योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-32

कर्तृताकर्तृते ब्रह्मन्केवलं परिकल्पिते ।
असम्यग्दर्शनेनैव न सम्यग्दर्शनस्य ते ॥ ३२ ॥

kartṛtākartṛte brahmankevalaṃ parikalpite ,
asamyagdarśanenaiva na samyagdarśanasya te 32

32. kartṛtā akartṛte brahman kevalam parikalpite
asamyakdarśanena eva na samyakdarśanasya te

32. brahman kartṛtā akartṛte kevalam parikalpite (staḥ)
asamyakdarśanena eva (ete staḥ) te samyakdarśanasya na

32. O Brahman, doership and non-doership are merely imagined. They exist only due to imperfect vision, and not for your perfect vision.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - doership (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

• अकर्तृते (akartṛte) - non-doership (non-doership, non-agency, the state of being a non-doer)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (O Brahman, O holy one, O supreme reality)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, only, solely, purely)

• परिकल्पिते (parikalpite) - imagined (imagined, fancied, concocted, assumed)

• असम्यक्दर्शनेन (asamyakdarśanena) - due to imperfect vision (by imperfect vision, due to wrong perception)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, merely)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• सम्यक्दर्शनस्य (samyakdarśanasya) - of perfect vision (of perfect vision, of right perception)

• ते (te) - your (of you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - doership (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - doership, agency, the state of being a doer

Derived from kartṛ (doer) with -tā suffix (abstract noun)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of a dvandva compound, forming 'doership and non-doership' (kartṛtākartṛte) which is dual.

अकर्तृते (akartṛte) - non-doership (non-doership, non-agency, the state of being a non-doer)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of akartṛtā

akartṛtā - non-doership, non-agency, the state of being a non-doer

Derived from akartṛ (non-doer) with -tā suffix (abstract noun)

Compound type : nāñ-tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛtā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kartṛtā – doership, agency, the state of being a doer
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from kartṛ (doer) with -tā suffix (abstract noun)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: `kartṛtā akartṛte` is treated as a dvandva compound (kartṛtākartṛte) in the dual nominative, referring to both doership and non-doership.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (O Brahman, O holy one, O supreme reality)

(noun)

Vocative, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, universal spirit, sacred word, priest

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (merely, only, solely, purely)

(indeclinable)

परिकल्पिते (parikalpite) - imagined (imagined, fancied, concocted, assumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of parikalpita

parikalpita - imagined, fancied, supposed, invented, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root kḷp- 'to prepare, arrange' with prefix pari- and suffix -ita (PPP)

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Can be considered a predicate adjective or a participle used predicatively.

असम्यक्दर्शनेन (asamyakdarśanena) - due to imperfect vision (by imperfect vision, due to wrong perception)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of asamyakdarśana

asamyakdarśana - imperfect vision, wrong perception, ignorance

Compound type : nāñ-tatpuruṣa (a+samyakdarśana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• samyakdarśana – perfect vision, right perception, correct understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

सम्यक्दर्शनस्य (samyakdarśanasya) - of perfect vision (of perfect vision, of right perception)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of samyakdarśana

samyakdarśana - perfect vision, right perception, correct understanding

Compound type : avyayībhāva (samyak+darśana)

• samyak – rightly, truly, perfectly, completely
  indeclinable
• darśana – seeing, vision, perception, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś- 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Possessive or dative sense 'for'.

ते (te) - your (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of yuṣmad (second person pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun.

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