योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-67

भावादहंकृतिं त्यक्त्वा स्थूलामेतां हि लौकिकीम् ।
तिष्ठन्व्यवहरन्वापि न नरः प्रपतत्यधः ॥ ६७ ॥

bhāvādahaṃkṛtiṃ tyaktvā sthūlāmetāṃ hi laukikīm ,
tiṣṭhanvyavaharanvāpi na naraḥ prapatatyadhaḥ 67

67. bhāvāt ahaṅkṛtim tyaktvā sthūlām etām hi laukikīm
tiṣṭhan vyavaharan vā api na naraḥ prapatati adhaḥ

67. hi naraḥ bhāvāt etām sthūlām laukikīm ahaṅkṛtim
tyaktvā tiṣṭhan vā api vyavaharan na adhaḥ prapatati

67. Indeed, having abandoned this gross, worldly ego (ahaṅkāra) that arises from the sense of 'I-ness', a person, whether remaining still or actively engaged, does not fall into degradation.

Words meanings summery:

• भावात् (bhāvāt) - from the sense of 'I-ness' or existence (from existence, from the state of being, from the mental state)

• अहङ्कृतिम् (ahaṅkṛtim) - ego, sense of 'I'

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• स्थूलाम् (sthūlām) - gross, coarse, bulky, material

• एताम् (etām) - this, this one

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• लौकिकीम् (laukikīm) - worldly, mundane, conventional

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - whether remaining still (standing, remaining, being)

• व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - whether actively engaged (acting, dealing, behaving, engaging in activity)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• प्रपतति (prapatati) - does not fall into degradation (falls down, declines, perishes)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - into degradation (below, downwards, to a lower state)

Words meanings and morphology

भावात् (bhāvāt) - from the sense of 'I-ness' or existence (from existence, from the state of being, from the mental state)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, nature, emotion, sentiment

From root bhū (to be, to exist) + suffix ghañ

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहङ्कृतिम् (ahaṅkṛtim) - ego, sense of 'I'

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkṛti

ahaṅkṛti - ego, egoism, the sense of 'I'

Compound of aham (I) and kṛti (making, action, creation)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kṛti – doing, making, action, creation
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) + suffix ktin
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

स्थूलाम् (sthūlām) - gross, coarse, bulky, material

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthūla

sthūla - gross, thick, large, material

Note: Agrees with ahaṅkṛtim.

एताम् (etām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with ahaṅkṛtim.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

लौकिकीम् (laukikīm) - worldly, mundane, conventional

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laukika

laukika - worldly, mundane, conventional

From loka (world) + suffix ṭhak (ika)

Note: Agrees with ahaṅkṛtim.

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - whether remaining still (standing, remaining, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, remain, stay, exist

Present active participle

From root sthā (to stand) in the present tense (class 1, tiṣṭhati), adding śatṛ suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - whether actively engaged (acting, dealing, behaving, engaging in activity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahṛ

hṛ - to carry, take, seize

Present active participle

From root hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi and ava, in the present tense (class 1, vyavaharati), adding śatṛ suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रपतति (prapatati) - does not fall into degradation (falls down, declines, perishes)

(verb)

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

Present indicative

From root pat (to fall) with prefix pra. Class 1, parasmaipada.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

अधः (adhaḥ) - into degradation (below, downwards, to a lower state)

(indeclinable)