योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-26

न त्यजन्ति न वाञ्छन्ति व्यवहारं जगद्गतम् ।
सर्वमेवानुवर्तन्ते पारावारविदो जनाः ॥ २६ ॥

na tyajanti na vāñchanti vyavahāraṃ jagadgatam ,
sarvamevānuvartante pārāvāravido janāḥ 26

26. na tyajanti na vāñchanti vyavahāram jagadgatam
sarvam eva anuvartante pārāvāravidaḥ janāḥ

26. pārāvāravidaḥ janāḥ jagadgatam vyavahāram na
tyajanti na vāñchanti sarvam eva anuvartante

26. Those people who understand the true nature of things (pārāvāravidaḥ) neither abandon nor crave worldly activities. Instead, they simply adapt to everything.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they give up

• न (na) - not, nor

• वाञ्छन्ति (vāñchanti) - they desire, they wish

• व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - worldly activity, dealings (activity, conduct, affair, transaction)

• जगद्गतम् (jagadgatam) - pertaining to the world or worldly affairs (gone to the world, related to the world, worldly)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, every)

• एव (eva) - simply, precisely (indeed, only, certainly)

• अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - they follow, they conform, they adapt

• पारावारविदः (pārāvāravidaḥ) - those who understand the true nature of things, transcending dualities. (those who know both shores, those who know the limits, those who know the truth)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they give up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

present active

root tyaj (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

वाञ्छन्ति (vāñchanti) - they desire, they wish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vāñch

present active

root vāñch (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Root: vāñch (class 1)

व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - worldly activity, dealings (activity, conduct, affair, transaction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, practice, dealing, activity, usage

from vi + ava + hṛ

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

जगद्गतम् (jagadgatam) - pertaining to the world or worldly affairs (gone to the world, related to the world, worldly)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jagadgata

jagadgata - related to the world, worldly, existing in the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+gata)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  From root gam (to go) in participial sense, then nominalized.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gata – gone, past, reached
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies vyavahāram.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'in all respects' or 'everything'.

एव (eva) - simply, precisely (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - they follow, they conform, they adapt

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

present middle

root vṛt (1st class, Atmanepada) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पारावारविदः (pārāvāravidaḥ) - those who understand the true nature of things, transcending dualities. (those who know both shores, those who know the limits, those who know the truth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārāvāravid

pārāvāravid - knower of both shores; one who knows the truth/ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārāvāra+vid)

• pārāvāra – this shore and the other shore, limit, boundary, the whole extent
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

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