योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-13

अन्यच्च राघव पुनः पुनः कृत्वा कृत्वा बहुविधमिदं कर्म तरसा त्वया प्राप्यं किं तद्वद यदुचितं भूतकरणात् ।
अकर्तृत्वे वास्था भवतु तव चाप्यागमवतो भव स्वस्थः स्वच्छः स्तिमित इव निर्वातजलधिः ॥ १३ ॥ anyacca rāghava punaḥ punaḥ kṛtvā kṛtvā bahuvidhamidaṃ karma tarasā tvayā prāpyaṃ kiṃ tadvada yaducitaṃ bhūtakaraṇāt ।
akartṛtve vāsthā bhavatu tava cāpyāgamavato bhava svasthaḥ svacchaḥ stimita iva nirvātajaladhiḥ ।
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अन्यच्च राघव पुनः पुनः कृत्वा कृत्वा बहुविधमिदं कर्म तरसा त्वया प्राप्यं किं तद्वद यदुचितं भूतकरणात् ।
अकर्तृत्वे वास्था भवतु तव चाप्यागमवतो भव स्वस्थः स्वच्छः स्तिमित इव निर्वातजलधिः ॥ १३ ॥

13. anyat ca rāghava punaḥ punaḥ kṛtvā kṛtvā bahuvidham idam
karma tarasā tvayā prāpyam kim tat vada yat ucitam
bhūtakaṛaṇāt akartṛtve vā asthā bhavatu tava ca api āgamavataḥ
bhava svasthaḥ svacchaḥ stimitaḥ iva nirvātajaladhiḥ

13. rāghava anyat ca punaḥ punaḥ kṛtvā kṛtvā idam bahuvidham
karma tarasā tvayā prāpyam kim yat ucitam bhūtakaṛaṇāt
tat vada vā tava āgamavataḥ api akartṛtve asthā bhavatu
svasthaḥ svacchaḥ stimitaḥ iva nirvātajaladhiḥ bhava

13. And furthermore, O Rāghava, tell me, what is truly appropriate for you to attain by repeatedly performing these various actions with great vigor, considering the nature of created beings? Instead, even for you, who possesses scriptural knowledge (āgama), let your firm conviction be in non-doership. Be established in your own self (svasthaḥ), pure, and still, like a windless ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यत् (anyat) - furthermore (other, another, further, moreover)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (vocative address to Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - various (of many kinds, manifold, various)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual action)

• तरसा (tarasā) - with great vigor (by force, by speed, vigorously)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained (to be obtained, to be reached, attainable)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• वद (vada) - tell (speak, tell, say)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that)

• उचितम् (ucitam) - appropriate (proper, fit, suitable, appropriate)

• भूतकऋअणात् (bhūtakaṛaṇāt) - considering the nature of created beings (from the creation of beings, from the activity concerning created things)

• अकर्तृत्वे (akartṛtve) - in non-doership (in non-doership, in the state of being a non-doer)

• वा (vā) - instead (or, alternatively, instead)

• अस्था (asthā) - firm conviction (stay, abode, firmness, steadfastness)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• आगमवतः (āgamavataḥ) - of you, who possesses spiritual knowledge (āgama) (of one who possesses knowledge, of one who has spiritual teachings)

• भव (bhava) - Be (be, become)

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your own self (svasthaḥ) (self-abiding, healthy, well, at ease)

• स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure (pure, clear, transparent)

• स्तिमितः (stimitaḥ) - still (still, calm, motionless, quiet)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• निर्वातजलधिः (nirvātajaladhiḥ) - a windless ocean

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यत् (anyat) - furthermore (other, another, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (vocative address to Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rāma)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition with the previous 'punaḥ' to emphasize 'repeatedly'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root kṛ + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root kṛ + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in repetition with the previous 'kṛtvā' to emphasize repeated action.

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - various (of many kinds, manifold, various)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold, various

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual action)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual; fate, destiny (as consequence of actions); duty

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तरसा (tarasā) - with great vigor (by force, by speed, vigorously)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of taras

taras - force, strength, vigor, speed, haste

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained (to be obtained, to be reached, attainable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be obtained, to be reached, attainable; an object to be attained

Gerundive

Derived from verb root āp with prefix pra-, meaning 'to obtain' or 'to reach'. The suffix -ya forms a gerundive (future passive participle).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why; (as indeclinable) whether, why not

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she; (as indeclinable) then, therefore

वद (vada) - tell (speak, tell, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

imperative

Second person singular imperative form of the root vad.

Root: vad (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who; (as indeclinable) because, since

उचितम् (ucitam) - appropriate (proper, fit, suitable, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - proper, fit, suitable, appropriate; customary, usual

Past Passive Participle

From root vac 'to speak', past passive participle 'spoken', hence 'properly said, appropriate'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भूतकऋअणात् (bhūtakaṛaṇāt) - considering the nature of created beings (from the creation of beings, from the activity concerning created things)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhūtakaṛaṇa

bhūtakaṛaṇa - the act of creating or manifesting beings/elements

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūta+karaṇa)

• bhūta – being, creature, element; past, become
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū 'to be, to become'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• karaṇa – act of making, doing, causing; instrument, means
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकर्तृत्वे (akartṛtve) - in non-doership (in non-doership, in the state of being a non-doer)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akartṛtva

akartṛtva - non-doership, the state of not being a doer

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛtva)

• a – non-, un-, absence of
  prefix
• kartṛtva – doership, agency, the state of being a doer
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kartṛ (doer) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - instead (or, alternatively, instead)

(indeclinable)

अस्था (asthā) - firm conviction (stay, abode, firmness, steadfastness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asthā

asthā - stay, abode, situation; firmness, steadfastness, permanence

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative

Third person singular imperative form of the root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

आगमवतः (āgamavataḥ) - of you, who possesses spiritual knowledge (āgama) (of one who possesses knowledge, of one who has spiritual teachings)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āgamavat

āgamavat - possessing sacred knowledge/tradition (āgama), learned

Derived from āgama with the possessive suffix -vat.

भव (bhava) - Be (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative

Second person singular imperative form of the root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your own self (svasthaḥ) (self-abiding, healthy, well, at ease)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, independent, at ease, healthy, self-controlled

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)

• sva – own, one's own self
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure (pure, clear, transparent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, transparent, limpid, spotless

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (su+accha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• accha – clear, transparent, pure
  adjective (masculine)

स्तिमितः (stimitaḥ) - still (still, calm, motionless, quiet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stimita

stimita - still, calm, motionless, quiet; moistened, wet

Past Passive Participle

From root stim 'to be still, to be wet'.

Root: stim (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निर्वातजलधिः (nirvātajaladhiḥ) - a windless ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvātajaladhi

nirvātajaladhi - a windless ocean, a calm sea

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nirvāta+jaladhi)

• nirvāta – windless, calm, sheltered from wind
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix nir- + root vā (to blow)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vā (class 2)
• jaladhi – ocean (lit. receptacle of water)
  noun (masculine)

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