused on (unmoving, immovable, steady)

• न (na) - not, no

• शरीरविचेष्टितम् (śarīraviceṣṭitam) - bodily movement, action of the body

• न (na) - not, no

• काश्चन (kāścana) - any, whatsoever

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• वरशापादिकाः (varaśāpādikāḥ) - related to boons and curses, etc.

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - the mind (manas) from previous verses (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative.

Note: Refers to `manaḥ`. Subject of 'paśyati'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

present active

Present stem 'paśya' from root `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अचलम् (acalam) - the unmoving object that the mind is focused on (unmoving, immovable, steady)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - unmoving, immovable, steady

Negation of 'cala' (moving).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• cala – moving, wavering, inconstant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `cal` (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Negates 'śarīraviceṣṭitam (paśyati)'.

शरीरविचेष्टितम् (śarīraviceṣṭitam) - bodily movement, action of the body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīraviceṣṭita

śarīraviceṣṭita - bodily movement, action of the body

Compound of 'śarīra' (body) and 'viceṣṭita' (movement, activity).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śarīra+viceṣṭita)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• viceṣṭita – movement, activity, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ceṣṭ` (to move, act) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Object of implicit 'paśyati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Negates `kāścana kriyāḥ`.

काश्चन (kāścana) - any, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ka-cana

ka-cana - any, some, whatsoever

Indefinite pronoun formed from interrogative `ka` and particle `cana`.

Note: Refers to 'kriyāḥ'.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, performance

From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of implied 'śaktāḥ' (from v. 43).

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Masculine noun, n-stem.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to the King.

वरशापादिकाः (varaśāpādikāḥ) - related to boons and curses, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varaśāpādika

varaśāpādika - related to boons and curses and so on

Compound of 'vara' (boon), 'śāpa' (curse) and 'ādika' (etc.).

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (vara+śāpa+ādika)

• vara – boon, wish, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vṛ` (to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• śāpa – curse
  noun (masculine)
  From root `śap` (to curse).
  Root: śap (class 1)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, et cetera
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ādi` (beginning).

Note: Qualifies 'kriyāḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

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